High Wind in Western Mojave Desert, California

High Wind February 21, 2023 – February 22, 2023 · Western Mojave Desert, California

69 mph

Measured gust (60 kt)

$60K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

Three big rigs were blown over, and one power pole was blown down.

A strong, cold low pressure system diving from Canada into the western U.S. brought high west to southwest winds to southeast California.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1084135. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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