Pat Shingleton for Oct. 11, 2012

The most intense storm to hit the Pacific Northwest started from the remnants of Typhoon Freda, which formed in the North Pacific on Oct. 3, 1962. As noted in a previous column, three successive storms hit the Pacific Northwest over a 30-hour period Oct. 11-12, 1962. The first blast postponed the sixth game of the World Series between the Yankees and the San Francisco Giants. The second, stronger storm, skirted a 1,000-mile stretch of coast from northern California to British Columbia for 15 hours, creating hurricane-force winds. Wind speeds of 173 mph were reported at Cape Blanco, while Mount Hebo Air Force Station in Oregon recorded 127-mph gusts. Property damage was estimated at $200 million; 40 died. This was known as the Columbus Day Storm.

Fastcast: Warmer, almost muggy.