High Wind, Monterey T X W / San Benito
- When
- March 4, 10:54 AM PST to 4:00 PM PST
- Where
- Monterey T X W / San Benito forecast zone
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph)
- Property damage
- $500,000
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Storm Surge and High Wind in California, March 4, 2001
A strong storm system moved into the CWA on Sun Mar 4 producing strong SE winds. The strongest winds were around midday just ahead of the cold front that swept through the area.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 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
- $2.8 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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 MTR wrote it up.
A strong storm system moved into the CWA on Sun Mar 4 producing strong SE winds. The strongest winds were around midday just ahead of the cold front that swept through the area. The winds produced heavy seas that caused some street flooding and beach erosion in Monterey county.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 high wind, 1 storm surge/tide. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, San Mateo
- When
- March 4, 11:00 AM PST
- Where
- San Mateo forecast zone
- Measured
- 62 kt (71 mph)
- Property damage
- $1.0 million
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
As trong system moved int
High Wind, Monterey T X W / San Benito
- When
- March 4, 11:00 AM PST to 4:00 PM PST
- Where
- Monterey T X W / San Benito forecast zone
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
Storm Surge/Tide, Monterey
- When
- March 4, 11:00 AM PST to 4:00 PM PST
- Where
- Monterey County, 15 mi W of (Mry)monterey Arpt
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.240, -121.309 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Sonoma / Marin
- When
- March 4, 1:00 PM PST to 4:00 PM PST
- Where
- Sonoma / Marin forecast zone
- Measured
- 71 kt (82 mph)
- Property damage
- $1.0 million
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind, Santa Cruz
- When
- March 4, 4:00 PM PST
- Where
- Santa Cruz forecast zone
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
What these are
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
- Storm Surge/Tide
- Water pushed ashore above the normal tide by a storm’s winds and low pressure.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Snow in New York, March 4 to 6, 2001
- High Wind in California, March 4 to 5, 2001
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, March 4 to 7, 2001
- Flooding in Texas, March 4 to 12, 2001
- Flood in Louisiana, March 4 to 26, 2001
- Tornado in Florida, March 4, 2001
- Flooding in Louisiana, March 4 to 12, 2001
- Tornado in Florida, March 4, 2001
- Damaging Wind in Florida, March 4, 2001
- Damaging Wind in Florida, March 4, 2001
- Damaging Wind in Florida, March 4, 2001
- High Wind in California, March 4, 2001
More
Every storm in California in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in California, March 2001The 2001 hurricane season
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: 5238891, 5238659, 5238979, 5238980, 5238890, 5238892.