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High Wind in Santa Clarita Valley, California
High Wind February 23, 2013 · Santa Clarita Valley, California
What the National Weather Service wrote
A trained weather spotter in the community of Valencia reported northerly winds gusting to 60 MPH.
The wider storm
Strong Santa Ana winds developed across the mountains and interior valleys of Ventura and Los Angeles counties. Strong surface high pressure developed in the Great Basin, generating a strong northeasterly pressure gradient. This strong surface gradient, combined with good upper level wind and thermal support, produced wind gusts in excess of 70 MPH.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 436922. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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