Strong Wind — Northern Humboldt Interior, California

2023-01-05 · Northern Humboldt Interior, California

Event narrative

Strong wind pushed a vehicle off HWY 101.

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 1074130. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.