High Wind in Imperial County West, California

Seventy-six power poles were knocked down, cutting power to about 2500 customers. Thirty-five poles went down north of Salton City and forty-one poles went down south of Salton City.

A potent storm system moving from the Great Basin Region into the Desert Southwest resulted in very strong winds across portions of southeast California during the evening hours of the 21st and extending into the early morning hours of the 22nd. Wind gusts in excess of 60 mph were observed, with the highest gusts across portions of Imperial County.