High Wind, Sw Sj Valley
- When
- February 20, 9:45 AM PST to 9:00 PM PST
- Where
- Sw Sj Valley forecast zone
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
High Wind in California, February 20, 2000
Bakersfield/Meadows Field reported winds sustained at 32 knots and gusting to 43 knots at 1556 PST. California Highway Patrol closed some South San Joaquin Valley roads due to visibilities less than 50 feet in blowing dust.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $200,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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 HNX wrote it up.
Bakersfield/Meadows Field reported winds sustained at 32 knots and gusting to 43 knots at 1556 PST. California Highway Patrol closed some South San Joaquin Valley roads due to visibilities less than 50 feet in blowing dust. Ohter locations with gusty wind included; Fresno G35 Kts at 1922L; Merced G31 Kts at 1925L; Madera G31 Kts at 1527L; Hanford G31 Kts at 1854L; and Visalia G35 Kts at 1915L. CALTRANS reported trees down along Highway 198; and subsequent power outages occurred. Over 6000 customers lost power in the Fresno Area along with numerous reports of trees being blown down .. including some commercial fruit trees.
Event by event
4 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Se Sj Valley
- When
- February 20, 9:45 AM PST to 9:00 PM PST
- Where
- Se Sj Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
High Wind, E Central Sj Valley
- When
- February 20, 3:05 PM PST to 9:00 PM PST
- Where
- E Central Sj Valley forecast zone
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Reported by
- DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
High Wind, W Central Sj Valley
- When
- February 20, 3:05 PM PST to 9:00 PM PST
- Where
- W Central Sj Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
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
- Flood in Ohio, February 20 to 22, 2000
- Flood in Ohio, February 20 to 23, 2000
- Blizzard and High Wind in California, February 20 to 21, 2000
- Heavy Snow in New York, February 20 to 21, 2000
- Winter Storm in California, February 20 to 21, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in California, February 20 to 21, 2000
- Blizzard and Extreme Cold in Alaska, February 20 to 26, 2000
- High Surf in California, February 20 to 22, 2000
- Heavy Snow in New York, February 20, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Nevada, February 20 to 21, 2000
- Flood in Kentucky, February 20 to 23, 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: 5134996, 5134997, 5134998, 5134999.