Alert archive / California / High Wind Warnings in 2017
High Wind Warning 2, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this high wind warning at Jan 21, 2017, 3:34 AM PST for Del Norte County, Humboldt County, Mendocino County, California. It took effect at Jan 21, 2017, 7:00 PM PST. It was in force for 8 hr. 8 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
- Jan 21, 2017, 3:34 AM PST (11:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 21, 2017, 7:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Jan 22, 2017, 2:56 AM PST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
Counties Del Norte County, CA, Humboldt County, CA, Mendocino County, CA
The radar
The Eureka (Bunker Hill) radar (KBHX), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 9:27 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 48 | Cutten, CA | . |
| Jan 21, 10:35 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 48 | 3 S Fortuna, CA | PEAK WIND GUST MEASURED AT FORTUNA ROHNERVILLE AIRPORT. |
| Jan 21, 10:36 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 0 | 4 Sw Eureka, CA | PEAK WIND GUST MEASURED AT THE NORTH SPIT WEATHER STATION. |
| Jan 21, 11:01 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 85 | 11 Wsw Weitchpec, CA | PEAK WIND GUST RECORDED BY SCHOOLHOUSE PEAK RAWS. SUSTAINED WIND OF 52 MPH. |
| Jan 21, 11:43 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Eureka, CA | TREE LIMBS DOWN, 2 INCH DIAMETER, 4 TO 6 FT LONG |
| Jan 21, 11:55 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | Wsw Arcata Arpt, CA | PEAK WIND GUST AT ARCATA AIRPORT ASOS. |
| Jan 22, 12:55 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 5 Sw Maple Creek, CA | PEAK WIND GUST MEASURED BY KNEELAND AIRPORT RAWS. |
| Jan 22, 1:55 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 74 | Crescent City, CA |
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 00:00Z, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 210 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
- 48 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -11 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1357 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 37 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 131 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
336 WWUS76 KEKA 211134 NPWEKA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 334 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2017 ...ANOTHER VIGOROUS WINTER STORM WILL BRING STRONG SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST WINDS TO THE COAST AND COASTAL INTERIOR AREAS TONIGHT... CAZ101-104-220045- /O.NEW.KEKA.HW.W.0002.170122T0400Z-170122T1000Z/ COASTAL DEL NORTE-SOUTHWESTERN HUMBOLDT- 334 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 AM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 AM PST SUNDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS RANGING FROM 45 TO 60 MPH. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...CRESCENT CITY...SMITH RIVER...SHELTER COVE...PATROLIA...HONEYDEW AND ETTERSBERG. * HIGHWAYS IMPACTED...PORTIONS OF HWY 101 AND 199. 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 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. && $$ CAZ102-105-106-110-112-220045- /O.NEW.KEKA.HW.W.0002.170122T0300Z-170122T1100Z/ DEL NORTE INTERIOR-NORTHERN HUMBOLDT INTERIOR- SOUTHERN HUMBOLDT INTERIOR-NORTHWESTERN MENDOCINO INTERIOR- SOUTHWESTERN MENDOCINO INTERIOR- 334 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM PST SUNDAY FOR COASTAL MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES ABOVE 1500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM PST SUNDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS RANGING FROM 55 TO 70 MPH. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...KNEELAND...BALD HILLS ROAD...UPPER FICKLE HILL...UPPER GREENWOOD HEIGHTS...BEAR RIVER HILLS. * HIGHWAYS IMPACTED...PORTIONS OF HWY 299 AND HWY 36. STRONG WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ CAZ103-109-220045- /O.NEW.KEKA.WI.Y.0008.170122T0400Z-170122T1100Z/ NORTHERN HUMBOLDT COAST-MENDOCINO COAST- 334 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM PST SUNDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS RANGING FROM 40 TO 50 MPH. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...TRINIDAD...ARCATA...EUREKA...FORTUNA...FORT BRAGG AND POINT ARENA. * HIGHWAYS IMPACTED...1...101...299 AND 36. 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
