Strong Wind in California, June 5, 2005

Name: Strong Wind in California, June 5, 2005
Start: 2005-06-05T13:10
End: 2005-06-05T21:00
Location: California

June 5, 2005 · NWS HNX · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Gusty west wind plagued the Kern County Mountains and the Indian Wells Valley area of Kern County the afternoon and early evening hours of the 5th. Winds consistently blew 35 to 45 MPH with a few higher gusts during the late afternoon hours.

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.

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 Jun 5, 8:10 AM PST, 5 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 5, 8:10 AM PST, 5 hours before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
910 AM PDT SUN JUN 5 2005

.UPDATE...FOR THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INTERIOR...SATELLITE LOOPS SHOW
THE UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST THIS MORNING
AS A VORTICITY MOVES OVER THE OREGON COAST. THE 06Z/12Z MODELS ARE
IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH A SERIES OF VORTICITIES ROTATING AROUND AN
UPPER-LEVEL LOW WEST OF WASHINGTON. THESE VORTICITIES ARE DROPPING
THROUGH THE TROUGH...AND WILL KEEP THE TROUGH OVER CALIFORNIA THROUGH
MONDAY NIGHT.

THE TROUGH WILL BRING BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE WEST SIDE OF
THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY...AND ACROSS THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND
DESERTS TODAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...AND COOLER TEMPERATURES OVER ALL
OF THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INTERIOR. WIND GUSTS ALREADY HAVE
APPROACHED ADVISORY CRITERIA AT TIMES...AND EXPECT THE WINDS TO PICK
UP THIS AFTERNOON AS THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS TIGHTEN. WITH
WIND ADVISORIES ALREADY IN PLACE FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND
DESERTS...WILL FOCUS ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY FOR
ANY POSSIBLE ADVISORIES.

OTHERWISE...THE FORECAST IS ON TRACK...AND NO UPDATES PLANNED AT
THIS TIME.

.FROM PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...

.SHORT TERM...FOR THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INTERIOR...AFTER A
RELATIVELY WARM DAY...COOLER AIR IS ON THE WAY. PRESSURE GRADIENTS
REALLY SHOT UP DURING THE EVENING AND WINDS HAVE BEEN GUSTING TO
OVER 40 MPH THROUGH PACHECO PASS AND OTHER WEST SIDE PASSES.
CHOWCHILLA AND LOST HILLS WIND PROFILERS SHOW 30-35 KNOTS AT 200
METERS ABOVE THE SURFACE. THIS SHOULD EASILY ALLOW THE COOLER MARINE
AIR TO FLOW INTO THE AREA. WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS THE FIRST
SHORTWAVE TROUGH NOW PUSHING SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN PARTS OF
THE AREA WITH A SECONDARY WAVE APPROACHING THE BAY AREA AND YET
ANOTHER MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST COAST. THE LOW PRESSURE AREA IS
NOTED MOVING INTO THE OREGON COAST. I EXPECT COLD AIR ADVECTION
TO CONTINUE ALL DAY TODAY AND THIS WILL KEEP THE WINDS BLOWING. OVER
THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAIN AND DESERT AREAS WILL OPT TO ISSUE A WIND
ADVISORY THROUGH THIS EVENING. OVER THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY...GUSTS
TO AROUND 40 MPH ARE CERTAINLY A POSSIBILITY OVER THE WEST SIDE...
HOWEVER I EXPECT OVERALL VELOCITIES TO REMAIN BELOW WIND ADVISORY
LEVELS. MODELS AGREE THAT THE INCOMING LOW WILL SET UP OVER THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST ON MONDAY AND THAT A SERIES OF VORTICITY CENTERS
WILL ROTATE ACROSS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. THE NAM MODEL DRIVES AN 80
KNOT JET INTO CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AND WITH SUBSIDENCE AND IMPRESSIVE
SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS PROGGED TO APPROACH 17 MB BETWEEN SAN
FRANCISCO AND LAS VEGAS...FEEL A HIGH WIND WATCH IS NECESSARY FOR
THE KERN MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS. WIND ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS WILL AGAIN
BE MET FOR SURE. ON MONDAY NIGHT...THE MODELS EJECT THE STRONG
VORTICITY CENTER AND JET CORE EAST OF THE AREA...THUS WINDS SHOULD
RELAX A LITTLE.

