High Wind — Indian Wells Valley, California

2024-03-14 · Indian Wells Valley, California

Event narrative

The Laural Mountain RAWS measured a peak wind gust of 73 mph.

Wider weather episode

An upper low pressure system dropped slowly southward over Nevada and into southeast California on March 14. This low produced strong northeast winds over the Sierra Nevada and the Kern County Desert areas. Several stations measured winds gusts exceeding 45 mph with some stations picking up gusts in excess of 60 mph. The winds decreased in intensity by the evening of March 14 and dissipated by the afternoon of March 15.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1156360. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.