High Wind, X W San Luis Obispo
- When
- February 11, 10:30 PM PST to February 12, 2:00 AM PST
- Where
- X W San Luis Obispo forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
Winter Storm and High Wind in California, February 11 to 12, 2000
A powerful cold front brought strong winds and heavy snow to parts of Central and Southern California. In Morro Bay, southeast winds, gusting to 60 mph ahead of the front, knocked down numerous trees and power lines.
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 LOX wrote it up.
A powerful cold front brought strong winds and heavy snow to parts of Central and Southern California. In Morro Bay, southeast winds, gusting to 60 mph ahead of the front, knocked down numerous trees and power lines. As the front moved through Southern California, it produced 6 to 12 inches of snowfall in the mountains of Ventura and Los Angeles counties.
Event by event
2 winter storm, 1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, N Ventura
- When
- February 11, 10:30 PM PST to February 12, 8:00 AM PST
- Where
- N Ventura forecast zone
- Reported by
- PARK/FOREST SERVICE
Winter Storm, N Los Angeles T X N
- When
- February 11, 10:30 PM PST to February 12, 8:00 AM PST
- Where
- N Los Angeles T X N forecast zone
- Reported by
- PARK/FOREST SERVICE
What these are
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Rip Current in Guam, February 11, 2000
- Heavy Rain in California, February 11 to 14, 2000
- High Wind in California, February 11 to 14, 2000
- Heavy Rain in California, February 11 to 14, 2000
- Flood in California, February 11 to 14, 2000
- Winter Storm in Pennsylvania, February 11, 2000
- Heavy Rain in California, February 11 to 14, 2000
- Flash Flooding in West Virginia, February 11 to 14, 2000
- Winter Storm in Kansas, February 11, 2000
- Winter Storm in Maine, February 11, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Maine, February 11, 2000
- Heavy Snow in California, February 11 to 14, 2000
More
Every storm in California in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in California, February 2000
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: 5131509, 5131510, 5131511.