Thunderstorm Wind — Tuolumne, California

2020-06-25 · near Harden Flats, Tuolumne, California

Event narrative

The Crane Flat RAWS reported a peak thunderstorm wind gust of 59 mph.

Wider weather episode

An extended period of hot temperatures took place over the region between June 23 and June 27. During the afternoon of June 25, there was enough instability over the Sierra Nevada range for scattered thunderstorms to break out. A few of the thunderstorms produced strong wind gusts in Yosemite National Park, and several trees that has been killed or weakened by a long term drought between 2013 and 2016 were blown over by the strong wind gusts.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 889705. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.