Strong Wind in S Sierra Foothills, California

Strong Wind December 4, 2017 – December 5, 2017 · S Sierra Foothills, California

49 mph

Estimated gust (43 kt)

$100K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

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

The wider storm

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 723893. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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