High Wind in Kern Cty Mtns, California

High Wind March 23, 2019 · Kern Cty Mtns, California

72 mph

Measured gust (63 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Bird Springs Pass RAWS reported a peak wind gust of 72 mph.

The wider storm

A low pressure system pushed into northern California on March 23. While the precipitation from this system mainly remained north of our area, a cold frontal passage during the evening produced a brief period of strong winds along the ridges and below the passes in the Kern County Mountains and Deserts with several reports of winds exceeding 45 mph.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 805319. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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