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High Wind in Santa Barbara County South Coast, California
High Wind October 20, 2007 · Santa Barbara County South Coast, California
What the National Weather Service wrote
The Montecito Hills RAWS sensor reported north winds gusting to 67 mph.
The wider storm
Between October 20th and 24th, strong surface high pressure developed over the Great Basin and produced a strong and long-lasting Santa Ana wind event across Southern California. This particular Santa Ana wind event was the strongest and most widespread in recent memory with peak wind gusts over 100 mph reported at Laguna Peak and Whitaker Peak. The offshore winds produced very warm and dry conditions across Southern California which led to 9 different wildfires across Santa Barbara, Ventura and Los Angeles counties. Four of the wildfires exceeded 700 acres with one fire burning nearly 60,000 acres.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 60689. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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