California, 1996

High Wind in California, November 18 to 19, 1996

November 18 to 19, 1996 · NWS EKA · 1 event in 1 county or zone

High winds downed numerous trees and power lines. Some reported wind speeds: 630 am 11/18 10 N Laytonville 55 mph, 630 am 11/19 Maple Creek 60 mph.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS EKA wrote it up.

High winds downed numerous trees and power lines. Some reported wind speeds: 630 am 11/18 10 N Laytonville 55 mph, 630 am 11/19 Maple Creek 60 mph.

Event by event

1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, North Coast Interior

When
November 18, 1:00 AM PST to November 19, 10:00 AM PST
Where
North Coast Interior forecast zone
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)

What these are

High Wind
Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5570977.