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Strong Wind in Western Mojave Desert, California

Strong Wind February 1, 2025 · Western Mojave Desert, California

40 mph

Estimated gust (35 kt)

$15K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

The wider storm

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 1230339. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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