Strong Wind in California, April 13, 2005

Name: Strong Wind in California, April 13, 2005
Start: 2005-04-13T10:50
End: 2005-04-13T20:00
Location: California

April 13, 2005 · NWS HNX · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

Westerly wind buffeted the Kern County mountains and deserts on the 13th.

The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $3,000
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 HNX wrote it up.

Westerly wind buffeted the Kern County mountains and deserts on the 13th.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Hanford, CA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 13, 8:00 AM PST, 2 hours 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 13, 8:00 AM PST, 2 hours 50 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
900 AM PDT WED APR 13 2005

.SHORT TERM...FOR THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INTERIOR...WV PIX SHOW THE
INCOMING UPPER LOW NEAR 43N/127W AND THE ASSOCIATED TROUGH OVER THE
COAST. STRONG PGRADS HAVE PROVIDED FOR BREEZY TO LOCALLY WINDY
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE WESTERN VALLEY AND THE KERN MOUNTAINS AND
DESERTS THIS MORNING. UPPER SUPPORT FOR THESE WINDS IS AND WILL
CONTINUE TO BE LESS THAN IDEAL, BUT WITH SURFACE GRADIENTS
PROJECTED TO CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN, WILL HOIST A WIND ADVISORY FOR
THE KERN MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS FOR THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING
AS WINDS SHOULD EASILY REACH CRITERIA THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES.
OTHERWISE, WILL LIKELY SEE MORE SUBSTANTIAL CLOUDINESS OVER SOUTHERN
AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE VALLEY AND ADJOINING FOOTHILLS TODAY.
LOW LEVEL SOUNDINGS SHOW AS MUCH AS 8 DEGREES COOLING JUST ABOVE
THE SURFACE COMPARED TO YESTERDAY, SO AIRMASS COOLING WILL AUGMENT
CLOUD COVER IN KEEPING TEMPERATURES DOWN. CLOUD COVER MAY LINGER
ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND SOUTHERN VALLEY OVERNIGHT WITH CONTINUED
UPSLOPE FLOW, WITH WINDS DIMINISHING LATE. ANY CLOUDS ACROSS THE
SOUTH END DURING THE MORNING SHOULD YIELD CONSIDERABLE SUNSHINE
DURING THE AFTERNOON, ALTHOUGH SOME BREEZES WILL CONTINUE AND
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY COOL. WARMER READINGS
ARE ON TAP FOR FRIDAY WITH ONLY A FEW HIGH CLOUDS. ZONE/GRID UPDATES
AND WIND ADVISORY WILL BE FORTHCOMING.

.LONG TERM...PREVIOUS DISCUSSION FOR FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...
MEDIUM RANGE MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT BUT NOT VERY BULLISH WITH
COOLING TREND LATE IN THE WEEKEND. UNTIL THEN...50H LOW RESIDES ALONG
THE BRITISH COLUMBIA COAST WITH UPPER LEVEL TROF EXTENDING SWD OVER
THE COASTAL WATERS OF OF THE PAC NW.  THIS LEAVES CA UNDER A FLAT
WAVE RIDGE DURING THE FRIDAY NIGHT/SATURDAY PERIOD. THE MODELS NO
LONGER DIG THE UPPER LEVEL TROF SOUTHWARD THIS WEEKEND BUT INSTEAD
CARRY THIS FEATURE IN THE NORTHERN BRANCH OF THE JET AND MOVE IT
INLAND OVER THE PAC NW SUNDAY. A WEAK BUT DRY COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED
WITH THIS TROF DRAGS ITS FEET ACROSS THE CENTRAL CA INTERIOR BY
SUNDAY AFTN ACCOMPANIED BY SOME MID LEVEL CLOUDS AND A MODEST ONSHORE
FLOW. LATEST MOS GUIDANCE FORECASTS ONLY SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPS ACROSS
THE CWA SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. THE MODELS QUICKLY BUILD AN EASTERN
PACIFIC RIDGE OVER CA EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH TEMPS WARMING BACK UP TO
SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL LEVELS. GRIDDED FORECASTS WERE BROUGHT MORE IN
LINE WITH LATEST MOS GUIDANCE ACCORDINGLY.  OTHERWISE...DRY WEATHER
WILL PREVAIL THRU THE PERIOD.

&&

.HNX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE
                                   KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS
                                   FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM PDT WEDNESDAY.

&&

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD /USE ALL LOWER CASE/

BURGER/DURFEE

Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 13, 8:50 AM PST, 2 hours before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
950 AM PDT WED APR 13 2005

CAZ089>094-096-097-141300-
EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS-TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
950 AM PDT WED APR 13 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS...THE SOUTHERN SIERRA
NEVADA...TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS TO THEIR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE.

CAZ095-098-099-141300-
INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
950 AM PDT WED APR 13 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND
DESERTS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY

WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PDT THIS MORNING THROUGH
9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST NON PRECIPITATION
ADVISORY FROM HANFORD /WWUS76 KHNX/ FOR DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS TO THEIR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE.

PJ

Event by event

3 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Strong Wind, Se Kern Cty Desert

When: April 13, 10:50 AM PST to 8:00 PM PST
Where: Se Kern Cty Desert forecast zone
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph) measured gust
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Strong Wind, Kern Cty Mtns

When: April 13, 12:14 PM PST to 8:00 PM PST
Where: Kern Cty Mtns forecast zone
Measured: 54 kt (62 mph) measured gust
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Strong Wind, Indian Wells Vly

When: April 13, 12:15 PM PST to 8:00 PM PST
Where: Indian Wells Vly forecast zone
Measured: 47 kt (54 mph) measured 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 2005 Every state in 2005 This day in weather history Warnings in California, April 2005

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: 5446660, 5446658, 5446659.