Alert archive / California / High Wind Warnings in 2008
High Wind Warning 9, NWS San Diego, CA
NWS San Diego, CA issued this high wind warning at Feb 14, 2008, 1:02 PM PST for 4 counties in California. It was in force for 23 hr. 18 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 14, 2008, 1:02 PM PST (21:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 15, 2008, 12:00 PM PST
- In force
- 23 hr
- Issued by
- NWS San Diego, CA
Counties Orange County, CA, Riverside County, CA, San Bernardino County, CA, San Diego County, CA
The radar
The Santa Ana Mts radar (KSOX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 1:20 PM PST | SNOW 0 | 3 Ne Ramona, CA | |
| Feb 14, 1:31 PM PST | AVALANCHE | 2 N Ramona, CA | MUDSLIDE ACROSS HIGHWAY 78 BETWEEN BANDY CANYON ROAD AND WEEKEND VILLA ROAD. |
| Feb 14, 2:00 PM PST | SNOW 5.5 | 5 Sw San Jacinto Peak, CA | CURRENTLY SNOWING LIGHTLY. |
| Feb 14, 2:30 PM PST | HEAVY RAIN 0 | Alpine, CA | SLEET AND HEAVY RAIN |
| Feb 14, 2:36 PM PST | HEAVY RAIN 0 | Pauma Valley, CA | HIGHWAY 76 CLOSED BETWEEN PAUMA VALLEY AND LAKE HENSHAW DUE TO THREAT OF MUD SLIDES. |
| Feb 14, 3:18 PM PST | SNOW 2 | Warner Springs, CA | BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS AT 4500 FOOT ELEVATION. SNOWING SINCE 0700 PST. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 1-2 INCHES WITH 8 INCH DRIFTS. |
| Feb 14, 3:53 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ene San Diego, CA | TREE BLOWN DOWN ACROSS SLOW LANE OF NORTH BOUND HIGHWAY 163 NEAR ROBINSON AVENUE. |
| Feb 14, 4:18 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | 3 E Alpine, CA | INTERSTATE 8 EAST BOUND CLOSED DUE TO SNOW. |
| Feb 14, 4:26 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Boulevard, CA | INTERSTATE 8 WEST BOUND CLOSED DUE TO SNOW. APPROXIMATELY 200 MOTORISTS TRAPPED IN VEHICLES BETWEEN ALPINE AND BOULEVARD MOVED TO SHELTERS AT GOLDEN ACORN CASINO. |
| Feb 14, 5:03 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Warner Springs, CA | SIX HOUR RAINFALL TOTAL 1.25 INCHES. |
| Feb 14, 5:17 PM PST | FLOOD | Ramona, CA | MAGNOLIA RD AT SR78 CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING |
| Feb 14, 5:19 PM PST | FLOOD | Pauma Valley, CA | COLE RD AT SR76 ROAD CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. |
| Feb 14, 7:01 PM PST | HAIL 0.25 | Poway, CA | |
| Feb 14, 7:36 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Julian, CA | |
| Feb 15, 4:30 AM PST | HIGH SUST WINDS 47 | Fremont Canyon, CA | |
| Feb 15, 5:30 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 75 | Fremont Canyon, CA | PEAK GUST REPORTED BETWEEN 0430-0530 PST. WINDS CONTINUED GUSTING OVER 58 MPH UNTIL 0630 PST. |
| Feb 15, 7:28 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 8.5 | Cuyamaca Peak, CA | SNOWFALL ON TUESDAY 2/14/2008 AT 4820 FT ELEVATION - 8.5 INCHES SNOW. OVERNIGHT LOW 22 DEGREES. |
| Feb 15, 10:23 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Warner Springs, CA | DELAYED REPORT - SNOWFALL ON FEBRUARY 14 - 8 INCHES AT ELEVATION 3325 FT, SIX INCHES OF SNOW AND ICE ON ROADS AT THIS TIME. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
San Diego, CA (KNKX), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 124 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 21 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 727 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 64 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 72 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 156 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS76 KSGX 142102 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 102 PM PST THU FEB 14 2008 CAZ048-055-057-150515- /O.NEW.KSGX.HW.W.0009.080214T2102Z-080215T2000Z/ SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS- 102 PM PST THU FEB 14 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST FRIDAY. GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL DECREASE THIS EVENING AND THEN INCREASE AGAIN FRIDAY MORNING. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. LOCAL VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED IN BLOWING DUST. $$ CAZ042-150515- /O.NEW.KSGX.WI.Y.0050.080214T2102Z-080215T2000Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 102 PM PST THU FEB 14 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST FRIDAY. GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL DECREASE THIS EVENING AND THEN INCREASE AGAIN FRIDAY MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. LOCAL VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED IN BLOWING DUST. $$ CAZ056-061-150515- /O.NEW.KSGX.WI.Y.0050.080215T0500Z-080215T2000Z/ RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-COACHELLA VALLEY- 102 PM PST THU FEB 14 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM PST FRIDAY. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING TO 45 MPH. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. LOCAL VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED IN BLOWING DUST. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS76 KSGX 150453 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 853 PM PST THU FEB 14 2008 CAZ048-055-057-151300- /O.CON.KSGX.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080215T2000Z/ SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS- 853 PM PST THU FEB 14 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST FRIDAY. GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL DECREASE TONIGHT THEN INCREASE AGAIN FRIDAY MORNING. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. LOCAL VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED IN BLOWING DUST. $$ CAZ056-061-151300- /O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0050.080215T0500Z-080215T2000Z/ RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-COACHELLA VALLEY- 853 PM PST THU FEB 14 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST FRIDAY. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING TO 45 MPH. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. LOCAL VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED IN BLOWING DUST. $$ CAZ042-151300- /O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0050.000000T0000Z-080215T2000Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 853 PM PST THU FEB 14 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST FRIDAY. GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL DECREASE TONIGHT THEN INCREASE AGAIN FRIDAY MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. LOCAL VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED IN BLOWING DUST. $$ SMALL
