High Wind — Central Siskiyou County, California
2023-01-11 to 2023-01-13 · Central Siskiyou County, California
53 MG
Magnitude
Event narrative
Weed reported strong winds from 800 am to 600 pm on 1/11, 1200 am to 400 am on 1/12, and from 200 am to 800 am on 1/13. Peak gusts during the 3 frontal passages associated with the same weather system were 57 mph at 348 pm on 1/11, 61 mph at 1248 am on 1/12, and 60 mph at 601 am on 1/13.
Wider weather episode
A slow moving frontal system moved into the west coast with 3 events at the low end of high wind criteria due to a warm front, cold front, and trailing surface trough.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1080538. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.