When the wind blows: a brief history

March 3, 1999: Winds gusted to more than 60 mph in some areas around Puget Sound. One person was killed, and more than 200,000 homes lost power. At its peak, the storm packed winds gusting to more than 70 mph, and 100 mph in Westport, Grays Harbor County. Gov. Gary Locke declared a state of emergency in Kitsap, Thurston, Jefferson, Pacific and Mason counties.

Nov. 23, 1998: Winds topping 60 mph cut power to 235,000 customers in the Puget Sound area, put part of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in the dark and killed a Snohomish County woman who came too close to a power line.

Dec. 12, 1995: Winds gusted up to 90 mph, cutting power to more 400,000 customers and closing the Evergreen Point and Hood Canal floating bridges.

Jan. 20, 1993: The Inauguration Day storm killed six people, cut power to more than 700,000 customers and did $150 million damage.

Thanksgiving 1991: A Nov. 22 storm with 60 mph winds felled trees, cut power and interrupted the holiday for 40,000 Western Washington households. A woman and her two children were killed.

Oct. 12, 1962: The Columbus Day storm — technically an extra-tropical cyclone — raged through Western Washington. Winds gusted to 90 mph in the Seattle area and hit 100 mph at the Renton Airport.

Sources: Seattle Times news sources; Property Claim Services