Strong Wind in S Sierra Foothills, California

Strong Wind December 31, 2018 · S Sierra Foothills, California

49 mph

Estimated gust (43 kt)

$500

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

California Highway Patrol reported a tree blown down 5 miles NNE of Oakhurst.

The wider storm

A strong shortwave trough dropped down through the Great Basin during the morning of December 31. With high pressure pushing inland into northern California behind the trough, offshore Mono type winds developed over the higher elevations of the southern Sierra Nevada which down-sloped into the foothills. This resulted in several drought weakened trees being knocked down in the foothills near North Fork and Oakhurst where locally strong wind gusts exceeding 60 mph were reported.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 791318. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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