Alert archive / California / High Wind Warnings in 2016
High Wind Warning 2, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this high wind warning at Oct 14, 2016, 3:31 PM PDT for Del Norte County, Humboldt County, California. It took effect at Oct 15, 2016, 5:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 11 hr. 12 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
- Oct 14, 2016, 3:31 PM PDT (22:31 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 15, 2016, 5:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Oct 15, 2016, 3:43 PM PDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
Counties Del Norte County, CA, Humboldt County, CA
The radar
The Eureka (Bunker Hill) radar (KBHX), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 7:19 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 5 N Trinidad, CA | TREE DOWN IN THE SOUTHBOUND LANE OF HIGHWAY 101 NEAR PATRICKS POINT DRIVE RAMP. . |
| Oct 15, 11:11 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 5 Nne Orick, CA | TREE DOWN AND DEBRIS ACROSS SOUTHBOUND LANES OF HIGHWAY 101 SOUTH OF PRAIRIE CREEK REDWOODS STATE PARK. |
| Oct 15, 11:27 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 3 Nnw Trinidad, CA | TREE FELL ACROSS THE ROAD AT THE SEAWOOD DR AND PATRICKS POINT DRIVE INTERSECTION. TREE FELL ON POWER LINES CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE POWER POLE. |
| Oct 15, 11:45 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 4 Wsw Gasquet, CA | TREE DOWN ON HIGHWAY 199 EAST OF JEDEDIAH SMITH REDWOODS STATE PARK. |
| Oct 15, 11:51 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 57 | Crescent City, CA | AT CRESCENT CITY AIRPORT...WIND GUST 16036G57 KNOTS. |
| Oct 15, 11:51 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | Crescent City, CA | AT CRESCENT CITY AIRPORT...WIND GUST 16036G57 KNOTS. |
| Oct 15, 12:01 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Crescent City, CA | SEVERAL PIECES OF SIDING BLOWN OFF THE SIDE OF A BUILDING AT 9TH AND E ST IN CRESCENT CITY. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Oct 15, 12:30 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 Wnw Orick, CA | REDWOOD NATIONAL PARK VISITOR CENTER SIGN DAMAGED AND SHINGLES BLOWN OFF THE ROOF FROM AROUND 11 AM TO 1230 PM. MEASURED A 63 MPH WIND GUST. |
| Oct 15, 1:16 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ne Crescent City, CA | TWO TREES DOWN ACROSS PARKWAY DRIVE NEAR FERNWOOD LANE. |
| Oct 15, 2:10 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nw Crescent City, CA | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN ALONG WASHINGTON BLVD. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Oct 15, 2:23 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ne Myers Flat, CA | TREE DOWN BLOCKING ELK CREEK ROAD. |
| Oct 15, 3:16 PM PDT | DEBRIS FLOW | 1 Nne Garberville, CA | LARGE ROCKS ACROSS REDWOOD DRIVE BETWEEN REDWAY AND GARBERVILLE. THE ROAD IS CLOSED. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Medford/Jackson, OR (KMFR), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 158 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
- 20 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -16 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 619 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 110 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 246 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 223 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
140 WWUS76 KEKA 142231 NPWEKA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 331 PM PDT FRI OCT 14 2016 ...A POTENT PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG SOUTH WINDS TO NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA ON SATURDAY... CAZ101-102-104>106-151300- /O.UPG.KEKA.HW.A.0002.161015T1200Z-161016T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.HW.W.0002.161015T1200Z-161016T0000Z/ COASTAL DEL NORTE-DEL NORTE INTERIOR-SOUTHWESTERN HUMBOLDT- NORTHERN HUMBOLDT INTERIOR-SOUTHERN HUMBOLDT INTERIOR- 331 PM PDT FRI OCT 14 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 70 MPH. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FT ALONG COASTAL INTERIOR MOUNTAIN RANGES. THIS INCLUDES THE COMMUNITIES OF KNEELAND...UPPER FICKLE HILL AND CRESCENT CITY. * HIGHWAY IMPACTED...ELEVATED PORTIONS OF 36...101...199 AND 299. STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * THESE WINDS COULD DAMAGE TREES AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BE LOST OR DAMAGED. HIKING IN THE FOREST IS NOT RECOMMENDED DURING STRONG WINDS. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ CAZ103-151300- /O.UPG.KEKA.HW.A.0002.161015T1200Z-161016T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.WI.Y.0018.161015T1200Z-161016T0000Z/ NORTHERN HUMBOLDT COAST- 331 PM PDT FRI OCT 14 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...ENTIRE HUMBOLDT COASTLINE. STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG COASTAL HEADLANDS AND EXPOSED AREAS. THIS INCLUDES HUMBOLDT BAY AND TRINIDAD HEAD. * HIGHWAY IMPACTED...101 AND 299. STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * THESE WINDS COULD DAMAGE TREES AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BE LOST OR DAMAGED. HIKING IN THE FOREST IS NOT RECOMMENDED DURING STRONG WINDS. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ107-108-151300- /O.UPG.KEKA.HW.A.0002.161015T1700Z-161016T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.WI.Y.0018.161015T1800Z-161016T0300Z/ NORTHERN TRINITY-SOUTHERN TRINITY- 331 PM PDT FRI OCT 14 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FT. * HIGHWAY IMPACTED...ELEVATED PORTIONS OF 3...36 AND 299. STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * THESE WINDS COULD DAMAGE TREES AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BE LOST OR DAMAGED. HIKING IN THE FOREST IS NOT RECOMMENDED DURING STRONG WINDS. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ CAZ109>113-151300- /O.NEW.KEKA.WI.Y.0018.161015T1800Z-161016T0300Z/ MENDOCINO COAST-NORTHWESTERN MENDOCINO INTERIOR- NORTHEASTERN MENDOCINO INTERIOR-SOUTHWESTERN MENDOCINO INTERIOR- SOUTHEASTERN MENDOCINO INTERIOR- 331 PM PDT FRI OCT 14 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT SATURDAY. * WINDS...15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...FORT BRAGG...POINT ARENA...LEGGETT AND WILLITS. * HIGHWAY(S) IMPACTED...1 AND 101. STRONG WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
