Thunderstorm Wind — San Luis Obispo, California

2009-12-13 · near Grover City, San Luis Obispo, California

Event narrative

A trained weather spotter reported a wind gust of 58 MPH associated with a severe thunderstorm.

Wider weather episode

A powerful winter storm brought heavy rain, flash flooding, gusty winds and severe thunderstorms to Central and Southern California. Rainfall amounts for this storm ranged from 1 to 3 inches over coastal areas to between 3 and 6 inches in the mountain and foothill areas. With such heavy rainfall, there were several reports of flash flooding along with mud and debris flows near the Station Fire burn area. In San Luis Obispo county, a severe thunderstorm producing very strong winds.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 208330. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.