Thunderstorm Wind, Los Angeles
- When
- March 5, 11:10 AM PST
- Where
- Los Angeles County, Long Beach
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- UTILITY COMPANY
- Coordinates
- 33.783, -118.167
Damaging Wind in California, March 5, 2000
A severe thunderstorm struck the city of Long Beach. Downburst winds, gusting up to 70 mph, blew down numerous power poles near the intersection of Stearn Street and Redondo Lane.
Where it happened
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- Heat and drought
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- Marine and coastal
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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 LOX wrote it up.
A severe thunderstorm struck the city of Long Beach. Downburst winds, gusting up to 70 mph, blew down numerous power poles near the intersection of Stearn Street and Redondo Lane.
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
- Winter Storm in Arizona, March 5 to 7, 2000
- Winter Storm in Arizona, March 5 to 6, 2000
- Damaging Winds in California, March 5, 2000
- Winter Storm in Arizona, March 5 to 7, 2000
- Flooding and Heavy Snow in California, March 5 to 6, 2000
- High Wind in Colorado, March 5 to 6, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, March 5 to 6, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Colorado, March 5, 2000
- Blizzard in Alaska, March 5, 2000
- Flood in Arizona, March 5 to 7, 2000
- Heavy Rain in California, March 5 to 8, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Washington, March 5 to 6, 2000
More
Every storm in California in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in California, March 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: 5135297.