Cow Creek suffers damage from wind gust

RITZVILLE – John Freeman said he was standing in the kitchen of Cow Creek Mercantile and Cafe when he heard what sounded like a semi truck slamming into the building.

"We were standing here, and it sounded like a truck with compression brakes going off. The whole area shook, and we were like, "What was that?'" Freeman said Tuesday afternoon, May 18.

Outside the building, and directly behind the building, was a utility trailer that had been turned nearly 180 degrees in a gust of wind.

"It was facing here straight on, then the wind hit it and pulled it around and left it right there," Freeman sa...