High Wind in Tehachapi, California

High Wind April 26, 2024 · Tehachapi, California

71 mph

Measured gust (62 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Jawbone Canyon RAWS measured a peak wind gust of 71 mph.

The wider storm

A deep upper trough moved through central California on April 25 and 26. This system produced scattered showers across the area during the morning of April 26 and also brought a period of strong winds across the Mojave Desert slopes in Kern County between the afternoon of April 25 and the evening of April 26 where several stations reported gusts exceeding 60 mph. Several stations across the remainder of the Kern County mountains and deserts reported gusts exceeding 45 mph during this same time period.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1164099. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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