High Wind in Southern Sierra Nevada-yosemite National Park To Kings Canyon, California

At Coarsegold wind during the morning hours were consistently gusty at speeds of 30 to 40 MPH with a peak of 64 MPH at 0800 PST on 2/3/98. Wind speed measured at Badger Pass Ski Resort at 0900 PST reached 61Kts (70MPH). Over 50 trees were downed in the Chinquapin area 19 miles NE of Mariposa and in Yosemite National Park from the high gradient winds. Southeast wind was also reported at Yosemite Lakes consistently at 30MPH gusts to 50MPH during the episode.