High Wind — X W San Luis Obispo, California

2002-12-19 · X W San Luis Obispo, California

Wider weather episode

A powerful early season storm brought high wind, heavy snow and severe thunderstorms to Southern California. Across San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties, southeast winds gusting to 60 mph knocked down numerous power lines and small trees. In Santa Barbara county, thunderstorm winds to 58 MPH were recorded at Vandenberg Air Force Base. In the mountains of Ventura and Los Angeles counties, the combination of gusty winds and snowfall accumulations between 8 and 14 inches produced hazardous winter storm conditions.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5321457. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.