High Wind in Mojave Desert, California

High Wind January 7, 2025 · Mojave Desert, California

72 mph

Measured gust (63 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Laural Mountain RAWS measured a peak wind gust of 73 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 1222336. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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