High Wind in Owens Valley, California

High Wind March 3, 2024 · Owens Valley, California

87 mph

Measured gust (76 kt)

$25K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

Two big rigs were blown over on Highway 395, and a tree was blown down onto the shoulder of the highway.

The wider storm

Deep low pressure moving through the Pacific Northwest brought heavy snow and multiple rounds of high wind to the eastern Sierra slopes. High wind also affected the Owens Valley and portions of the Mojave Desert.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1167057. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

Tornadoes near your address

See every tornado that passed near a place you know, measured to its path.