High Wind, N Ventura
- When
- December 2, 5:30 PM PST to December 3, 6:00 PM PST
- Where
- N Ventura forecast zone
- Measured
- 67 kt (77 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Wind in California, December 2 to 3, 1999
Strong offshore winds developed across Southern California. The winds gusted up to 77 MPH.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 8
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 LOX wrote it up.
Strong offshore winds developed across Southern California. The winds gusted up to 77 MPH. There were numerous reports of trees and power lines blown down. In Santa Clarita, the winds knocked over a 60 foot tree onto the Sheriff's station. In Chatsworth, a semi truck was blown over.
Event by event
8 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, P C Santa Barbara
- When
- December 2, 5:30 PM PST to December 3, 6:00 PM PST
- Where
- P C Santa Barbara forecast zone
- Measured
- 67 kt (77 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Wind, S Ventura T X S
- When
- December 2, 5:30 PM PST to December 3, 6:00 PM PST
- Where
- S Ventura T X S forecast zone
- Measured
- 67 kt (77 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Wind, X Sw Los Angeles
- When
- December 2, 5:30 PM PST to December 3, 6:00 PM PST
- Where
- X Sw Los Angeles forecast zone
- Measured
- 67 kt (77 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Wind, X S Santa Barbara
- When
- December 2, 5:30 PM PST to December 3, 6:00 PM PST
- Where
- X S Santa Barbara forecast zone
- Measured
- 67 kt (77 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Wind, C Los Angeles
- When
- December 2, 5:30 PM PST to December 3, 6:00 PM PST
- Where
- C Los Angeles forecast zone
- Measured
- 67 kt (77 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Wind, C Ventura
- When
- December 2, 5:30 PM PST to December 3, 6:00 PM PST
- Where
- C Ventura forecast zone
- Measured
- 67 kt (77 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Wind, N Los Angeles T X N
- When
- December 2, 5:30 PM PST to December 3, 6:00 PM PST
- Where
- N Los Angeles T X N forecast zone
- Measured
- 67 kt (77 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
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
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, December 2, 1999
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, December 2, 1999
- Tornado and Hail in Arkansas, December 2 to 3, 1999
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Idaho, December 2 to 31, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Utah, December 2 to 3, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, December 2 to 3, 1999
- Winter Storm in Idaho, December 2, 1999
- High Wind in Washington, December 2, 1999
- Heavy Snow and Hail in Kansas, December 2 to 5, 1999
- Tornado in Oregon, December 2, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 2 to 31, 1999
- Frost and Freeze in Florida, December 2, 1999
More
Every storm in California in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in California, December 1999
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: 5721450, 5721451, 5721452, 5721453, 5723373, 5723374, 5723375, 5723376.