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Strong Wind in Santa Lucia Mountains and Los Padres National Forest, California

Strong Wind November 8, 2020 · Santa Lucia Mountains and Los Padres National Forest, California

40 mph

Measured gust (35 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Mesonet (PG&E) station on Laureles Grade measured gusts between 40 and 45 mph.

The wider storm

Not long after a strong cold front moved through the region, its parent upper low brought an additional round of gusty northwest winds. Observations reported gusts generally between 35 and 45 mph. This system also brought scattered showers and low elevation snow across some of the hills.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 924643. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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