Alert archive / California / High Wind Warnings
High Wind Warnings in California, 2012
85 high wind warnings in 2012. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of high wind warnings reaches back to 2005.
High Wind Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2012. Tap one for its archive.
- High Wind Warnings
- 85
- Busiest month
- March19 high wind warnings
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- March 5, 20125 high wind warnings
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The alerts
Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Pacific Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 3:14 AM PST | High Wind Warning | LOX | Los Angeles | 36 hr |
| Jan 7, 3:28 AM PST | High Wind Warning | SGX | Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 32 hr |
| Jan 14, 3:36 PM PST | High Wind Warning | VEF | Inyo | 30 hr |
| Jan 16, 2:06 PM PST | High Wind Warning | MFR | Siskiyou | 3 days |
| Jan 20, 3:48 AM PST | High Wind Warning | REV | Mono | 12 hr |
| Jan 20, 1:15 PM PST | High Wind Warning | SGX | Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 33 hr |
| Jan 20, 2:29 PM PST | High Wind Warning | VEF | San Bernardino | 29 hr |
| Jan 21, 9:42 AM PST | High Wind Warning | HNX | 9 hr | |
| Jan 21, 3:42 PM PST | High Wind Warning | MFR | Siskiyou | 30 hr |
| Jan 22, 1:10 PM PST | High Wind Warning | SGX | Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 33 hr |
| Jan 23, 6:24 PM PST | High Wind Warning | SGX | Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 39 hr |
| Jan 27, 2:02 AM PST | High Wind Warning | SGX | Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 35 hr |
| Jan 27, 3:01 AM PST | High Wind Warning | LOX | Los Angeles | 36 hr |
| Feb 6, 5:18 AM PST | High Wind Warning | HNX | 36 hr | |
| Feb 6, 12:34 PM PST | High Wind Warning | LOX | 26 hr | |
| Feb 10, 1:45 PM PST | High Wind Warning | SGX | Riverside, San Diego | 8 hr |
| Feb 11, 1:15 PM PST | High Wind Warning | SGX | Riverside | 14 hr |
| Feb 12, 1:20 PM PST | High Wind Warning | SGX | Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 38 hr |
| Feb 13, 1:25 PM PST | High Wind Warning | VEF | San Bernardino | 6 hr |
| Feb 15, 12:32 PM PST | High Wind Warning | SGX | Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 28 hr |
| Feb 15, 2:50 PM PST | High Wind Warning | LOX | 23 hr | |
| Feb 26, 2:49 AM PST | High Wind Warning | SGX | Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 33 hr |
| Feb 27, 12:07 PM PST | High Wind Warning | MFR | Siskiyou | 40 hr |
| Feb 28, 2:54 AM PST | High Wind Warning | VEF | Inyo | 42 hr |
| Feb 28, 3:43 AM PST | High Wind Warning | REV | Mono | 42 hr |
| Feb 29, 2:31 PM PST | High Wind Warning | SGX | Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 31 hr |
| Mar 1, 3:41 AM PST | High Wind Warning | LOX | 32 hr | |
| Mar 1, 9:45 PM PST | High Wind Warning | SGX | Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 40 hr |
| Mar 5, 1:24 AM PST | High Wind Warning | SGX | Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 50 hr |
| Mar 5, 2:20 AM PST | High Wind Warning | HNX | 44 hr | |
| Mar 5, 3:51 AM PST | High Wind Warning | LOX | 47 hr | |
| Mar 5, 12:18 PM PST | High Wind Warning | PSR | 35 hr | |
| Mar 5, 3:23 PM PST | High Wind Warning | VEF | Inyo, San Bernardino | 35 hr |
| Mar 11, 4:01 AM PDT | High Wind Warning | MFR | Modoc, Siskiyou | 55 hr |
| Mar 14, 3:32 AM PDT | High Wind Warning | MFR | Siskiyou | 48 hr |
| Mar 15, 2:40 PM PDT | High Wind Warning | VEF | San Bernardino | 57 hr |
| Mar 16, 3:14 AM PDT | High Wind Warning | SGX | Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 48 hr |
| Mar 17, 3:46 AM PDT | High Wind Warning | LOX | 9 hr | |
| Mar 23, 1:44 PM PDT | High Wind Warning | MFR | Siskiyou | 13 hr |
| Mar 25, 2:49 PM PDT | High Wind Warning | MFR | Siskiyou | 56 hr |
| Mar 28, 1:06 PM PDT | High Wind Warning | MFR | Siskiyou | 3 days |
| Mar 29, 2:54 PM PDT | High Wind Warning | VEF | Inyo | 62 hr |
