High Wind in S Sierra Foothills, California

High Wind January 1, 2019 · S Sierra Foothills, California

58 mph

Measured gust (50 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Cascadel Heights measured a peak gust of 58 mph.

The wider storm

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 791319. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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