High Wind, Kern
- When
- May 16, 2:00 PM PST to 9:00 PM PST
- Where
- Kern County, Edwards
- Measured
- 45 kt (52 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 35.343, -118.730 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in California, May 16, 2000
Gusty wind occurred during the afternoon of the 16th in the Kern Deserts and Mountains. Tehachapi had a gust over 44 knots in the ridges east of town with Inyokern and Edwards AFB also reporting speeds of 40-45 knots on the desert floor.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
Gusty wind occurred during the afternoon of the 16th in the Kern Deserts and Mountains. Tehachapi had a gust over 44 knots in the ridges east of town with Inyokern and Edwards AFB also reporting speeds of 40-45 knots on the desert floor.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Kern
- When
- May 16, 2:00 PM PST to 9:00 PM PST
- Where
- Kern County, 3 mi E of Tehachapi
- Measured
- 44 kt (51 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 35.343, -118.730 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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 and Hail in Nebraska, May 16 to 17, 2000
- High Wind in Oregon, May 16, 2000
- Debris Flow in New York, May 16 to 31, 2000
- Hail in Wyoming, May 16, 2000
- Hail in Wyoming, May 16, 2000
- Hail in Oklahoma, May 16, 2000
- Hail in Kansas, May 16, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, May 16, 2000
- Frost and Freeze in West Virginia, May 16, 2000
- Hail in Kansas, May 16, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Idaho, May 16, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Texas, May 16, 2000
More
Every storm in California in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in California, May 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: 5144599, 5144600.