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High Wind in Santa Barbara County Mountains, California
High Wind January 31, 2016 · Santa Barbara County Mountains, California
What the National Weather Service wrote
The RAWS sensor at the Botanical Gardens in Santa Barbara reported a wind gust of 58 MPH.
The wider storm
Another powerful winter storm took aim upon Southwestern California, bringing heavy rain and snow, thunderstorms, and gusty winds. Rainfall totals ranged from 0.50 to 1.50 inches across coastal and valley areas to up to 4.50 inches in the mountains. With such high rainfall totals, some significant snowfall was reported in the mountains with resort levels reporting up to 18 inches. Some severe thunderstorms developed with strong thunderstorm winds (in excess of 60 MPH) reported. Additionally, strong winds were reported across many areas.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 615574. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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