High Wind — Indian Wells Vly, California

2017-11-27 · Indian Wells Vly, California

Event narrative

The Indian Wells Canyon RAWS reported a maximum wind gust of 78 mph.

Wider weather episode

A strong fast-moving upper trough pushed into northern California on November 26 and spread precipitation southward into central California by late evening. The main cold front with this system dropped southward through the area on the morning of November 27 and produced widespread rain and higher elevation snow. Widespread precipitation amounts of half and inch to an inch of rain fell over the Southern Sierra Nevada while portions of the San Joaquin Valley picked up a few tenths of an inch of rain. However, the snow level was above 10000 feet for much of the event although it lowered to around 4000 feet behind the cold front; and snowfall accumulations were only up to a few inches below 10000 feet. The most significant impact from this system was a period of strong winds over the southern Sierra Nevada and Tehachapi Mountains as well as across the Kern County deserts from the evening of November 26 to the early afternoon of November 27.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 723409. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.