High Wind, Northern Sacramento Valley
- When
- November 7, 6:00 PM PST to 10:00 PM PST
- Where
- Northern Sacramento Valley forecast zone
- Measured
- 39 kt (45 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind in California, November 7, 1999
South winds aided by a deep surface low pressure system off the Northern California coast were responsible for over 70,000 SMUD and PG&E temporary power outages.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
South winds aided by a deep surface low pressure system off the Northern California coast were responsible for over 70,000 SMUD and PG&E temporary power outages.
Event by event
3 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Mountains Southwest Shasta County to Northern Lake County
- When
- November 7, 6:00 PM PST to 10:00 PM PST
- Where
- Mountains Southwest Shasta County to Northern Lake County forecast zone
- Measured
- 58 kt (67 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind, Southern Sacramento Valley
- When
- November 7, 6:00 PM PST to 10:00 PM PST
- Where
- Southern Sacramento Valley forecast zone
- Measured
- 39 kt (45 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
- Winter Storm and Heavy Rain in California, November 7 to 8, 1999
- Flash Flood in Puerto Rico, November 7, 1999
- Heat in Alabama, November 7, 1999
- Blizzard in Alaska, November 7 to 8, 1999
- High Wind in California, November 7, 1999
- High Wind in California, November 7 to 8, 1999
- High Wind in Oregon, November 7, 1999
More
Every storm in California in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in California, November 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: 5723279, 5723280, 5723281.