High Wind in Imperial Valley, California

High Wind April 3, 2023 · Imperial Valley, California

63 mph

Measured gust (55 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

A 63 mph gust was measured at Imperial County Airport.

The wider storm

An anomalous upper-level low pressure system moving in from the eastern Pacific moved across the west coast of the United States. This resulted in a tightening of the pressure gradient and thus strong westerly winds across portions of Imperial County, especially the western half of the county, where widespread gusts of between 50-70 mph along with areas of blowing dust significantly reducing visibilities were observed.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1096496. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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