High Wind in Tehachapi Area, California

High Wind April 21, 2021 · Tehachapi Area, California

79 mph

Measured gust (69 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Bird Springs Pass RAWS measured a peak wind gust of 79 mph.

The wider storm

A cold front dropped southward through the area during the morning of April 21 bringing a brief period of gusty winds to the Mountains and Deserts in Kern County as well as across the West Side Hills. Several stations measured gusts exceeding 40 mph while a few low impact indicator sites measured brief gusts in excess of 50 mph.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 947120. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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