Alert archive / California / High Wind Watches
High Wind Watches in California, 2008
73 high wind watches in 2008. 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 watches reaches back to 2005.
High Wind Watches by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2008. Tap one for its archive.
- High Wind Watches
- 73
- Busiest month
- January20 high wind watches
- Busiest day
- January 3, 20083 high wind watches
Over time
By month
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 1, 2:41 PM PST | High Wind Watch | MFR | Siskiyou | 24 hr |
| Jan 1, 3:00 PM PST | High Wind Watch | REV | Modoc | 24 hr |
| Jan 2, 2:08 PM PST | High Wind Watch | MTR | Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Monterey, Napa, San Benito and 5 more | 15 hr |
| Jan 2, 2:43 PM PST | High Wind Watch | STO | 14 hr | |
| Jan 2, 4:19 PM PST | High Wind Watch | HNX | 23 hr | |
| Jan 3, 1:32 PM PST | High Wind Watch | SGX | Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 24 hr |
| Jan 3, 3:58 PM PST | High Wind Watch | VEF | Inyo, San Bernardino | 11 hr |
| Jan 6, 3:00 PM PST | High Wind Watch | MFR | Siskiyou | 8 hr |
| Jan 13, 3:45 AM PST | High Wind Watch | SGX | Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 7 hr |
| Jan 13, 9:00 AM PST | High Wind Watch | LOX | 6 hr | |
| Jan 14, 1:50 PM PST | High Wind Watch | MTR | 23 hr | |
| Jan 14, 2:51 PM PST | High Wind Watch | LOX | Los Angeles | 37 hr |
| Jan 14, 7:45 PM PST | High Wind Watch | SGX | Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 17 hr |
| Jan 17, 10:48 AM PST | High Wind Watch | SGX | Riverside, San Bernardino | 5 hr |
| Jan 25, 8:08 PM PST | High Wind Watch | LOX | Los Angeles | 7 hr |
| Jan 26, 4:10 PM PST | High Wind Watch | VEF | Inyo, San Bernardino | 36 hr |
| Jan 28, 9:10 PM PST | High Wind Watch | LOX | 17 hr | |
| Jan 29, 3:34 AM PST | High Wind Watch | VEF | Inyo | 12 hr |
| Jan 29, 1:26 PM PST | High Wind Watch | SGX | San Bernardino | 7 hr |
| Jan 30, 3:15 PM PST | High Wind Watch | VEF | Inyo | 24 hr |
| Feb 1, 4:24 PM PST | High Wind Watch | SGX | Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 28 hr |
| Feb 1, 8:31 PM PST | High Wind Watch | LOX | 24 hr | |
| Feb 1, 9:53 PM PST | High Wind Watch | VEF | San Bernardino | 26 hr |
| Feb 12, 2:55 PM PST | High Wind Watch | VEF | Inyo, San Bernardino | 20 hr |
| Feb 13, 4:26 AM PST | High Wind Watch | SGX | Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 13 hr |
| Feb 13, 5:21 AM PST | High Wind Watch | LOX | Los Angeles | 15 hr |
| Feb 13, 5:56 PM PST | High Wind Watch | HNX | 16 hr | |
| Feb 21, 3:41 AM PST | High Wind Watch | EKA | 31 hr | |
| Feb 21, 2:52 PM PST | High Wind Watch | MTR | Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Monterey, Napa, San Benito and 5 more | 22 hr |
| Feb 21, 3:46 PM PST | High Wind Watch | STO | 43 hr | |
| Feb 22, 4:52 AM PST | High Wind Watch | HNX | 9 hr | |
| Feb 22, 1:53 PM PST | High Wind Watch | LOX | Santa Barbara | 14 hr |
| Feb 22, 2:45 PM PST | High Wind Watch | SGX | Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 37 hr |
| Feb 22, 4:11 PM PST | High Wind Watch | VEF | San Bernardino | 36 hr |
| Feb 28, 2:30 PM PST | High Wind Watch | REV | Mono | 25 hr |
| Feb 28, 3:06 PM PST | High Wind Watch | VEF | Inyo | 25 hr |
| Feb 29, 3:52 AM PST | High Wind Watch | VEF | Inyo, San Bernardino | 36 hr |
| Mar 1, 12:06 PM PST | High Wind Watch | SGX | Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 21 hr |
| Mar 11, 2:10 PM PDT | High Wind Watch | LOX | 34 hr | |
| Mar 12, 2:57 AM PDT | High Wind Watch | HNX | 25 hr | |
