High Wind — Tehachapi, California

2024-09-11 · Tehachapi, California

Event narrative

The Bird Springs Pass RAWS measured a peak wind gust of 64 mph.

Wider weather episode

Following a prolonged heat wave with near record highs across much of the area between September 4 and September 9, a trough moved through the region on September 10 and 11 bringing much cooler temperatures to the area along with a period of increased winds during the evening of September 11. The winds were most noticeable over eastern Kern County where several stations measured gusts exceeding 45 mph and some low impact indicator sites had some gusts exceeding 60 mph. The winds decreased during the morning of September 12 as the trough moved to the east of the region.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1201741. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.