High Wind, Ne Orange
- When
- November 17, 6:00 AM PST to 11:00 AM PST
- Where
- Ne Orange forecast zone
- Measured
- 62 kt (71 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 33.483, -116.847 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in California, November 17 to 18, 2000
A moderate Santa Ana wind event began Friday morning (11/17) and continued through the following weekend. The strongest winds occurred during the early morning and late evening hours, but no significant wind damage was reported.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
A moderate Santa Ana wind event began Friday morning (11/17) and continued through the following weekend. The strongest winds occurred during the early morning and late evening hours, but no significant wind damage was reported. The main effect was a 10 to 20 degree (Fahrenheit) warmup over the inland valleys and along the coast. Temperatures, which had been running about 10 degrees below normal with daytime highs barely reaching 60 degrees, warmed to the mid 80s at many locations by Sunday.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Ne Orange
- When
- November 17, 9:00 PM PST to 10:00 PM PST
- Where
- Ne Orange forecast zone
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 33.483, -116.847 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, X Sw San Bernardino
- When
- November 18, 12:55 AM PST to 8:52 AM PST
- Where
- X Sw San Bernardino forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- AIRPLANE PILOT
- Coordinates
- 34.293, -116.086 (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
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, November 17 to 18, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, November 17 to 18, 2000
- High Surf in Hawaii, November 17 to 18, 2000
- High Wind in Hawaii, November 17, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, November 17, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, November 17, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, November 17, 2000
- Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, November 17, 2000
More
Every storm in California in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in California, November 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: 5160221, 5160223, 5160222.