High Wind in Los Banos-dos Palos, California

California Highway Patrol reported a power pole landed on a car and injured an occupant 5NNE Dos Palos.

A deep fetch of tropical moisture pushed into central California during the late evening of February 3 and spread inland during the morning of February 4 ahead of a strong low pressure center off the Southern California coast. By the time the precipitation had ended by the evening of February 5, much of the Sierra Nevada above 6000 feet had picked up between 1.5 and 3 feet of new snowfall. Moderate to locally heavy rainfall occurred in the San Joaquin Valley, West Side Hills and Sierra as well as across the Kern County Mountains and Deserts where there were several reports of 0.75 to 1.5 inches of rainfall. In addition to the precipitation, strong downslope winds caused considerable damage during on February 4 with several stations reporting gusts exceeding 60 mph.