Strong Wind — S Sierra Foothills, California

2017-12-04 to 2017-12-05 · S Sierra Foothills, California

Event narrative

California Highway patrol and media reports of several dead trees and power lines downed due to strong wind gusts.

Wider weather episode

A large upper ridge built into the Pacific Northwest on December 4 behind a trough which pushed through California the previous day. This resulted in a strong gradient over the southern Sierra Nevada producing Mono type winds over the Southern Sierra Nevada on the evening of December 4 through the late morning of December 5.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 723893. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.