The Columbus Day Storm, on October 12, 1962, is considered the most powerful extratropical storm in history. This Daily Olympian photograph, taken at Capitol Lake the day following the storm, shows some of the devastation, which included thousands of uprooted trees and much destruction of property.
Daily Olympian Photograph, October 1962, State Capitol Museum collection, Washington State Historical Society, catalog C1986.43.62.10.13.1
Text © Deborah Ross and The Olympian 2017