Strong Wind — Southwestern Mendocino Interior, California
2025-12-25 · Southwestern Mendocino Interior, California
35 EG
Magnitude
Event narrative
Highway 128 closed due to a large Redwood Tree falling across both lanes just west of Flynn Creek Rd. near mile post 9.9.
Wider weather episode
After a very wet period from December 19th-21st, another round of storms brought more rain and damaging winds to the region in the days leading up to Christmas. Impacts were felt across the region from December 23rd to the 26th. The worst of the winds impacts Mendocino County where most of the coast lost power, some areas for more than 24 hours.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1309182. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.