The Pacific Northwest experiences <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbus_Day_Storm_of_1962" id="mwkw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Columbus Day Storm of 1962">a cyclone</a> the equal of a Category 3 hurricane, with winds above 150<span id="mwlA" typeof="mw:Entity"> </span>mph. Forty-six people die.