TEMPERATURES WILL BE MUCH COOLER THAN NORMAL BEGINNING TODAY AND BY
MONDAY...SOME AREAS WILL 20+ DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. MAY SEE SOME
UPPER 60S AT MOJAVE ON MONDAY WITH VERY STRONG WINDS. IN THE SAN
JOAQUIN VALLEY...LOTS OF 70S FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS WITH LOWS
FALLING INTO THE UPPER 40S BY TUESDAY MORNING AS THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

.LONG TERM...TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...MAJORITY OF MEDIUM
RANGE MODELS FORECAST DEEP 50H LOW TO DRIFT EASTWARD FROM THE PAC NW
TO THE DAKOTAS BY 00Z FRI WITH WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROUGH HANGING BACK
OVER THE GREAT BASIN. THIS WOULD KEEP CA IN A DRY NORTHWESTERLY FLOW
PATTERN THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY WITH TEMPERATURES REMAINING
SEVERAL DEGREES BELOW NORMAL ACROSS THE CWA. AT THE SFC...ONSHORE
GRADIENTS WILL REMAIN MODERATELY STRONG THROUGH DAY 5 WITH A
CONTINUATION OF BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS IN THE KERN CO MTNS AND
DESERT AND HEALTHY MARINE INFLUXES INTO THE SJ VLY. THE GFS AND
CANADIAN GLOBAL SOLNS ARE TAKING A MORE PROGRESSIVE STANCE THIS GO
AROUND AND BEGIN BUILDING AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE INTO CA FROM THE ERN
PACIFIC FRIDAY WITH FURTHER HEIGHT RISES PROGGED ON SATURDAY. THIS
WOULD BRING A SUBSTANTIAL WARMUP TO THE CENTRAL CA INTERIOR AND
DEVELOPMENT OF AN OFFSHORE FLOW PATTERN BY DAY 7. HAVE TRENDED TEMPS
TOWARD SEASONAL NORMALS BY THE END OF THE PERIOD AND OPTED FOR LESS
CLOUDINESS IN THE SKY COVER GRIDS. OTHERWISE...DRY WEATHER PREVAILS
THROUGH DAY 7.

&&

.AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY THROUGH MONDAY. MAIN CONCERN WILL BE
CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE THE NEXT COUPLE OF AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS
DUE TO LOCALLY STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS. FOR FURTHER
DETAILS...PLEASE REFER TO TAFS FOR KMCE...KFAT AND KBFL.

&&

.HNX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...WIND ADVISORY FOR THE KERN
        COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS FROM NOON UNTIL 10 PM TONIGHT.
     ...HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS
        FOR MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT.

&&

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

SANGER/MOLINA/DUDLEY/DURFEE

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 5, 7:00 AM PST, 6 hours 10 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
800 AM PDT SUN JUN 5 2005

CAZ095-098-099-061200-
INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
800 AM PDT SUN JUN 5 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS...
THE INDIAN WELLS VALLEY...AND THE SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT.

.DAY ONE...TODAY

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY
UNTIL 1000 PM THIS EVENING. REFER TO THE LATEST WEATHER MESSAGE
SFONPWHNX /WWUS76 KHNX/ FOR DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH FOR MONDAY AND MONDAY EVENING. REFER TO THE LATEST WEATHER
MESSAGE SFONPWHNX /WWUS76 KHNX/ FOR DETAILS.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

CAZ089>094-096-097-061200-
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-
800 AM PDT SUN JUN 5 2005

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

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.

JSN

Event by event

2 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Strong Wind, Kern Cty Mtns

When: June 5, 1:10 PM PST to 9:00 PM PST
Where: Kern Cty Mtns forecast zone
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Strong Wind, Indian Wells Vly

When: June 5, 2:05 PM PST to 9:00 PM PST
Where: Indian Wells Vly forecast zone
Measured: 51 kt (59 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, June 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: 5462018, 5462019.