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High Wind in Kern Cty Mtns, California

High Wind December 27, 2018 · Kern Cty Mtns, California

60 mph
Measured gust (52 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Jawbone Canyon RAWS reported a peak wind gust of 60 mph.

The wider storm

Areas of dense fog formed during the morning of December 27 as clear skies and light winds prevailed over the San Joaquin Valley. The fog resulted in some minor vehicle accidents in the Fresno area as the fog reduced visibility to a few hundred feet. However, the fog dissipated in the San Joaquin Valley by late morning as a cold front pushed southward through central California. Areas of dense fog persisted through the early afternoon along the valley facing slopes of the Tehachapi Mountains as a result of strong upslope flow that accompanied the front. The cold front also produced a period of gusty winds along the west side of the San Joaquin Valley as well as along and below the passes in Kern County where several stations measured gusts above 35 mph.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 791015. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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