Strong Wind, Se Kern Cty Desert
- When
- October 5, 4:32 AM PST to 12:13 PM PST
- Where
- Se Kern Cty Desert forecast zone
- Measured
- 49 kt (56 mph) measured gust
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- Mesonet
High Wind and Strong Wind in California, October 5, 2007
A cold, mostly dry trough reached California on the 4th, and San Joaquin Valley temperatures plunging into the lower to mid 70s (a drop of 13-14 degrees from the previous day), and further cooling into the 60s the next two days. Light precipitation fell on the northern parts of the San Joaquin Valley, but stayed mainly north of Fresno.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $1,000
- 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.
A cold, mostly dry trough reached California on the 4th, and San Joaquin Valley temperatures plunging into the lower to mid 70s (a drop of 13-14 degrees from the previous day), and further cooling into the 60s the next two days. Light precipitation fell on the northern parts of the San Joaquin Valley, but stayed mainly north of Fresno. To the south, the main impact was wind, as winds occasionally gusted over 55 mph in the Kern County mountains and deserts on October 4. During the morning of the 5th winds gusted as high as 68 mph, about 10 miles northwest of Ridgecrest in Kern County. Gusty winds continued through the afternoon, with a wind gust of 76 mph reported at Indian Wells Canyon.
Event by event
1 strong wind, 1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Se Kern Cty Desert
- When
- October 5, 12:13 PM PST to 1:13 PM PST
- Where
- Se Kern Cty Desert forecast zone
- Measured
- 66 kt (76 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
What these are
- Strong Wind
- Non-thunderstorm winds below high wind criteria that nonetheless caused damage or casualties.
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flood in Nebraska, October 5, 2007
- Dense Fog in New Jersey, October 5 to 6, 2007
- Dense Fog in Pennsylvania, October 5 to 6, 2007
- Dense Fog in Virginia, October 5, 2007
- Dense Fog in Maryland, October 5, 2007
- Dense Fog in Maryland, October 5 to 6, 2007
- Dense Fog in Virginia, October 5 to 6, 2007
- Dense Fog in Delaware, October 5 to 6, 2007
- High Wind in Utah, October 5, 2007
- Dense Fog in West Virginia, October 5 to 6, 2007
- Hail in South Dakota, October 5 to 6, 2007
- Hail in Minnesota, October 5 to 6, 2007
More
Every storm in California in 2007Every state in 2007This day in weather historyWarnings in California, October 2007
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 64431, 64411.