Thunderstorm Wind in Kings County, California

Thunderstorm Wind March 5, 2023 · Kings County, California

40 mph

Estimated gust (35 kt)

$6K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Hanford (36.3329, -119.6424).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1075965. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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