High Wind — S Sierra Foothills, California

2019-01-01 · S Sierra Foothills, California

Event narrative

Cascadel Heights measured a peak gust of 58 mph.

Wider weather episode

Locally strong northeast winds picked up once again on the morning of New Year's Day over the Southern Sierra Nevada as a strong upper jet was diving down over central California. Several locations in the Southern Sierra Nevada and adjacent foothills had gusts to around 40 mph.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 791319. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.