High Wind — Santa Barbara County South Coast, California

2007-04-12 to 2007-04-13 · Santa Barbara County South Coast, California

Event narrative

The RAWS sensor at Montecito reported high winds across southern Santa Barbara county. Sustained winds between 30 and 45 MPH with gusts to 73 MPH were reported. The winds knocked down a tree on the University of California Santa Barbara campus.

Wider weather episode

The combination of an upper level disturbance and strong onshore gradients produced strong and damaging winds across Southern California, especially across southern Santa Barbara county, the mountains of Ventura and Los Angeles counties and the Antelope Valley. The gusty winds knocked down trees and power lines, producing widespread power outages across sections of Los Angeles county and a damaging wildfire in the Beverly Glen area. Across the coastal waters off of Ventura, Los Angeles and Orange counties, large wind waves and a combination of large northwest and south swell produced very hazardous conditions. At Newport Beach, two individuals were swept off of a jetty and drowned as a result of the large waves. In Ventura county, two individuals were rescued off of Ventura Pier when they jumped into the water on a bet.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 24657. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.