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High Wind in Mariposa - Madera Lower Sierra, California

High Wind March 14, 2024 · Mariposa - Madera Lower Sierra, California

97 mph
Estimated gust (84 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

A private weather station in Cascadel Heights indicated an estimated wind gust of 97 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 1156367. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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