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Strong Wind in Southwestern Humboldt, California

Strong Wind February 19, 2024 · Southwestern Humboldt, California

49 mph

Estimated gust (43 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

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

The wider storm

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 1165501. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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