High Wind, W Riverside T X Nw
- When
- March 6, 11:59 PM PST
- Where
- W Riverside T X Nw forecast zone
- Measured
- 40 kt (46 mph)
- Property damage
- $60,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
High Wind in California, March 6, 2000
High winds toppled six power poles , knocking out power to over 600 customers.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $60,000
- 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 SGX wrote it up.
High winds toppled six power poles , knocking out power to over 600 customers.
Event by event
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Hail in California, March 6, 2000
- Wildfire in South Dakota, March 6, 2000
- Flooding in California, March 6 to 7, 2000
- Wildfire in South Dakota, March 6, 2000
- Heavy Snow and Hail in Colorado, March 6 to 7, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, March 6 to 7, 2000
- High Wind in Alaska, March 6 to 7, 2000
- Dust Devil in Virginia, March 6, 2000
- Hail in California, March 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: 5136037.