Thunderstorm Wind — San Diego, California

2010-01-19 · near (see)san Diego Gille, San Diego, California

Event narrative

A narrow band of thunderstorms moved through San Diego county around 1500 PST. In Santee, winds tore off the roofs of three mobile homes, with some parts of the roof flying as much as 75 feet away. In Flinn Springs, a 10 foot diameter tree fell onto a mobile home, killing a woman. The San Miguel RAWS measured a peak wind gust of 59 MPH during this time.

Wider weather episode

The second in a series of powerful winter storms wreaked havoc on Southern California on January 19th. A strong southerly 925 mb jet ahead of the cold front contributed to moderate low-level wind shear. A line of thunderstorms with embedded rotation moved through Orange County late in the morning, bringing waterspouts, at least one tornado, and hurricane force winds. Strong thunderstorm winds also impacted San Diego County, contributing to structural damage and one fatality. Large, steep surf was also observed with this storm in both Orange and San Diego counties.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 211235. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.