High Wind in Surprise Valley, California

High Wind January 24, 2018 · Surprise Valley, California

66 mph

Measured gust (57 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Mesonet station SSYC1 Surprise Valley RAWS reported a wind gust of 66 mph.

The wider storm

A strong upper level low over the northeast Pacific on the 24th moved southeast, reaching northern California on the 25th. The initial shortwave brought high winds and snow to the north-central Sierra Nevada. A secondary shortwave brought another round of snow to the Sierra Nevada the 25th into the 26th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 737968. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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