California, 1999

High Wind in California, November 29, 1999

November 29, 1999 · NWS MFR · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A Wind Advisory was issued for this zone at 0308 PST on 11/29 and later upgraded to a High Wind Warning at 1519 PST. The only reporting station to verify was the RAWS unit at Weed Airport.

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The toll

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

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What happened

The episode as NWS MFR wrote it up.

A Wind Advisory was issued for this zone at 0308 PST on 11/29 and later upgraded to a High Wind Warning at 1519 PST. The only reporting station to verify was the RAWS unit at Weed Airport. The peak sustained wind and gust is reported above, but verifying winds blew from 1045 PST until 1845 PST. The Warning was cancelled at 2000 PST.

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1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Central Siskiyou County

When
November 29, 2:45 PM PST
Where
Central Siskiyou County forecast zone
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
41.593, -122.540 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Peak sustained wind: 37 MPH; Peak Gust: 60 MPH

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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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5720374.