Strong Wind — Southwestern Mendocino Interior, California

2023-01-04 · Southwestern Mendocino Interior, California

Event narrative

Highway 128 was closed due to fallen trees.

Wider weather episode

A quasi-stationary westerly upper flow regime yielded multiple atmospheric rivers over Northwest California during the first two weeks of January. Impacts from these events were widespread, both in terms of flooding and wind damage.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1069132. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.