High Wind — Se S.j. Valley, California

2019-01-08 · Se S.j. Valley, California

Event narrative

The Grapevine CHP weigh station reported a peak wind gust of 70 mph.

Wider weather episode

The third of three storms in four days moved through central California on January 9. While this storm did not produce as much rainfall or mountain snow as the previous two systems, strong winds ahead of this storm impacted travel in the Grapevine area in the Kern County Mountains along Interstate 5 and in the south end of the San Joaquin Valley where gusts as high as 70 mph were measured.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 792116. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.