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WSU operations shut down due to high winds

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LUCILLE STUTESMAN, Editor-in-Chief
December 17, 2025
Kody Christen
An uprooted tree lays in front of Beasley Coliseum after a wind storm on Wednesday, Dec. 17 in Pullman.

Operations at WSU are closed Wednesday due to severe winds.

Wind is expected to gust up to 75 miles per hour until 4 p.m. Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service.

Power has been knocked out due to winds for over 2,000 Pullman residents, according to Avista and Inland Power.

Kody Christen
A newly built fence at the Retreat apartment complex in Pullman is left in pieces after a wind storm on Wednesday, Dec. 17.
Kody Christen
An uprooted tree lays in front of Beasley Coliseum after a wind storm on Wednesday, Dec. 17 in Pullman.

Power has not been lost in any buildings on the WSU campus, according to WSU spokesperson Pam Scott. WSU Facilities Services has been clearing trees downed by the windstorm.

Operations are expected to resume Thursday.

This story was last updated at 1:10 p.m., December 17, 2025.

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LUCILLE STUTESMAN
LUCILLE STUTESMAN, Editor-in-Chief

Lucille Stutesman is the Editor-in-Chief of The Daily Evergreen. She’s a rising third-year student majoring in multimedia journalism and broadcast news. She’s from Bremerton, but has lived all over the country, including in New York City and Honolulu. She previously served as a news reporter and then news editor at the Evergreen. In her free time, she enjoys reading, watching medical dramas and cycling. She’s been with the Evergreen since fall 2024.

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