High Wind — Indian Wells Vly, California

2018-06-17 · Indian Wells Vly, California

Event narrative

The Indian Wells Canyon RAWS reported a peak wind gust of 61 mph.

Wider weather episode

An upper level low pressure system moved into Northern California on June 16. This resulted in increased onshore flow over Central California and a noticeable cooling trend across the area between the 15th (when temperatures were above normal) and the 17th (when temperatures were several degrees below normal for mid June). A strong inland push of marine cooled air resulted in breezy conditions over the west side of the San Joaquin Valley on the afternoon of June 16 where several locations had gusts exceeding 35 mph. Increased pressure gradients produced gusty winds over the Kern County Mountains and Deserts from the afternoon of June 17 through the morning of June 18. Several stations reported gusts exceeding 45 mph while a few locations had peak gusts near 60 mph.The winds diminished by the afternoon of the 18th as the upper low lifted northeast into the Northern Rockies.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 751998. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.