000 WWUS76 KSGX 151243 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 443 AM PST FRI FEB 15 2008 ...STRONG GUSTY SANTA ANA WINDS FOR NORTHERN AREAS THIS MORNING... .NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS BEHIND AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER SOUTHWEST ARIZONA WILL BRING STRONG GUSTY SANTA ANA WINDS TO NORTHERN AREAS THIS MORNING. CAZ055-152000- /O.CAN.KSGX.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080215T2000Z/ /O.EXA.KSGX.WI.Y.0050.000000T0000Z-080215T2000Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 443 AM PST FRI FEB 15 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. NORTH TO NORTHEAST GUSTS TO 50 MPH THROUGH PASSES AND CANYONS... DECREASING DURING THE AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ CAZ048-057-152000- /O.CON.KSGX.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080215T2000Z/ SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE- SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS- 443 AM PST FRI FEB 15 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY. AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS THIS MORNING WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS. WINDS WILL DECREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. LOCAL VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED IN BLOWING DUST. $$ CAZ056-152000- /O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0050.000000T0000Z-080215T2000Z/ RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 443 AM PST FRI FEB 15 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY. NORTH TO NORTHEAST GUSTS TO 50 MPH THROUGH PASSES AND CANYONS... DECREASING DURING THE AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$ CAZ042-152000- /O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0050.000000T0000Z-080215T2000Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 443 AM PST FRI FEB 15 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY. AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS NEAR THE FOOTHILLS WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. WINDS WILL DECREASE DURING AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ CAZ061-152000- /O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0050.000000T0000Z-080215T2000Z/ COACHELLA VALLEY- 443 AM PST FRI FEB 15 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY. AREAS OF NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH... DECREASING DURING THE AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ MARTIN
000 WWUS76 KSGX 151956 NPWSGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 1156 AM PST FRI FEB 15 2008 ...FROST ADVISORY FOR INLAND AREAS TONIGHT... ...HIGH WIND WARNINGS AND WIND ADVISORIES WILL EXPIRE AT NOON... .CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS WILL ALLOW SURFACE TEMPERATURES TO FALL BELOW FREEZING IN MANY AREAS RESULTING IN FROST. APPROPRIATE MEASURES SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT SENSITIVE PLANTS. CAZ048-152100- /O.EXP.KSGX.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080215T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KSGX.FR.Y.0001.080216T0800Z-080216T1700Z/ SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE- 1156 AM PST FRI FEB 15 2008 ...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM PST SATURDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON PST TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A FROST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM PST SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON PST TODAY. WINDS WILL DECREASE BELOW WARNING CRITERIA THIS AFTERNOON SO THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON. WIDESPREAD FROST IS EXPECTED IN UNPROTECTED AREAS. A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. $$ CAZ057-152100- /O.EXP.KSGX.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080215T2000Z/ SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS- 1156 AM PST FRI FEB 15 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON PST TODAY... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON PST TODAY. WINDS WILL DECREASE BELOW WARNING CRITERIA THIS AFTERNOON SO THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON. $$ CAZ055-056-152100- /O.EXP.KSGX.WI.Y.0050.000000T0000Z-080215T2000Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 1156 AM PST FRI FEB 15 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON PST TODAY... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON PST TODAY. WINDS WILL DECREASE BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA THIS AFTERNOON SO THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON. $$ CAZ042-152100- /O.EXP.KSGX.WI.Y.0050.000000T0000Z-080215T2000Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 1156 AM PST FRI FEB 15 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON PST TODAY... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON PST TODAY. WINDS WILL DECREASE BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA THIS AFTERNOON SO THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON. $$ CAZ061-152100- /O.EXP.KSGX.WI.Y.0050.000000T0000Z-080215T2000Z/ COACHELLA VALLEY- 1156 AM PST FRI FEB 15 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON PST TODAY... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON PST TODAY. WINDS WILL DECREASE BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA THIS AFTERNOON SO THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON. $$ CAZ050-152100- /O.NEW.KSGX.FR.Y.0001.080216T0800Z-080216T1700Z/ SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS- 1156 AM PST FRI FEB 15 2008 ...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM PST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A FROST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM PST SATURDAY. WIDESPREAD FROST IS EXPECTED IN UNPROTECTED AREAS. A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. $$ JAD
The office that day
Everything else NWS San Diego, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 5:02 PM PST | High Wind Warning | SGX | Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 10 hr |
| Feb 14, 1:02 PM PST | Wind Advisory | SGX | Riverside, San Bernardino | 23 hr |
| Feb 14, 3:30 PM PST | Snow Advisory | SGX | San Diego | 5 hr |
| Feb 14, 3:59 PM PST | Special Marine Warning | SGX | 46 min |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in California, 2008Every high wind warning in 2008
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.