California, 2006

Strong Wind in California, January 18, 2006

January 18, 2006 · NWS VEF · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 strong wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$10,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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.

Event by event

1 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Strong Wind, W Inyo

When
January 18, 3:29 PM PST
Where
W Inyo forecast zone
Measured
45 kt (52 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT

18-wheeler flipped over on Highway 395 50 miles south of Independence.

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

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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: 5486253.