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Strong Wind in Santa Cruz Mountains, California

Strong Wind February 21, 2023 · Santa Cruz Mountains, California

10 mph
Estimated gust (9 kt)
1
Injury

What the National Weather Service wrote

A redwood tree fell onto a home on the west side of Boulder Creek, injuring a 1-year old child.

The wider storm

An approaching strong upper level low brought widespread damaging winds to the Bay Area and Central Coast on February 21. A Wind Advisory was issued for the entire region in advance of the event, and was upgraded to a High Wind Warning along the coast and in the higher elevations of the Central Coast.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1085825. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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