As South Whidbey Fire/EMS Deputy Chief Mike Cotton put it, it was the storm that wasn’t.

South Whidbey only felt minor impacts Thursday of a high wind warning that was issued by the National Weather Service on Wednesday, Dec. 2.

Cotton said the district was “postured” and ready to respond to the wind storm, especially having just recovered  from the Nov. 17 tempest that rocked the Puget Sound region and resulted in lost power to more than 200,000 homes.

The district responded to a total of 12 calls on Thursday, half of which were related to the wind storm. All six came during the morning hours. The district responded to calls of trees or power lines down on Cultus Bay Road, Maxwelton Road, and Headlands Way.

“We started in the morning, trees here and there, then it kinda went away,” Cotton said.

Winds were predicted to reach between 25 and 40 mph, with gusts near 60 mph, for the Washington coast and Northwest interior, including Whidbey Island.

The strongest winds were expected between late morning and the afternoon.

But they did not materialize with the force felt in November.