High Wind in Coalinga - Avenal, California

High Wind February 21, 2023 · Coalinga - Avenal, California

62 mph

Measured gust (54 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Kettleman Hills RAWS measured a peak wind gust of 62 mph.

The wider storm

A cold upper trough pushed into central California between the afternoon of February 21 and the early morning of February 22. A cold front associated with this trough produced strong winds throughout much of the area. Several stations in the wind prone areas of the West Side Hills and in the Mountains and Deserts of Kern County measured gusts exceeding 60 mph with a few low impact indicator stations reporting gusts above 80 mph. There were also several reports of downed trees in the San Joaquin Valley.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1071394. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

Tornadoes near your address

See every tornado that passed near a place you know, measured to its path.