Strong Wind — Southern Sacramento Valley, California

2024-12-13 to 2024-12-14 · Southern Sacramento Valley, California

Event narrative

California Highway Patrol reported a tree blown down across the highway along US Highway 50 east near the Bass Lake Road offramp.

Wider weather episode

Active weather brought periods of heavy mountain snow, rain and gusty winds from December 12th through December 17th as multiple storms moved through the area. The strongest storm moved through over the December 13th through 14th timeframe and brought over 2 to 3 inches of rain, over 2 feet of heavy snow above 5000 feet, and gusty southerly wind gusts of 35 to 65 mph. Numerous downed trees and thousands of power outages were reported during this time, along with mountain highway closures and chain restrictions, with roadway flooding in the Central Valley.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1224372. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.