Strong Wind in California, November 28, 2004

Name: Strong Wind in California, November 28, 2004
Start: 2004-11-28T09:09
End: 2004-11-28T21:24
Location: California

November 28, 2004 · NWS HNX · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Brisk north wind associated with a rapidly moving cold front on the 28th led to areas of blowing dust between 10 and 11 AM PST on the west side of the Central and South San Joaquin Valley.

The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $2,000
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.

Brisk north wind associated with a rapidly moving cold front on the 28th led to areas of blowing dust between 10 and 11 AM PST on the west side of the Central and South San Joaquin Valley.

Event by event

2 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Strong Wind, W Central S.J. Valley

When: November 28, 9:09 AM PST to 9:24 PM PST
Where: W Central S.J. Valley forecast zone
Measured: 44 kt (51 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Strong Wind, Sw S.J. Valley

When: November 28, 12:05 PM PST to 9:24 PM PST
Where: Sw S.J. Valley forecast zone
Measured: 35 kt (40 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

What these are

Strong Wind: Non-thunderstorm winds below high wind criteria that nonetheless caused damage or casualties.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in California in 2004 Every state in 2004 This day in weather history Warnings in California, November 2004

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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5428359, 5428360.