High Wind, Redwood Coast
- When
- November 23, 3:00 AM PST to 6:00 PM PST
- Where
- Redwood Coast forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind in California, November 23, 1998
Up to 5700 customers were without power in Humboldt County alone as a strong Pacific storm system moved through. The peak measured gust was 52 knots (60 mph) at the Crescent City airport.
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.
Up to 5700 customers were without power in Humboldt County alone as a strong Pacific storm system moved through. The peak measured gust was 52 knots (60 mph) at the Crescent City airport. Spotters estimated gusts up to 60 knots (70 mph) in Kneeland, Big Bar and Honeydew.
Event by event
3 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, North Coast Interior
- When
- November 23, 3:00 AM PST to 6:00 PM PST
- Where
- North Coast Interior forecast zone
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
High Wind, Upper Trinity River
- When
- November 23, 3:00 AM PST to 6:00 PM PST
- Where
- Upper Trinity River forecast zone
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
What these are
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
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The same day elsewhere
- High Wind in Washington, November 23 to 24, 1998
- High Wind in Oregon, November 23, 1998
- High Wind in Utah, November 23 to 24, 1998
- High Wind in Colorado, November 23, 1998
- High Wind in Nevada, November 23, 1998
- Heat in Wisconsin, November 23 to 30, 1998
- High Wind in Nevada, November 23 to 24, 1998
- High Wind in Oregon, November 23, 1998
- High Wind in California, November 23, 1998
- High Wind in New York, November 23 to 24, 1998
- High Wind in Idaho, November 23, 1998
- High Wind in Nevada, November 23, 1998
More
Every storm in California in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in California, November 1998
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: 5676099, 5676100, 5676101.