Strong Wind — Southwestern Humboldt, California

2023-01-05 · Southwestern Humboldt, California

Event narrative

Trees and powerlines down across a roadway.

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 1074148. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.