Strong Wind, Kern Cty Mtns
- When
- March 28, 6:00 AM PST to March 30, 2:00 AM PST
- Where
- Kern Cty Mtns forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph) measured gust
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Strong Wind in California, March 28 to 30, 2005
Gusty post-frontal west-northwest wind buffeted the Kern County Mountains and Desert areas late in the month.
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.
Gusty post-frontal west-northwest wind buffeted the Kern County Mountains and Desert areas late in the month.
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 Mar 28, 2:30 AM PST, 3 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 28, 2:30 AM PST, 3 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 230 AM PST MON MAR 28 2005 .SHORT TERM...BANDS OF RAIN CONTINUE TO REGENERATE OVER THE WEST CENTRAL SJV AS THE SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WEAKENS. I EXPECT THIS TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. AS FOR THE SYNOPTIC SITUATION, THE UPPER LEVEL CLOUD FIELD IS RAPIDLY RACING EASTWARD AWAY FROM THE AREA, LEAVING SOME LOWER LEVEL MOISTURE AND A TRAILING SURFACE FRONT, NOW LOCATED AROUND MERCED. WIND PROFILER AT CHOWCHILLA SHOWS COLDER AIR ALOFT HAS INDEED INVADED THE VALLEY AND THIS INSTABILITY SHOULD KEEP SCATTERED SHOWERS GOING FOR A GOOD PART OF THE DAY. CONTINUED INSTABILITY AND UPSLOPE FLOW WILL HELP THE SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY OVER THE SIERRA THIS MORNING, HOWEVER WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOW DOESNT APPEAR THAT LIKELY, THUS HAVE DECIDED TO LOWER THE WINTER STORM WARNING TO A SNOW ADVISORY IN ZONE 96 AND CONVERT THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY TO A SNOW ADVISORY IN ZONE 97. WINDS SHOULD REALLY GET CRANKING OVER THE KERN COUNTY DESERTS AS THE FRONT PUSHES THROUGH. LATEST MOS GUIDANCE FOR LANCASTER AND EDWARDS HAS SOME IMPRESSIVE 30 KNOT WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND THE WIND ADVISORY SHOULD HAVE NO PROBLEM VERIFYING. LATER THIS AFTERNOON, THE SHOWERS SHOULD BEGIN TO WANE AS THE TROUGH MOVES FURTHER EAST. CURRENT POP GRIDS DEPICT THIS TREND RATHER WELL. OVERNIGHT TONIGHT THERE REALLY SHOULDNT BE MUCH PRECIPITATION ACTION. ON TUESDAY, THE MODELS DIVERGE AS THE NAM SOLUTION IS DRY OVER THE AREA. THE LATEST GFS MODEL BRINGS A STRONGER SECONDARY SHORTWAVE INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, DRAGGING SOME LIGHT QPF INTO THE NORTHERN PARTS OF THE FORECAST AREA. WILL OPT TO KEEP THE POPS OVER THE SIERRA AND LEAVE THE SJV DRY FOR NOW. .LONG TERM...FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...MEDIUM RANGE MODELS REMAIN IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT THIS MORNING IN DEVELOPING A DRY PATTERN DURING THE EXTENDED PERIOD. ALL MODELS INTRODUCE AN AMPLIFYING RIDGE PATTERN AT THE START OF THE LONG TERM...WHICH IS EXPECTED TO PEAK OUT ON THURSDAY. AT PRESENT...WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO MAX OUT ON THURSDAY UNDER THE WARM SECTOR OF A COLD FRONTAL SYSTEM PUSHING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE THE NORTH OCCURS...MODELS BEGIN LOWERING 500MB HEIGHTS BY 30 TO 50 METERS. THIS IS HANDLE WELL IN THE GRIDS WITH MAX TEMPERATURES LOWERING BY 2 TO 3 DEG-F FROM DAY 4 TO DAY 5. YET...MODELS ONLY LOWER HEIGHTS TO AROUND 5600 METERS WHICH WILL KEEP MUCH OF THE VORT MAX ENERGY OVER WA/OR/NORCAL WITH ONLY CLOUDS...COOLER AIR AND SLIGHTLY BREEZY CONDITIONS FILTERING INTO THE DISTRICT BY THE END OF THE WEEK. BY SUNDAY...FLOW BECOMES MORE ZONAL KEEP COOLER CONDITIONS OVER THE DISTRICT WILL POOR RECOVERIES ON TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE END OF THE PERIOD. && .HNX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...SNOW ADVISORY FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA NORTH OF KERN COUNTY THROUGH NOON. ...WIND ADVISORY FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THROUGH TONIGHT. && WWW.WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD /USE ALL LOWER CASE/ DUDLEY/MOLINA
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 28, 5:00 AM PST, 1 hour before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 500 AM PST MON MAR 28 2005 CAZ089>094-291300- EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY- MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS- SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY- TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS-WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY- 500 AM PST MON MAR 28 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS. .DAY ONE...TODAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY 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. CAZ096-097-291300- SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 500 AM PST MON MAR 28 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO THE KERN COUNTY LINE. .DAY ONE...TODAY A SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 12 PM PST TODAY. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE /WWUS46 KHNX/ FOR FURTHER DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY 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. CAZ095-098-099-291300- INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS- SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT- 500 AM PST MON MAR 28 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS. .DAY ONE...TODAY A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH MIDNIGHT PST. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST WEATHER MESSAGE /WWUS76 KHNX/ FOR FURTHER DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY 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. JWM
Event by event
3 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong Wind, Se Kern Cty Desert
- When
- March 28, 6:00 AM PST to March 30, 2:00 AM PST
- Where
- Se Kern Cty Desert forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) measured gust
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Strong Wind, Indian Wells Vly
- When
- March 28, 6:00 AM PST to March 30, 2:00 AM PST
- Where
- Indian Wells Vly forecast zone
- Measured
- 59 kt (68 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
- Rip Current in Florida, March 28, 2005
- Lightning Strike in Pennsylvania, March 28, 2005
- Flood in New York, March 28 to 29, 2005
- Flooding in Rhode Island, March 28 to 31, 2005
- Flash Flood in Georgia, March 28, 2005
- Flash Flood in New York, March 28, 2005
- Strong Wind in Florida, March 28, 2005
- Flooding in Indiana, March 28, 2005
- Winter Weather in Vermont, March 28, 2005
- Flood in Pennsylvania, March 28 to 31, 2005
- Flood in New York, March 28 to 31, 2005
- Flood and Heavy Rain in New York, March 28 to 29, 2005
More
Every storm in California in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in California, March 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: 5444732, 5444733, 5444734.