Strong Wind — Southwestern Humboldt, California

2024-02-19 · Southwestern Humboldt, California

Event narrative

Tree down into powerlines causing a power pole to fall into the roadway south of Whitethorn.

Wider weather episode

A storm system brought rain and wind to Northwest California a couple weeks following the major wind event on February 4th. This system was more convective and resulted in periodic wind gusts in excess of 58 mph on ridgetops across the region.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1165501. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.