High Wind in Eastern Mojave Desert, California

High Wind February 21, 2023 · Eastern Mojave Desert, California

64 mph

Measured gust (56 kt)

$50K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

Three big rigs were blown over, and I-15 was closed for a time.

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 1084136. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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