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Strong Wind in Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast, California

Strong Wind February 21, 2023 · Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast, California

25 mph

Estimated gust (22 kt)

$10

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

A tree fell on both lanes of California Highway 68 near the SFB Morse Gate in Pacific Grove.

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 1085842. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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