High Wind in Tulare Cty Mtns, California

High Wind April 24, 2017 · Tulare Cty Mtns, California

58 mph

Measured gust (50 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Bear Peak RAWS reported a peak wind gust of 58 mph.

The wider storm

Strengthening high pressure over the Eastern Pacific and strengthening low pressure over the Desert Southwest produced a strong pressure gradient over Central California resulting in a period of gusty winds over the Kern County Mountains and Deserts from the afternoon of the 23rd until the evening of the 24th. Several reports of wind gusts exceeding 45 mph were reported during this time frame.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 693044. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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