High Wind — San Diego T X W, California

2001-06-03 · San Diego T X W, California

Wider weather episode

Several power poles were blown down in North Palm Springs early Sunday morning below the canyon leading up to the Aerial Tramway. Power outages affected 1,200 customers between Palm Springs and Rainbow. Frequent wind gusts over 40 mph occurred through the day and into the night along the east slopes of the mountains in Riverside and San Diego counties.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5252033. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.