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High Wind in Apple and Lucerne Valleys, California

High Wind April 10, 2022 – April 12, 2022 · Apple and Lucerne Valleys, California

67 mph
Measured gust (58 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

High westerly winds occurred across the Coachella Valley on April 11th and 12th. Wind gusts of 45 to 55 mph were common across the area, with some localized higher gusts. An SCE site in the Lucerne Valley (SCE262) recorded a peak wind gust of 67 mph at 8:20 PM on the 11th.

The wider storm

A strong upper level trough caused gusty west winds to occur over the Mountains and Deserts of Southern California on April 11th and 12th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1019322. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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