| Mar 30, 2:37 AM PDT | High Wind Warning | SGX | Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 49 hr |
| Mar 30, 3:50 AM PDT | High Wind Warning | MFR | Siskiyou | 40 hr |
| Mar 30, 2:50 PM PDT | High Wind Warning | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Lassen, Modoc, Mono, Nevada and 3 more | 29 hr |
| Apr 1, 3:23 AM PDT | High Wind Warning | SGX | Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 34 hr |
| Apr 1, 4:10 AM PDT | High Wind Warning | LOX | 17 hr | |
| Apr 1, 10:17 AM PDT | High Wind Warning | HNX | 9 hr | |
| Apr 12, 1:36 PM PDT | High Wind Warning | SGX | Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 33 hr |
| Apr 26, 4:39 PM PDT | High Wind Warning | VEF | Inyo | 4 hr |
| May 17, 3:44 AM PDT | High Wind Warning | VEF | Inyo | 23 hr |
| May 17, 1:19 PM PDT | High Wind Warning | SGX | Riverside | 17 hr |
| May 21, 2:10 PM PDT | High Wind Warning | LOX | Los Angeles | 67 hr |
| May 22, 3:55 AM PDT | High Wind Warning | HNX | 50 hr | |
| May 24, 3:49 AM PDT | High Wind Warning | SGX | Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 47 hr |
| May 24, 2:20 PM PDT | High Wind Warning | VEF | Inyo | 33 hr |
| Jun 3, 3:31 PM PDT | High Wind Warning | VEF | Inyo | 38 hr |
| Jun 4, 4:26 AM PDT | High Wind Warning | LOX | 8 hr | |
| Jun 5, 4:33 AM PDT | High Wind Warning | LOX | 29 hr | |
| Oct 22, 3:17 AM PDT | High Wind Warning | VEF | Inyo | 17 hr |
| Oct 24, 1:11 PM PDT | High Wind Warning | SGX | Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 49 hr |
| Oct 24, 3:08 PM PDT | High Wind Warning | LOX | Los Angeles | 47 hr |
| Nov 7, 10:01 AM PST | High Wind Warning | REV | Mono | 36 hr |
| Nov 7, 3:11 PM PST | High Wind Warning | VEF | Inyo | 40 hr |
| Nov 8, 4:18 AM PST | High Wind Warning | SGX | Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 38 hr |
| Nov 18, 4:54 AM PST | High Wind Warning | MFR | Siskiyou | 58 hr |
| Nov 18, 8:55 AM PST | High Wind Warning | EKA | 49 hr | |
| Nov 19, 3:07 PM PST | High Wind Warning | REV | Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Sierra | 43 hr |
| Nov 27, 1:28 PM PST | High Wind Warning | MFR | Modoc, Siskiyou | 63 hr |
| Nov 27, 1:53 PM PST | High Wind Warning | MTR | Marin, City and County of San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Sonoma | 21 hr |
| Nov 28, 4:12 AM PST | High Wind Warning | EKA | 45 hr | |
| Nov 28, 2:33 PM PST | High Wind Warning | REV | Mono | 44 hr |
| Nov 30, 3:09 PM PST | High Wind Warning | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Lassen, Modoc, Mono, Nevada and 3 more | 47 hr |
| Dec 1, 3:19 AM PST | High Wind Warning | MFR | Modoc, Siskiyou | 31 hr |
| Dec 1, 3:49 AM PST | High Wind Warning | EKA | 24 hr | |
| Dec 1, 2:52 PM PST | High Wind Warning | VEF | Inyo | 29 hr |
| Dec 2, 3:49 PM PST | High Wind Warning | MFR | Siskiyou | 47 hr |
| Dec 4, 1:00 PM PST | High Wind Warning | MFR | Siskiyou | 107 min |
| Dec 8, 1:20 PM PST | High Wind Warning | SGX | Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 14 hr |
| Dec 15, 11:46 AM PST | High Wind Warning | MFR | Siskiyou | 46 hr |
| Dec 16, 11:15 AM PST | High Wind Warning | REV | Modoc | 23 hr |
| Dec 17, 8:47 PM PST | High Wind Warning | LOX | 31 hr | |
| Dec 18, 4:10 AM PST | High Wind Warning | MFR | Modoc, Siskiyou | 63 hr |
| Dec 18, 4:31 PM PST | High Wind Warning | EKA | 9 hr | |
| Dec 23, 11:17 AM PST | High Wind Warning | STO | 3 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- San Bernardino County23
- Riverside County22
- San Diego County20
- Siskiyou County16
- Inyo County11
- Orange County8
- Modoc County8
- Mono County6
- Los Angeles County4
- Lassen County3
- Plumas County3
- Sierra County3
- Alpine County2
- El Dorado County2
- Nevada County2
- Placer County2
- Marin County1
- City and County of San Francisco1
- San Mateo County1
- Santa Cruz County1
- Sonoma County1
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Rebuilt daily.