697 WWUS76 KEKA 212102 NPWEKA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 102 PM PST SAT JAN 21 2017 ...ANOTHER VIGOROUS WINTER STORM WILL BRING STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS TO PORTIONS OF THE COAST AND INTERIOR TONIGHT... CAZ101-104-221000- /O.CON.KEKA.HW.W.0002.170122T0400Z-170122T1000Z/ COASTAL DEL NORTE-SOUTHWESTERN HUMBOLDT- 102 PM PST SAT JAN 21 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 AM PST SUNDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...CRESCENT CITY...SMITH RIVER...SHELTER COVE...PATROLIA...HONEYDEW AND ETTERSBERG. * HIGHWAYS IMPACTED...PORTIONS OF HWY 101 AND 199. STRONG WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ CAZ102-105-106-110-112-221015- /O.CON.KEKA.HW.W.0002.170122T0300Z-170122T1100Z/ DEL NORTE INTERIOR-NORTHERN HUMBOLDT INTERIOR- SOUTHERN HUMBOLDT INTERIOR-NORTHWESTERN MENDOCINO INTERIOR- SOUTHWESTERN MENDOCINO INTERIOR- 102 PM PST SAT JAN 21 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM PST SUNDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS TO 70 MPH. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...KNEELAND...BALD HILLS ROAD...UPPER FICKLE HILL...UPPER GREENWOOD HEIGHTS...BEAR RIVER HILLS. * HIGHWAYS IMPACTED...PORTIONS OF HWY 299 AND HWY 36. 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 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. && $$ CAZ103-109-221015- /O.CON.KEKA.WI.Y.0008.170122T0400Z-170122T1100Z/ NORTHERN HUMBOLDT COAST-MENDOCINO COAST- 102 PM PST SAT JAN 21 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM PST SUNDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS RANGING FROM 40 TO 50 MPH. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...TRINIDAD...ARCATA...EUREKA...FORTUNA... FORT BRAGG AND POINT ARENA. * HIGHWAYS IMPACTED...1...101...299 AND 36. STRONG WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
655 WWUS76 KEKA 221001 NPWEKA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 201 AM PST SUN JAN 22 2017 ...ANOTHER VIGOROUS WINTER STORM WILL BRING STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS TO PORTIONS OF THE COAST AND INTERIOR TONIGHT... CAZ103-109-221115- /O.CAN.KEKA.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-170122T1100Z/ NORTHERN HUMBOLDT COAST-MENDOCINO COAST- 201 AM PST SUN JAN 22 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST TO AROUND 30 TO 40 MPH TROUGH 4AM PST. $$ CAZ101-104-221115- /O.EXT.KEKA.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170122T1100Z/ COASTAL DEL NORTE-SOUTHWESTERN HUMBOLDT- 201 AM PST SUN JAN 22 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING... * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...CRESCENT CITY...SMITH RIVER...SHELTER COVE...PATROLIA...HONEYDEW AND ETTERSBERG. * HIGHWAYS IMPACTED...PORTIONS OF HWY 101 AND 199. STRONG WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ CAZ102-105-106-110-112-221115- /O.CON.KEKA.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170122T1100Z/ DEL NORTE INTERIOR-NORTHERN HUMBOLDT INTERIOR- SOUTHERN HUMBOLDT INTERIOR-NORTHWESTERN MENDOCINO INTERIOR- SOUTHWESTERN MENDOCINO INTERIOR- 201 AM PST SUN JAN 22 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING... * WINDS...SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS TO 70 MPH. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...KNEELAND...BALD HILLS ROAD...UPPER FICKLE HILL...UPPER GREENWOOD HEIGHTS...BEAR RIVER HILLS. * HIGHWAYS IMPACTED...PORTIONS OF HWY 299 AND HWY 36. 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 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. && $$
249 WWUS76 KEKA 221056 NPWEKA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 256 AM PST SUN JAN 22 2017 ...STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS HAVE ENDED... .THE STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS HAVE ENDED. A LOW WEST OF OREGON WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY THROUGH MONDAY, PRIMARILY OVER THE RIDGES AND NEAR THE COASTLINE. CAZ101-102-104>106-110-112-221200- /O.CAN.KEKA.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170122T1100Z/ COASTAL DEL NORTE-DEL NORTE INTERIOR-SOUTHWESTERN HUMBOLDT- NORTHERN HUMBOLDT INTERIOR-SOUTHERN HUMBOLDT INTERIOR- NORTHWESTERN MENDOCINO INTERIOR-SOUTHWESTERN MENDOCINO INTERIOR- 256 AM PST SUN JAN 22 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. EVEN THOUGH THE MOST POWERFUL WINDS HAVE ENDED...IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE LOCALLY WINDY TODAY THROUGH MONDAY. WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 15 TO 30 MPH ALONG THE COAST AND OVER THE RIDGES. HIGHER GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE AROUND SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 9:07 PM PST | Storm Warning | EKA | 29 hr | |
| Jan 21, 3:34 AM PST | Wind Advisory | EKA | Humboldt, Mendocino | 22 hr |
| Jan 21, 2:32 PM PST | Winter Storm Warning | EKA | Trinity | 21 hr |
| Jan 21, 2:32 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | EKA | Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino, Trinity | 55 hr |
| Jan 21, 3:45 PM PST | River Flood Warning | EKA | Mendocino | 26 hr |
| Jan 21, 3:56 PM PST | High Surf Advisory | EKA | Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino | 6 hr |
Nearby
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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.