Strong Wind, Kern Cty Mtns
- When
- March 9, 1:14 PM PST to March 10, 4:15 AM PST
- Where
- Kern Cty Mtns forecast zone
- Measured
- 40 kt (46 mph) measured gust
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Strong Wind in California, March 9 to 10, 2006
Gusty WNW wind associated with an active weather system swept the Kern County Mountains and Desert late on the 9th and early 10th.
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 WNW wind associated with an active weather system swept the Kern County Mountains and Desert late on the 9th and early 10th.
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 9, 9:30 AM PST, 3 hours 44 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 9, 9:30 AM PST, 3 hours 44 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
930 AM PST THU MAR 9 2006
.SHORT TERM...RATHER ACTIVE WEATHER DAY DEVELOPING AS A FRONTAL
SYSTEM CONTINUES TO PUSH INTO THE DISTRICT TODAY. CURRENTLY...
REGIONAL DOPPLER RADAR DISPLAYS VERY LIGHT PRECIP...POSSIBLY VIRGA
MOVING THROUGH THE MARIPOSA/MADERA FOOTHILLS AND INTO THE YOSEMITE
AREA. AS OF YET...WILL CONTINUE TO EXPECT THE WEAKENING FRONTAL
SYSTEM TO MOVE THROUGH CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AND BRING A LOW CHANCE OF
LIGHT SHOWERS TO THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE DISTRICT...ALONG WITH
A SLIGHTLY HIGHER POTENTIAL OVER THE MOUNTAINS. THIS MORNINGS SHORT
RANGE MODEL SUITE ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH FORMING CHANNELED FLOW
VORT LOBES MOVING THROUGH THE DEVELOPING TROF PATTERN...ALONG WITH A
+110KTS JET MAX DIVING INTO THE AREA. MODELS KEEP THE LEFT FRONT
QUAD OF THE JET MAX OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE DISTRICT...WHERE
THE HIGHER POTENTIAL FOR PRECIP CURRENTLY RESIDES. THIS CHANNELED
FLOW VORTICITY WILL BE MORE OF A WIND MAKER THAN THAT OF PRECIP.
THEREFORE...WILL MAINTAIN THE WINTER STORM WATCH AS IS...DUE TO THE
UNCERTAINTY...AND PLAN ON UPGRADING TO A WARNING THIS AFTERNOON.
YET...WILL UPDATE THE WIND ADVISORY TO INCLUDE THE KERN MOUNTAINS AS
THIS EVENT IS ON TRACK FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT. MODELS STILL PROGGING
SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS FROM SFO TO LAS TO RISE TO AROUND 16MB
THIS AFTERNOON AND SLOWLY LOWER OVERNIGHT. WHILE MODELS SHOW LITTLE
INSTABILITY TODAY WITH ONLY WEAK CONVECTIVE SHOWERS EXPECTED...A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE DESTABILIZED AIRMASS OF FRIDAY
AND SATURDAY AFTERNOONS. AS THE COLD SYSTEM CONTINUES TO DROP TOWARD
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA...FORECAST REMAINS ON TRACK TO BRING VERY LOW
SNOW LEVELS IN SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH SATURDAY...WITH SOME WET
SNOWFLAKES POSSIBLY REACHING THE VALLEY FLOOR IN HEAVIER CONVECTION.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE NOTABLY COOLER FOR THE WEEKEND AS THE COLD
STORM SYSTEM MOVES IN...RUNNING 15 OR MORE DEGREES BELOW NORMAL.
NOTE: WHILE SNOW IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY IS
RARE...IT HAS HAPPENED...EVEN AS LATE AS MARCH. THE LATEST SNOW HAS
FALLEN IN BAKERSFIELD IS MARCH 8TH 1974...WHEN 1.5 INCH OF SNOW
FELL AT MEADOWS FIELD. SNOW HAS BEEN RECORDED EVEN LATER IN MARCH
AT FRESNO...WITH THE LATEST DATE FOR SNOW BEING MARCH 23RD 1916
/WHEN 0.1 INCH FELL/...AND ON THE SAME DATE IN 1929 /WITH 0.2 INCH
OF SNOW/.
&&
.AVIATION...GENERALLY VFR CONDITIONS OVER THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY
WITH LOCAL MVFR DUE TO -SHRA MAINLY FROM FRESNO COUNTY NORTH. SCT
SHOWERS WILL CREATE SOME MVFR TO LOCAL IFR CONDITIONS OVER THE
FOOTHILLS AND MOUNTAINS. THE DESERTS WILL REMAIN IN VFR CONDITIONS
FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. FOR SPECIFIC DETAILS...PLEASE REFER TO TAFS
FOR KMCE...KFAT AND KBFL.
&&
.HNX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR
THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA NORTH OF KERN COUNTY THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING.
...WIND ADVISORY FOR THE KERN COUNTY
DESERT FROM 10 AM TODAY THROUGH NOON FRIDAY.
