High Wind in Imperial Valley, California

High Wind May 9, 2023 · Imperial Valley, California

61 mph

Measured gust (53 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

A 61 mph gust was measured at the Imperial County Airport.

The wider storm

An 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 during the evening hours, especially the western half of the county, where widespread gusts of between 50-65 mph along with areas of blowing dust significantly reducing visibilities were observed.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1100678. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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