2 follow-up statements
926 WWUS76 KEKA 151058 NPWEKA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 358 AM PDT SAT OCT 15 2016 ...A POTENT PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG SOUTH WINDS TO NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA ON SATURDAY... CAZ101-102-104>106-160000- /O.CON.KEKA.HW.W.0002.161015T1200Z-161016T0000Z/ COASTAL DEL NORTE-DEL NORTE INTERIOR-SOUTHWESTERN HUMBOLDT- NORTHERN HUMBOLDT INTERIOR-SOUTHERN HUMBOLDT INTERIOR- 358 AM PDT SAT OCT 15 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 70 MPH. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FT ALONG COASTAL INTERIOR MOUNTAIN RANGES. THIS INCLUDES THE COMMUNITIES OF KNEELAND...UPPER FICKLE HILL AND CRESCENT CITY. * HIGHWAY IMPACTED...ELEVATED PORTIONS OF 36...101...199 AND 299. STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * THESE WINDS COULD DAMAGE TREES AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BE LOST OR DAMAGED. HIKING IN THE FOREST IS NOT RECOMMENDED DURING STRONG WINDS. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ CAZ103-160000- /O.CON.KEKA.WI.Y.0018.161015T1200Z-161016T0000Z/ NORTHERN HUMBOLDT COAST- 358 AM PDT SAT OCT 15 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...ENTIRE HUMBOLDT COASTLINE. STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG COASTAL HEADLANDS AND EXPOSED AREAS. THIS INCLUDES HUMBOLDT BAY AND TRINIDAD HEAD. * HIGHWAY IMPACTED...101 AND 299. STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * THESE WINDS COULD DAMAGE TREES AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BE LOST OR DAMAGED. HIKING IN THE FOREST IS NOT RECOMMENDED DURING STRONG WINDS. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ107>113-160000- /O.CON.KEKA.WI.Y.0018.161015T1800Z-161016T0300Z/ NORTHERN TRINITY-SOUTHERN TRINITY-MENDOCINO COAST- NORTHWESTERN MENDOCINO INTERIOR-NORTHEASTERN MENDOCINO INTERIOR- SOUTHWESTERN MENDOCINO INTERIOR-SOUTHEASTERN MENDOCINO INTERIOR- 358 AM PDT SAT OCT 15 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...FORT BRAGG...POINT ARENA...LEGGETT AND WILLITS. * HIGHWAY(S) IMPACTED...1 AND 101. STRONG WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
448 WWUS76 KEKA 152243 NPWEKA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 343 PM PDT SAT OCT 15 2016 ...A POTENT PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG SOUTH WINDS TO NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA ON SATURDAY... CAZ101-102-104>106-152345- /O.CAN.KEKA.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-161016T0000Z/ COASTAL DEL NORTE-DEL NORTE INTERIOR-SOUTHWESTERN HUMBOLDT- NORTHERN HUMBOLDT INTERIOR-SOUTHERN HUMBOLDT INTERIOR- 343 PM PDT SAT OCT 15 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WIDESPREAD STRONG WINDS HAVE DIMINISH IN HUMBOLDT AND DEL NORTE COUNTIES. SHOWERS AND OCCASIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING. GUSTY WINDS TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE STRONGER STORMS. $$ CAZ103-152345- /O.CAN.KEKA.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-161016T0000Z/ NORTHERN HUMBOLDT COAST- 343 PM PDT SAT OCT 15 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WIDESPREAD STRONG WINDS HAVE DIMINISH IN HUMBOLDT AND DEL NORTE COUNTIES. SHOWERS AND OCCASIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING. GUSTY WINDS TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE STRONGER STORMS. $$ CAZ107>113-160300- /O.CON.KEKA.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-161016T0300Z/ NORTHERN TRINITY-SOUTHERN TRINITY-MENDOCINO COAST- NORTHWESTERN MENDOCINO INTERIOR-NORTHEASTERN MENDOCINO INTERIOR- SOUTHWESTERN MENDOCINO INTERIOR-SOUTHEASTERN MENDOCINO INTERIOR- 343 PM PDT SAT OCT 15 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...FORT BRAGG...POINT ARENA...LEGGETT AND WILLITS. * HIGHWAY(S) IMPACTED...1 AND 101. STRONG WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 5:14 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EKA | Del Norte | 4 hr |
| Oct 13, 9:03 PM PDT | Hazardous Seas Warning | EKA | 6 hr | |
| Oct 13, 9:21 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EKA | Del Norte | 114 min |
| Oct 13, 11:11 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EKA | Del Norte | 3 hr |
| Oct 13, 11:56 PM PDT | High Wind Watch | EKA | Del Norte, Humboldt, Trinity | 16 hr |
| Oct 14, 12:08 AM PDT | Gale Watch | EKA | 14 hr | |
| Oct 14, 12:08 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 27 hr | |
| Oct 14, 12:08 AM PDT | Storm Watch | EKA | 14 hr | |
| Oct 14, 1:24 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | EKA | Del Norte | 36 min |
| Oct 14, 2:30 PM PDT | Gale Warning | EKA | 27 hr | |
| Oct 14, 2:30 PM PDT | Storm Warning | EKA | 25 hr | |
| Oct 14, 3:31 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | EKA | Humboldt, Mendocino, Trinity | 28 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in California, 2016Every high wind warning in 2016
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.