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High Wind in Santa Barbara County South Coast, California
High Wind April 8, 2013 · Santa Barbara County South Coast, California
What the National Weather Service wrote
Strong northerly winds developed below the Santa Ynez Mountains in southern Santa Barbara county. The RAWS sensor at Las Flores Canyon reported several hours of sustained winds between 40 and 52 MPH.
The wider storm
An extended northerly wind event developed across Southwestern California. The combination of strong northerly (offshore) pressure gradient and strong winds above the surface produced northerly wind gusts between 65 and 85 MPH across sections of Ventura and Los Angeles counties.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 439704. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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