High Wind in Owens Valley, California

High Wind May 12, 2025 · Owens Valley, California

78 mph

Measured gust (68 kt)

$5K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

One tree, one set of power lines, and several road signs were blown down.

Strong low pressure moving from the Gulf of Alaska to the Desert Southwest brought a period of severe downslope winds to the Owens Valley.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1264995. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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