High Wind, Santa Barbara County South Coast
- When
- March 26, 4:00 AM PST to 11:00 PM PST
- Where
- Santa Barbara County South Coast forecast zone
- Measured
- 45 kt (52 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
High Wind in California, March 26, 1999
Strong northwest to north winds developed across southern Santa Barbara County. Sustained winds of 30 to 40 mph with frequent gusts to 52 mph were reported.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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 northwest to north winds developed across southern Santa Barbara County. Sustained winds of 30 to 40 mph with frequent gusts to 52 mph were reported. No major damage or injuries were reported.
Event by event
2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Santa Barbara County Mountains
- When
- March 26, 4:00 AM PST to 11:00 PM PST
- Where
- Santa Barbara County Mountains forecast zone
- Measured
- 45 kt (52 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- High Wind in North Dakota, March 26, 1999
- Winter Storm in Tennessee, March 26, 1999
- Strong Wind in South Dakota, March 26, 1999
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, March 26, 1999
- Winter Weather in North Carolina, March 26, 1999
- Rip Current in Guam, March 26, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Kentucky, March 26, 1999
- High Wind and Cold in Alaska, March 26 to 29, 1999
- Winter Storm in Virginia, March 26, 1999
- High Wind in Wyoming, March 26, 1999
- Winter Weather in South Carolina, March 26, 1999
- Winter Weather in Georgia, March 26, 1999
More
Every storm in California in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in California, March 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: 5688229, 5688230.