Thunderstorm Wind, Trinity
- When
- April 12, 5:00 PM PST
- Where
- Trinity County, 1 mi W of Trinity Center
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 41.000, -122.717
Damaging Wind in California, April 12, 2000
A thunderstorm microburst blew down about 6 acres of red fir and mixed pine trees. They ranged in size from 12 to 18 inches in diameter and 40 to 100 feet tall.
Where it happened
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- Heat and drought
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS EKA wrote it up.
A thunderstorm microburst blew down about 6 acres of red fir and mixed pine trees. They ranged in size from 12 to 18 inches in diameter and 40 to 100 feet tall. Highway 3 was blocked by about 20 trees. One unoccupied trailor in Trinity Center was smashed by a falling tree away from the blowdown area.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, April 12, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Mississippi, April 12, 2000
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- Flood in Connecticut, April 12 to 13, 2000
- Waterspout in Florida, April 12, 2000
- Hail in Louisiana, April 12, 2000
- Hail in Louisiana, April 12, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, April 12, 2000
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: 5140163.