California, 1998

Strong Wind in California, April 30, 1998

April 30, 1998 · NWS EKA · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

Wind gust to 50 mph at Big Flat at 1230 PST. 35 to 40 mph sustained winds with gust to 55 mph in Little River at 1545 PST.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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.

Wind gust to 50 mph at Big Flat at 1230 PST. 35 to 40 mph sustained winds with gust to 55 mph in Little River at 1545 PST. 25 to 35 mph sustained winds with gusts to 51 mph five miles southwest of Willits at 1650 PST.

Event by event

3 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Strong Wind, Upper Trinity River

When
April 30, 1:00 PM PST to 6:00 PM PST
Where
Upper Trinity River forecast zone

Strong Wind, Mendocino Coast

When
April 30, 1:00 PM PST to 6:00 PM PST
Where
Mendocino Coast forecast zone

Strong Wind, Mendocino Interior

When
April 30, 1:00 PM PST to 6:00 PM PST
Where
Mendocino Interior forecast zone

What these are

Strong Wind
Non-thunderstorm winds below high wind criteria that nonetheless caused damage or casualties.

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: 5639076, 5639077, 5639078.