High Wind in Owens Valley, California

High Wind February 14, 2023 · Owens Valley, California

64 mph

Measured gust (56 kt)

$5K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

A tree fell on a power line in Big Pine, and high winds plus dust storm conditions closed both Highway 395 and Highway 6 for about an hour each.

The wider storm

A strong low pressure system passing to the east brought strong winds to southeast California. Terrain influences enhanced high northerly winds in the Owens Valley and high westerly winds in the western Mojave Desert.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1083250. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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