High Wind — Surprise Valley, California

2017-01-10 · Surprise Valley, California

Event narrative

Wind gust measured at the Surprise Valley RAWS between 1130PST and 1230PST.

Wider weather episode

Strong low pressure over the northeast Pacific on the 9th moved southeast slowly, reaching northern California on the 12th. This brought exceptional snowfall and a period of blizzard conditions to the Sierra with considerable impacts.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 697031. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.