High Wind in Kern County Desert, California

High Wind February 3, 2021 · Kern County Desert, California

64 mph

Measured gust (56 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Cache Creek CHP station measured a peak wind gust of 64 mph. SR 58 was closed at exit 165 due to strong wind gusts.

The wider storm

A dry cold front pushed southward through central California during the evening of February 2. Behind the front strong downslope winds developed on the leeward side of the Tehachapi Mountains during the morning of February 3 and continued through the afternoon before diminishing during the evening. Several stations the the Tehachapi and Lake Isabella areas measured wind gusts between 55 and 65 mph. A few low impact indicator sites briefly reported gusts above 70 mph.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 931764. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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