High Wind in Kern County Desert, California

High Wind May 19, 2021 · Kern County Desert, California

63 mph

Measured gust (55 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Mojave Airport AWOS reported a peak wind gust of 63 mph.

The wider storm

Onshore pressure gradients strengthened again during the afternoon of May 18 resulting in another episode of gusty winds across the Kern County. Deserts and the Tehachapi area in the Kern County Mountains. Several stations reported gusts exceeding 45 mph while a handful of stations measured gusts exceeding 60 mph. The gradients relaxed some during the early morning of May 19 resulting in winds decreasing across the impacted area.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 949764. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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