Thunderstorm Wind — Butte, California

2019-09-18 · near Oroville, Butte, California

Event narrative

The media shared a wind damage report from the public which included images and videos. A hay barn and horse stable had pole and roof damage that can clearly be seen in the footage. The RAWS weather station at OpenShaw, which is close to the damage site, reported a 50 mph wind gust.

Wider weather episode

A series of cold, upper level ldisturbances tracked across northern California from September 16-18. This brought showers, thunderstorms, and high elevation snow to the region. Flooding and wind damage were the main impacts from this storm.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 859302. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.