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High Wind in West Side Mountains North of Highway 198, California

High Wind March 14, 2023 · West Side Mountains North of Highway 198, California

64 mph
Measured gust (56 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

The PG&E station at Joaquin Ridge measured a peak wind gust of 64 mph.

The wider storm

Following the recent events which produced widespread flooding across the central California Interior, another atmospheric river plunged through the region on March 14 and 15 producing heavy precipitation, flooding and strong winds with several stations measuring gusts exceeding 60 mph. Much of the Sierra Nevada picked up another 3 to 6 inches of liquid precipitation with snow levels above 8500 feet while the adjacent foothills picked up 2 to 4 inches of rainfall while the San Joaquin Valley and West Side Hills generally picked up between 0.5 to 1.5 inches of rainfall.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1076577. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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