Strong Wind — Southern Humboldt Interior, California

2025-11-05 · Southern Humboldt Interior, California

Event narrative

A tree and powerlines were down across Redwood Drive near Redway. A wind gust of 33 mph was reported in the area.

Wider weather episode

A strong atmospheric river brought heavy rain to all of Northwest California but particularly targeted in the northern half of the forecast area in Humboldt, Del Norte, and Trinity counties. Additionally, a strong coastal jet developed ahead of the front, allowing for damaging winds to impact the higher terrain of Humboldt and Del Norte and strong winds to other valley locations. Strong winds were also recorded in Mendocino, Lake, and southern Trinity counties.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1294001. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.