High Wind, Redwood Coast
- When
- February 13, 10:30 PM PST to February 14, 10:00 AM PST
- Where
- Redwood Coast forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
High Wind in California, February 13 to 14, 2000
Strong winds and heavy rains caused numerous power outages, downed trees and light damage to fences and windows. An oak tree in Ukiah blew down on a mobile home, killing the occupant.
The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- 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 EKA wrote it up.
Strong winds and heavy rains caused numerous power outages, downed trees and light damage to fences and windows. An oak tree in Ukiah blew down on a mobile home, killing the occupant. The estimated 52 knot winds were in Myers Flat and the measured 57 knot wind was 9 miles north of Redway.
Event by event
3 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, North Coast Interior
- When
- February 13, 10:30 PM PST to February 14, 10:00 AM PST
- Where
- North Coast Interior forecast zone
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
High Wind, Mendocino Interior
- When
- February 13, 10:30 PM PST to February 14, 10:00 AM PST
- Where
- Mendocino Interior forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
The people who died
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Wind, Mendocino Interior | 2000-02-14 | 55 | Male | Mobile/Trailer Home | Direct |
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
- Tornadoes in Georgia, February 13 to 14, 2000
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Georgia, February 13 to 14, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Flood in California, February 13 to 14, 2000
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Florida, February 13, 2000
- Tornado in Tennessee, February 13, 2000
- Tornado in Arkansas, February 13, 2000
- Tornado in Arkansas, February 13, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Alabama, February 13, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, February 13, 2000
- Tornado in Alabama, February 13, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Florida, February 13 to 14, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, February 13 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: 5134782, 5134783, 5134784.