&&
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD /USE ALL LOWER CASE/
MOLINAHazardous weather outlook, Mar 9, 5:00 AM PST, 8 hours 14 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 500 AM PST THU MAR 9 2006 CAZ096-097-101200- SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 500 AM PST THU MAR 9 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO THE KERN COUNTY LINE. .DAY ONE...TODAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE /WWUS46 KHNX...SFOWSWHNX/ FOR FURTHER DETAILS. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME BEYOND SATURDAY MORNING. SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THEIR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE. CAZ098-099-101200- INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT- 500 AM PST THU MAR 9 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERT. .DAY ONE...TODAY A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TODAY. SEE PRODUCT WWUS76 KHNX... SFONPWHNX FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY...DAY 2. SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THEIR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE. CAZ089>095-101200- WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY- SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY- MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS- KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 500 AM PST THU MAR 9 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AND ADJACENT SIERRA NEVADA FOOTHILLS. .DAY ONE...TODAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THEIR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE. BINGHAM
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 9, 11:34 AM PST, 1 hour 40 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...RESEND ONLY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 1134 AM PST THU MAR 9 2006 CAZ089>092-100200- WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY- SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY- 1134 AM PST THU MAR 9 2006 ...AN USUALLY COLD WEATHER SYSTEM TO AFFECT THE VALLEY... A WEATHER SYSTEM ORIGINATING IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION ON FRIDAY...AND WILL LINGER THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE AIRMASS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM IS VERY COLD...AND WILL DESTABILIZE IF ANY BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS ALLOW AFTERNOON HEATING. THIS MAY RESULT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRONG AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING THUNDERSTORMS BOTH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...HAIL...LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS. A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE SATURDAY...ESPECIALLY IN HEAVIER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. BECAUSE THE AIRMASS WILL BE UNSEASONABLY COLD...SNOW LEVELS MAY REACH THE VALLEY FLOOR SATURDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY. ALTHOUGH WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATING SNOW IS NOT EXPECTED ON THE VALLEY FLOOR...LOCAL AREAS...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE FOOTHILLS...WILL HAVE THE GREATEST CHANCE OF RECEIVING MEASURABLE SNOW. THERE IS ALSO A REAL THREAT OF FROST AND POSSIBLE FREEZING CONDITIONS ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY MORNINGS...IF SKIES CLEAR DURING THE NIGHTTIME HOURS. TEMPERATURES MAY BOTTOM OUT IN THE UPPER 20S ON BOTH SUNDAY AND MONDAY MORNINGS. BY MONDAY AFTERNOON...THE LOW IS PROJECTED TO MOVE EAST OF THE AREA AND TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO WARM UP. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE...FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. CAZ093>095-100200- MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS- KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 1134 AM PST THU MAR 9 2006 ...AN USUALLY COLD WEATHER SYSTEM TO AFFECT THE FOOTHILLS AND KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS THIS WEEKEND... A WEATHER SYSTEM ORIGINATING IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION ON FRIDAY...AND WILL LINGER THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE AIRMASS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM IS VERY COLD...AND WILL DESTABILIZE IF ANY BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS ALLOW AFTERNOON HEATING. THIS MAY RESULT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRONG AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING THUNDERSTORMS BOTH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...HAIL...LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS. A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE SATURDAY...ESPECIALLY IN HEAVIER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. BECAUSE THE AIRMASS WILL BE UNSEASONABLY COLD...SNOW LEVELS WILL LIKELY FALL TO LOWER FOOTHILL ELEVATIONS IN THE 1000 TO 1500 FOOT RANGE OVER THE NORTH...AND THE 1500 TO 2000 FOOT RANGE IN THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS...BY SUNDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL AFFECT MAJOR HIGHWAYS AND PASSES SUCH INTERSTATE 5 OVER THE GRAPEVINE...AND HIGHWAY 58 OVER TEHACHAPI PASS. THE EXACT AMOUNT OF MOISTURE WITH THIS SYSTEM IS QUESTIONABLE...HOWEVER SNOW AMOUNTS UP TO SEVERAL INCHES ARE CERTAINLY POSSIBLE BY LATE SUNDAY. BY MONDAY AFTERNOON...THE LOW IS PROJECTED TO MOVE EAST OF THE AREA AND THE THREAT OF SNOW WILL END. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE...FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. CAZ098-099-100200- INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT- 1134 AM PST THU MAR 9 2006 ...AN USUALLY COLD WEATHER SYSTEM TO AFFECT THE KERN DESERT THIS WEEKEND... A WEATHER SYSTEM ORIGINATING IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION BY LATE FRIDAY...AND WILL LINGER THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE AIRMASS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM IS VERY COLD AND SNOW LEVELS WILL LIKELY FALL TO THE 2000 TO 2500 FOOT RANGE BY SUNDAY MORNING. THE EXACT AMOUNT OF MOISTURE WITH THIS SYSTEM IS QUESTIONABLE...HOWEVER SNOW AMOUNTS UP TO SEVERAL INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY LATE SUNDAY AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. HIGHWAYS WHICH MAY BE AFFECTED BY SNOW INCLUDE U.S. 395 IN THE RED MOUNTAIN AND RANDSBURG AREA... HIGHWAY 14 FROM MOJAVE TO INYOKERN...AND HIGHWAY 58 NEAR MOJAVE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE...FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. WWW.WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD /USE ALL LOWER CASE/ SANGER
Event by event
3 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong Wind, Se Kern Cty Desert
- When
- March 9, 1:37 PM PST to March 10, 4:15 AM PST
- Where
- Se Kern Cty Desert forecast zone
- Measured
- 42 kt (48 mph) measured gust
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Strong Wind, Indian Wells Vly
- When
- March 9, 2:13 PM PST to March 10, 4:15 AM PST
- Where
- Indian Wells Vly forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 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
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- Strong Wind in Louisiana, March 9, 2006
- Damaging Winds in Mississippi, March 9, 2006
- Flash Flood in Missouri, March 9, 2006
- Flash Flood in Kentucky, March 9, 2006
- Avalanche and Heavy Snow in Utah, March 9 to 13, 2006
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, March 9, 2006
- Tornado and Hail in Mississippi, March 9, 2006
- Damaging Wind in Mississippi, March 9, 2006
- Tornado in Arkansas, March 9, 2006
- Damaging Winds and High Wind in Kentucky, March 9, 2006
More
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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: 5496236, 5496238, 5496237.