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High Wind in South End of the Upper Sierra, California
High Wind February 19, 2025 · South End of the Upper Sierra, California
What the National Weather Service wrote
The Bird Springs Pass RAWS measured a peak wind gust of 75 mph.
The wider storm
A upper low pressure system moved across northern California on February 19 then across the Great Basin on February 20. This system pushed a cold front through central California which brought a period of increased winds to eastern Kern County during the evening of February 19 and the early morning of February 20. Several stations measured peak gusts exceeding 45 mph and a few low impact indicator sites briefly had gusts exceeding 60 mph.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1227992. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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