High Wind in Indian Wells Valley, California

High Wind March 14, 2024 · Indian Wells Valley, California

72 mph

Measured gust (63 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

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

The wider storm

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 1156360. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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