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High Wind in Santa Ana Mountains and Foothills, California

High Wind December 14, 2021 – December 15, 2021 · Santa Ana Mountains and Foothills, California

72 mph
Measured gust (63 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Widespread wind gusts over 50 MPH occurred. Fremont Canyon RAWS reported a max wind gust of 66 MPH and Case Springs RAWS reported a max wind gust of 72 MPH.

The wider storm

A frontal system accompanied by an atmospheric river moved into Southern California in the middle of December. This impacted the area by flooding and wind damage, as well as higher elevations receiving significant snowfall, where roads were impacted.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 996283. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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