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High Wind in Orange County Coastal Plain, California

High Wind May 3, 2001 · Orange County Coastal Plain, California

Wind speed (unit not recorded)

$50K

Damage as recorded

The wider storm

Santa Ana winds blew several large trees over in Irvine and Anaheim. Downed power lines affected 40,000 customers in Los Alamitos, Westminister, Newport Beach, La Habra, Fountain valley, Fullerton, Santa Ana, Garden Grove, Orange, Costa Mesa, Huntington Beach, Tustin, and Buena Park. Strong wind gusts also forced the closure of several amusement/theme park rides at Disney's California Adventure and Knotts Berry Farm. Blowing dust restricted visibility near the intersection of Interstate 5 and Highway 55.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5243116. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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