Strong Wind — Western Mojave Desert, California
2025-02-01 · Western Mojave Desert, California
$15K
Property damage
35 EG
Magnitude
Event narrative
A big rig was blown over on the Montara Rd on-ramp to I-40. A nearby weather station recorded gusts to 40 mph near the time of the incident.
Wider weather episode
A nearly stationary deep low pressure system over British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest brought strong to locally high winds to southeast California.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1230339. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.