| Mar 12, 3:40 AM PDT | High Wind Watch | VEF | Inyo, San Bernardino | 24 hr |
| Mar 12, 8:53 AM PDT | High Wind Watch | SGX | Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 19 hr |
| Mar 12, 11:43 PM PDT | High Wind Watch | LOX | Los Angeles | 14 hr |
| Mar 14, 1:59 PM PDT | High Wind Watch | SGX | Riverside, San Diego | 3 hr |
| Mar 14, 4:14 PM PDT | High Wind Watch | VEF | Inyo, San Bernardino | 35 hr |
| Mar 23, 2:54 PM PDT | High Wind Watch | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Lassen, Mono, Nevada, Placer and 2 more | 47 hr |
| Mar 24, 2:59 PM PDT | High Wind Watch | VEF | Inyo, San Bernardino | 24 hr |
| Mar 27, 3:42 AM PDT | High Wind Watch | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Lassen, Mono, Nevada, Placer and 2 more | 12 hr |
| Apr 13, 3:04 AM PDT | High Wind Watch | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Mono, Nevada, Placer | 12 hr |
| Apr 14, 3:21 AM PDT | High Wind Watch | VEF | San Bernardino | 12 hr |
| Apr 17, 2:50 PM PDT | High Wind Watch | REV | Mono | 25 hr |
| Apr 17, 3:08 PM PDT | High Wind Watch | VEF | Inyo, San Bernardino | 37 hr |
| May 19, 2:44 PM PDT | High Wind Watch | LOX | 31 hr | |
| May 19, 3:46 PM PDT | High Wind Watch | VEF | Inyo, San Bernardino | 13 hr |
| May 20, 8:33 AM PDT | High Wind Watch | SGX | Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 13 hr |
| Jun 2, 3:37 PM PDT | High Wind Watch | HNX | 12 hr | |
| Oct 9, 9:46 PM PDT | High Wind Watch | LOX | Los Angeles | 11 hr |
| Oct 9, 9:52 PM PDT | High Wind Watch | SGX | Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 16 hr |
| Oct 10, 3:55 AM PDT | High Wind Watch | VEF | Inyo | 8 hr |
| Nov 7, 2:24 PM PST | High Wind Watch | LOX | 31 hr | |
| Nov 8, 8:37 AM PST | High Wind Watch | SGX | Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 9 hr |
| Nov 12, 3:35 AM PST | High Wind Watch | LOX | 30 hr | |
| Nov 13, 1:17 PM PST | High Wind Watch | SGX | Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 14 hr |
| Dec 8, 1:19 PM PST | High Wind Watch | SGX | Orange, Riverside, San Diego | 7 hr |
| Dec 10, 2:21 PM PST | High Wind Watch | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Mono, Nevada, Placer | 32 hr |
| Dec 11, 4:14 AM PST | High Wind Watch | VEF | Inyo, San Bernardino | 33 hr |
| Dec 12, 2:22 AM PST | High Wind Watch | HNX | 18 hr | |
| Dec 12, 1:57 PM PST | High Wind Watch | SGX | San Bernardino | 13 hr |
| Dec 13, 10:04 AM PST | High Wind Watch | LOX | 4 hr | |
| Dec 18, 3:15 PM PST | High Wind Watch | VEF | Inyo | 6 hr |
| Dec 19, 2:54 PM PST | High Wind Watch | MFR | Siskiyou | 24 hr |
| Dec 23, 4:23 AM PST | High Wind Watch | SGX | Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 23 hr |
| Dec 23, 1:37 PM PST | High Wind Watch | LOX | 25 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- San Bernardino County29
- Riverside County16
- San Diego County15
- Inyo County15
- Orange County6
- Mono County6
- Los Angeles County5
- Alpine County4
- El Dorado County4
- Nevada County4
- Placer County4
- Siskiyou County3
- Alameda County2
- Contra Costa County2
- Marin County2
- Monterey County2
- Napa County2
- San Benito County2
- City and County of San Francisco2
- San Mateo County2
- Santa Clara County2
- Santa Cruz County2
- Sonoma County2
- Lassen County2
- Plumas County2
- Sierra County2
- Modoc County1
- Santa Barbara County1
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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Sources
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