Thunderstorm Wind in Siskiyou County, California

Thunderstorm Wind August 5, 2012 · Siskiyou County, California

60 mph

Estimated gust (52 kt)

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A member of the public reported several trees down due to thunderstorm related wind gusts. The Squaw Peak RAWS just over the Oregon border recorded a gust to 53 mph at 1739 PST and a gust to 75 mph at 1839 PST. These gusts were associated with the outflow from the same storm, so it is assumed that winds reached severe thunderstorm criteria over Siskiyou county as well.

The wider storm

Several thunderstorms developed across the area on this afternoon and evening...and a few of them achieved severe status.

Began near Happy Camp (41.8400, -123.3800).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 392975. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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