High Wind in Mono, California

High Wind May 11, 2025 – May 12, 2025 · Mono, California

90 mph

Measured gust (78 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Mesonet station MTH02 1.5 SE Mammoth Mountain, Mill Canyon RAWS, KMMH (Mammoth Yosemite Airport), and June Mountain Ski based reported peak gusts of 78 kts, 67 kts, 51 kts, and 68 kts, respectively.

The wider storm

A potent late season system moved through the region from the 11th to 12th. This produced widespread strong, damaging winds throughout western Nevada and the eastern Sierra. This included extensive damage to trees, powerlines, several semi-trailers blowing over, and disruptions to air travel due to wind shear and mountain waves. This storm additionally produced a period of accumulating snowfall along Interstate 80 over Donner Pass, leading to a temporary closure during the afternoon of the 12th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1253020. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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