Damaging Wind in California, January 25, 2000

Name: Damaging Wind in California, January 25, 2000
Start: 2000-01-25T22:13
End: 2000-01-25T23:00
Location: California

January 25, 2000 · NWS HNX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Kern

When: January 25, 10:13 PM PST to 11:00 PM PST
Where: Kern County, 2 mi N of (Bfl)meadows Field Ap
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 35.343, -118.730 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trough passage through South-central California produced enough instability to develop a line of thunderstorms in the Southern San Joaquin Valley and especially around the city of Bakersfield early in the evening of January 25th. The result was a spectacular lightning display around the city along with 0.11" of rain in an hour.

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.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in California in 2000 Every state in 2000 This day in weather history Warnings in California, January 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: 5132956.