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High Wind in South End of the Upper Sierra, California
High Wind January 7, 2025 · South End of the Upper Sierra, California
What the National Weather Service wrote
The Bear Peak RAWS measured a peak wind gust of 81 mph.
The wider storm
Interaction between a strong upper low pressure system dropping southward to the east of the Sierra Nevada and an offshore ridge produced a strong offshore gradient resulting in a period of strong wind gusts over the Sierra Nevada and the Kern County Deserts between the morning of January 7 and the morning of January 8. Several stations in these areas measured wind gusts above 50 mph during this time frame. The winds diminished by late morning on January 8 as the low dropped further southward into Mexico and gradients relaxed.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1222328. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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