High Wind in Palo Verde Valley, California

High Wind December 9, 2024 · Palo Verde Valley, California

59 mph

Measured gust (51 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

KBLH ASOS measured a peak wind gust of 58 mph.

The wider storm

A positively tilted open-wave trough moved through the Desert Southwest and sent a cold front south along the Lower Colorado River. Strong surface high pressure behind the front led to strong northerly winds during the day, with the strongest gusts occurring during the afternoon. Wind gusts reached over 30 mph across the region and peaked at 58 mph at the Blythe Airport.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1229024. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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