High Wind, Ventura County Coast
- When
- February 23, 11:00 PM PST to February 24, 10:00 PM PST
- Where
- Ventura County Coast forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
High Wind in California, February 23 to 24, 1997
Strong Santa Ana winds developed over Southern California. Northeast winds gusting up to 60 mph werereported.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 8
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 LOX wrote it up.
Strong Santa Ana winds developed over Southern California. Northeast winds gusting up to 60 mph werereported. Numerous power lines were blown down. In Santa Paula...downed power lines caused a house fire.
Event by event
8 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Los Angeles County Coasts Including Downtown Los Angeles
- When
- February 23, 11:00 PM PST to February 24, 10:00 PM PST
- Where
- Los Angeles County Coasts Including Downtown Los Angeles forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
High Wind, Ventura County Interior Valleys
- When
- February 23, 11:00 PM PST to February 24, 10:00 PM PST
- Where
- Ventura County Interior Valleys forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
High Wind, Ventura County Coastal Valleys
- When
- February 23, 11:00 PM PST to February 24, 10:00 PM PST
- Where
- Ventura County Coastal Valleys forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
High Wind, Santa Monica Mountains Recreation Area
- When
- February 23, 11:00 PM PST to February 24, 10:00 PM PST
- Where
- Santa Monica Mountains Recreation Area forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
High Wind, Los Angeles County Valleys
- When
- February 23, 11:00 PM PST to February 24, 10:00 PM PST
- Where
- Los Angeles County Valleys forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
High Wind, Ventura County Mountains
- When
- February 23, 11:00 PM PST to February 24, 10:00 PM PST
- Where
- Ventura County Mountains forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
High Wind, Los Angeles County Mountains Excluding the Santa Monica Range
- When
- February 23, 11:00 PM PST to February 24, 10:00 PM PST
- Where
- Los Angeles County Mountains Excluding the Santa Monica Range 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
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, February 23 to 24, 1997
- Winter Storm in Colorado, February 23 to 24, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Kansas, February 23 to 24, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, February 23 to 24, 1997
- Winter Storm in Kansas, February 23 to 24, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, February 23, 1997
- High Wind in Alaska, February 23 to 25, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, February 23 to 24, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, February 23 to 24, 1997
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, February 23 to 24, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Utah, February 23 to 24, 1997
- Winter Weather in Alaska, February 23, 1997
More
Every storm in California in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in California, February 1997
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: 5588515, 5588516, 5588517, 5588518, 5588519, 5588520, 5588521, 5588522.