1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The Edwards AFB radar (KEYX), 91 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:57 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Downburst winds demolished a hay barn, snapped in half a 30 year old tree and uprooted a 40 year old tree.
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Every storm in California in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in California, August 1998
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