High Wind in Indian Wells Vly, California

High Wind April 26, 2017 · Indian Wells Vly, California

67 mph

Measured gust (58 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Indian Wells Canyon RAWS reported a peak wind gust of 67 mph.

The wider storm

A strong northwest flow aloft brought a series of shortwave troughs north of Central California between the 26th and 28th of April. The first of these systems produced a strong pressure gradient over Central California during the afternoon and evening of the 26th resulting in a period of increased winds over the Kern County Mountains and Deserts with widespread gusts between 45 and 55 mph and a few wind prone areas reporting gusts between 65 and 80 mph.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 693048. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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