California, 1999

High Wind in California, December 11, 1999

December 11, 1999 · NWS PSR · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 high wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
1
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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.

Event by event

1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, X E Riverside / E Imperial

When
December 11, 5:00 AM PST to 4:00 PM PST
Where
X E Riverside / E Imperial forecast zone
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by
NEWSPAPER

Strong and gusty winds knocked over at least 2 big rigs on Interstate 10,forcing authorities to block off traffic for several hours. A driver of one truck suffered minor injuries, but was not hospitalized.

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

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: 5724081.