SEATTLE — Strong winds in western Washington felled trees, causing several injuries and killing a woman in her car with her 2-year-old child, authorities said Monday. A 2-year-old child who was in the backseat was OK, the sheriff’s office said. The National Weather Service weather service issued a high wind warning Monday and said many areas were seeing gusts topping 60 mph (97 kph) with even stronger winds on the coast and in north-central and northeastern Washington. It’s highly likely that the tree toppled due to strong winds and heavy rain that has been permeating the area in the last day, the sheriff’s office said. Authorities say another woman was taken to a hospital after her car was hit by a tree near Bellevue.

Source: National Post November 14, 2017 03:45 UTC