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High Wind in Imperial County Southwest, California
High Wind April 3, 2023 · Imperial County Southwest, California
What the National Weather Service wrote
A mesonet station at Fish Creek Mountains measured a 59 mph gust.
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 1096498. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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