High Wind — West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada, California

2024-03-13 to 2024-03-15 · West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada, California

Event narrative

Blue Canyon-Nyack Airport measured a gust of 66 mph. Duncan RAWS measured a 78 mph gust. A station at Leek Spring Hill measured a gust of 83 mph. California Highway Patrol reported numerous downed trees and power lines across the area. Traffic was held on Highway 50 for multiple hours due to downed power lines. The utility company, PGE, reported thousands of customers without power due to the strong winds.

Wider weather episode

Damaging northeast winds brought down trees and power lines in the mountain from March 13th through 15th, leading to thousands of customers without power across the area.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1166352. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.