Thunderstorm Wind — Kings, California

2023-03-05 · near Hanford, Kings, California

Event narrative

An NWS employee noticed storm damage from a blown down tree next to his house where several tree branches were on the street and had destroyed a car.

Wider weather episode

An upper trough moved eastward across central California on March 4 and March 5. This system produced snow at elevations down to 2000 feet with some higher elevation SNOTELS north of Kings Canyon picking up between a foot and 2 feet of new snowfall. Thunderstorms broke out in the San Joaquin Valley during the afternoon and evening of March 5 producing widespread nuisance flooding and small hail. In addition, outflow gusts from some of the thunderstorms downed some trees.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1075965. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.