High Wind — Mojave Desert Slope(s), California
2025-02-17 · Mojave Desert Slope(s), California
50 MG
Magnitude
Event narrative
The Southern California Edison station at Paradise Cove measured a peak wind gust of 58 mph.
Wider weather episode
Winds increased along the Mojave Desert Slopes and in the south end of the Southern Sierra Nevada between the morning of February 17 and February 18 as a slow moving low pressure system moved across the Great Basin with an associated cold front pushing southward through central California. As a result, several stations measured wind gusts exceeding 45 mph with a few stations reporting brief gusts above 60 mph.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1227866. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.