High Wind, C & E Glenn/Colusa T X W/N Sutter/Sw Yuba/Butte T X E
- When
- November 30, 5:00 AM PST to 3:00 PM PST
- Where
- C & E Glenn/Colusa T X W/N Sutter/Sw Yuba/Butte T X E forecast zone
- Measured
- 46 kt (53 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind in California, November 30, 1998
Post-frontal winds exceeding 50 mph downed power poles and trees. Over 75,000 PG&E customers temporarily lost power.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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 STO wrote it up.
Post-frontal winds exceeding 50 mph downed power poles and trees. Over 75,000 PG&E customers temporarily lost power.
Event by event
4 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, P Sc Shasta/C Tehama
- When
- November 30, 5:00 AM PST to 3:00 PM PST
- Where
- P Sc Shasta/C Tehama forecast zone
- Measured
- 43 kt (49 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind, S Solano/S Napa/X Sw Sacramento/Nw San Joaquin
- When
- November 30, 5:00 AM PST to 3:00 PM PST
- Where
- S Solano/S Napa/X Sw Sacramento/Nw San Joaquin forecast zone
- Measured
- 35 kt (40 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind, Yolo T W/Ne Solano/Sacramento T X Sw/X W Placer/X W Amador/S Sutter
- When
- November 30, 5:00 AM PST to 3:00 PM PST
- Where
- Yolo T W/Ne Solano/Sacramento T X Sw/X W Placer/X W Amador/S Sutter forecast zone
- Measured
- 35 kt (40 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
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
- Drought in New Jersey, November 30, 1998
- Drought in Pennsylvania, November 30, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, November 30, 1998
- High Surf in Hawaii, November 30, 1998
- Heat in West Virginia, November 30, 1998
- Drought in Maryland, November 30, 1998
- Drought in Delaware, November 30, 1998
- High Wind and Strong Wind in California, November 30, 1998
- High Wind in Nevada, November 30, 1998
- High Wind in Nevada, November 30, 1998
- Winter Storm in California, November 30, 1998
- Waterspout in Florida, November 30, 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: 5671583, 5671584, 5671585, 5671586.