High Wind — Mountains of San Benito County and Interior Monterey County Including Pinnacles National Park, California

2023-02-21 · Mountains of San Benito County and Interior Monterey County Including Pinnacles National Park, California

Event narrative

The Las Aquilas station operated by PGE reported a gust of 66 mph.

Wider weather episode

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_id 1085831. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.