Alert archive / California / High Wind Watches
High Wind Watches in California, 2023
55 high wind watches in 2023. 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 2023. Tap one for its archive.
- High Wind Watches
- 55
- Busiest month
- January16 high wind watches
- Busiest day
- January 2, 20235 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 2, 12:27 PM PST | High Wind Watch | MTR | Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Monterey, Napa, San Benito and 5 more | 21 hr |
| Jan 2, 1:16 PM PST | High Wind Watch | MFR | Modoc, Siskiyou | 25 hr |
| Jan 2, 1:21 PM PST | High Wind Watch | STO | 24 hr | |
| Jan 2, 2:06 PM PST | High Wind Watch | EKA | Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino | 24 hr |
| Jan 2, 2:09 PM PST | High Wind Watch | LOX | San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara | 33 hr |
| Jan 2, 8:31 PM PST | High Wind Watch | EKA | Del Norte | 18 hr |
| Jan 5, 1:24 PM PST | High Wind Watch | MFR | Modoc, Siskiyou | 32 hr |
| Jan 7, 2:02 PM PST | High Wind Watch | EKA | Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino | 14 hr |
| Jan 8, 1:49 AM PST | High Wind Watch | LOX | San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara | 11 hr |
| Jan 8, 2:51 AM PST | High Wind Watch | SGX | San Bernardino | 10 hr |
| Jan 12, 7:49 PM PST | High Wind Watch | LOX | San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara | 19 hr |
| Jan 21, 2:46 AM PST | High Wind Watch | SGX | Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 11 hr |
| Jan 21, 9:50 AM PST | High Wind Watch | HNX | Fresno, Kern, Madera, Mariposa, Tulare, Tuolumne | 19 hr |
| Jan 24, 1:02 PM PST | High Wind Watch | SGX | Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 13 hr |
| Jan 24, 2:26 PM PST | High Wind Watch | LOX | 13 hr | |
| Jan 31, 1:47 AM PST | High Wind Watch | MFR | Siskiyou | 36 hr |
| Feb 12, 1:36 AM PST | High Wind Watch | PSR | Imperial | 35 hr |
| Feb 12, 1:52 AM PST | High Wind Watch | VEF | Inyo, San Bernardino | 23 hr |
| Feb 12, 2:10 AM PST | High Wind Watch | SGX | Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 25 hr |
| Feb 12, 11:51 AM PST | High Wind Watch | HNX | Kern, Tulare | 13 hr |
| Feb 12, 1:05 PM PST | High Wind Watch | LOX | Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Ventura | 23 hr |
| Feb 18, 2:23 PM PST | High Wind Watch | REV | Mono | 24 hr |
| Feb 19, 12:43 AM PST | High Wind Watch | HNX | Kern | 24 hr |
| Feb 19, 1:53 AM PST | High Wind Watch | VEF | Inyo, San Bernardino | 24 hr |
| Feb 19, 4:52 AM PST | High Wind Watch | SGX | Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 22 hr |
| Feb 19, 12:10 PM PST | High Wind Watch | PSR | Imperial, Riverside | 25 hr |
| Feb 19, 8:14 PM PST | High Wind Watch | LOX | Los Angeles, Santa Barbara | 23 hr |
| Feb 23, 3:03 AM PST | High Wind Watch | SGX | San Bernardino | 11 hr |
| Feb 27, 12:30 PM PST | High Wind Watch | PSR | Imperial, Riverside | 13 hr |
| Mar 7, 11:52 AM PST | High Wind Watch | MFR | Modoc, Siskiyou | 25 hr |
| Mar 8, 3:19 AM PST | High Wind Watch | REV | Modoc | 24 hr |
| Mar 11, 11:36 AM PST | High Wind Watch | MTR | Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Monterey, Napa, San Benito and 5 more | 23 hr |
| Mar 12, 9:30 AM PDT | High Wind Watch | STO | 23 hr | |
| Mar 12, 1:46 PM PDT | High Wind Watch | REV | Modoc | 24 hr |
| Mar 13, 3:06 AM PDT | High Wind Watch | LOX | San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara | 10 hr |
| Mar 19, 3:00 AM PDT | High Wind Watch | SGX | Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 26 hr |
| Mar 19, 3:45 AM PDT | High Wind Watch | LOX | Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura | 34 hr |
| Mar 19, 1:59 PM PDT | High Wind Watch | VEF | San Bernardino | 13 hr |
| Mar 25, 1:46 PM PDT | High Wind Watch | MFR | Siskiyou | 24 hr |
| Mar 25, 2:07 PM PDT | High Wind Watch | EKA | Humboldt, Mendocino, Trinity | 24 hr |
| Apr 1, 1:02 AM PDT | High Wind Watch | HNX | Kern, Tulare | 23 hr |
| Apr 1, 1:06 AM PDT | High Wind Watch | VEF | Inyo, San Bernardino | 23 hr |
| Apr 1, 3:00 AM PDT | High Wind Watch | SGX | Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 24 hr |
| Apr 1, 3:12 AM PDT | High Wind Watch | LOX | Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura | 35 hr |
| Apr 1, 12:52 PM PDT | High Wind Watch | PSR | Imperial | 13 hr |
| Sep 22, 3:57 PM PDT | High Wind Watch | MFR | Siskiyou | 21 hr |
| Oct 26, 1:44 PM PDT | High Wind Watch | SGX | Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 23 hr |
| Oct 26, 2:26 PM PDT | High Wind Watch | LOX | Los Angeles, Ventura | 24 hr |
| Oct 27, 12:25 AM PDT | High Wind Watch | VEF | San Bernardino | 24 hr |
| Nov 17, 12:39 PM PST | High Wind Watch | LOX | Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Ventura | 15 hr |
| Nov 18, 11:38 AM PST | High Wind Watch | SGX | Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 24 hr |
| Nov 18, 1:35 PM PST | High Wind Watch | LOX | Los Angeles, Ventura | 22 hr |
| Dec 6, 11:53 AM PST | High Wind Watch | LOX | Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Ventura | 17 hr |
| Dec 7, 5:06 AM PST | High Wind Watch | LOX | Los Angeles, Ventura | 22 hr |
| Dec 24, 2:03 PM PST | High Wind Watch | MFR | Siskiyou | 12 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- San Bernardino County15
- Santa Barbara County10
- Riverside County10
- Los Angeles County9
- San Diego County8
- Ventura County8
- Siskiyou County7
- San Luis Obispo County6
- Modoc County5
- Orange County5
- Kern County4
- Imperial County4
- Del Norte County3
- Humboldt County3
- Mendocino County3
- Tulare County3
- Inyo 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
- Fresno County1
- Madera County1
- Mariposa County1
- Tuolumne County1
- Mono County1
- Trinity 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. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.