California, 2000

High Wind in California, October 21 to 22, 2000

October 21 to 22, 2000 · NWS HNX · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

Frontal passage through Interior Central California provided gusty wind along the west side of the San Joaquin Valley where wind speed up to 41 MPH was reported at Kettleman Hills and 37 MPH at Navy Lemoore. Other reports were received regarding gusty wind that felled some trees in the Madera County foothills around Bass Lake with speeds to 61 MPH at Crane Flat Lookout at 1200 PST.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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.

Frontal passage through Interior Central California provided gusty wind along the west side of the San Joaquin Valley where wind speed up to 41 MPH was reported at Kettleman Hills and 37 MPH at Navy Lemoore. Other reports were received regarding gusty wind that felled some trees in the Madera County foothills around Bass Lake with speeds to 61 MPH at Crane Flat Lookout at 1200 PST. In the SE Kern Desert, Mojave had localized gusts to 58 MPH along with Edwards AFB gusts in excess of 45 MPH. Wind lingered longer in the Indian Wells Valley of Kern County with local gusts to near 60 MPH at Laural Mountain at 1713 PST.

Event by event

5 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, S Sierra Foothills

When
October 21, 6:00 AM PST to 1:00 PM PST
Where
S Sierra Foothills forecast zone
Reported by
FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD

High Wind, W Central Sj Valley

When
October 21, 10:09 AM PST to 2:00 PM PST
Where
W Central Sj Valley forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

High Wind, Sw Sj Valley

When
October 21, 10:09 AM PST to 2:00 PM PST
Where
Sw Sj Valley forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

High Wind, Se Kern Cty Desert

When
October 21, 1:00 PM PST to 3:00 PM PST
Where
Se Kern Cty Desert forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

High Wind, Indian Wells Vly

When
October 21, 4:13 PM PST to October 22, 3:00 AM PST
Where
Indian Wells Vly forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

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

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5160980, 5162328, 5162329, 5160981, 5160982.