Thunderstorm Wind in Kings County, California

A trained spotter reported that thunderstorm wind gusts blew down his fence.

A low pressure system moved across the Pacific Northwest and northern California on April 2. While most of the moisture associated with this system remained to the north of our area, a cooler and unstable airmass moved over the area during the afternoon behind a cold front which pushed through the area. Scattered showers and thunderstorms developed in the post-frontal unstable atmosphere during the afternoon and produced locally heavy rainfall along with small hail and strong winds gusts. The front itself brought locally strong wind gusts to the Kern County Mountains where a few low impact indicator sites measured gusts exceeding 55 mph.