Strong Wind, Kern Cty Mtns
- When
- June 3, 9:00 AM PST to June 5, 2:00 AM PST
- Where
- Kern Cty Mtns forecast zone
- Measured
- 49 kt (56 mph) measured gust
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- Mesonet
Strong Wind in California, June 3 to 5, 2008
A trough of low pressure reached the central California interior between the 2nd to the 4th. A dry cold front associated with the trough brought gusty winds to the Kern County deserts on June 3rd, and several degrees cooling to the entire region on the 4th.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Crop damage
- $4,000
- Events
- 7
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 trough of low pressure reached the central California interior between the 2nd to the 4th. A dry cold front associated with the trough brought gusty winds to the Kern County deserts on June 3rd, and several degrees cooling to the entire region on the 4th. Winds gusted to 50 mph in the Indian Wells Valley, and to nearly 70 mph at Mojave. In the San Joaquin Valley, winds gusted to 35 mph at Meadows Field Airport in Bakersfield, with similar readings across the Valley floor. This trough was stronger than its predecessor, and the push of cold air that moved into the region dropped high temperatures from the mid 80s on the 3rd to the upper 70s to around 80 the next day.
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 3, 7:45 AM PST, 1 hour 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 3, 7:45 AM PST, 1 hour 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 845 AM PDT TUE JUN 3 2008 .DISCUSSION...NO UPDATES THIS MORNING AS CURRENT FORECAST LOOKS OKAY. NORTHWEST FLOW OVER CENTRAL CALIFORNIA IS STRENGTHENING AS THE JET BEGINS TO DIVE SOUTHEAST INTO THE WEST COAST. FORECAST MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW A WINDY PATTERN OVER THE AREA BEGINNING LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE COAST AND INLAND DESERTS OCCUR DUE TO A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WHICH IS PROJECTED TO FORM ALONG THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. THIS FORECASTER SEES STRONG UPPER SUPPORT AS THE DEEP 500 MB CYCLONE MOVES ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN WHILE THE CORE OF THE 140 KNOT JET STREAM STRADDLES THE CALIFORNIA/NEVADA BORDER DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WOULDNT BE SURPRISED AT ALL TO SEE SEVERAL LOCATIONS EXCEED HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOWEVER THE WIND ADVISORY WILL HAVE TO DO. && .AVIATION...LOCALLY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER THE SIERRA SUMMITS AND IN THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERT FROM MIDDAY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. OTHERWISE...VFR CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INTERIOR THROUGH 18Z WEDNESDAY. && .AIR QUALITY ISSUES... NONE && .HNX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 AM PDT THURSDAY FOR CAZ095-098-099. && PUBLIC...DUDLEY AVN/FW...DCH WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
Event by event
7 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong Wind, Indian Wells Vly
- When
- June 3, 9:00 AM PST to June 5, 2:00 AM PST
- Where
- Indian Wells Vly forecast zone
- Measured
- 49 kt (56 mph) measured gust
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- Mesonet
Strong Wind, Se Kern Cty Desert
- When
- June 3, 9:00 AM PST to June 5, 2:00 AM PST
- Where
- Se Kern Cty Desert forecast zone
- Measured
- 49 kt (56 mph) measured gust
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- Mesonet
Strong Wind, W Central S.J. Valley
- When
- June 4, 10:13 AM PST to 8:00 PM PST
- Where
- W Central S.J. Valley forecast zone
- Measured
- 40 kt (46 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $100
- Crop damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- Mesonet
Strong Wind, E Central S.J. Valley
- When
- June 4, 10:13 AM PST to 8:00 PM PST
- Where
- E Central S.J. Valley forecast zone
- Measured
- 40 kt (46 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $100
- Crop damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- Mesonet
Strong Wind, Sw S.J. Valley
- When
- June 4, 10:13 AM PST to 8:00 PM PST
- Where
- Sw S.J. Valley forecast zone
- Measured
- 40 kt (46 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $100
- Crop damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- Mesonet
Strong Wind, Se S.J. Valley
- When
- June 4, 10:13 AM PST to 8:00 PM PST
- Where
- Se S.J. Valley forecast zone
- Measured
- 40 kt (46 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $100
- Crop damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- Mesonet
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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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: 121178, 121179, 121180, 121181, 121182, 121183, 121184.