High Wind in Surprise Valley, California

High Wind February 15, 2014 · Surprise Valley, California

72 mph

Measured gust (63 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Wind gust up to 73 mph were noted at the Surprise Valley RAWS on the 15th. Meanwhile, a home weather station in Fort Bidwell recorded wind gusts up to 69 mph.

The wider storm

A strong cold front moved through eastern California early on the 16th. Ahead of the front on the 15th, strong winds occurred in the lee of the Warner and Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 504505. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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