Strong and gusty northerly winds affected the mountains of Ventura and Los Angeles counties. The strongest north winds occurred in and around the Interstate 5 corridor with gusts to 70 MPH reported.
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.
The episode as NWS LOX wrote it up.
Strong and gusty northerly winds affected the mountains of Ventura and Los Angeles counties. The strongest north winds occurred in and around the Interstate 5 corridor with gusts to 70 MPH reported.
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 Los Angeles, CA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 1, 10:22 PM PST, 4 hours 15 minutes earlier.
SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 1022 PM PST FRI JAN 1 2010 ...UPDATED AVIATION SECTION... .SYNOPSIS...GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL LAST THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING IN LOCALLY FAVORED PASSES AND CANYONS...BRINGING MILD AND DRY CONDITIONS FOR THE WEEKEND. COOLER TEMPERATURES AND PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES MAY ARRIVE BY MIDWEEK...WITH AN UNSETTLED PATTERN LATE NEXT WEEK. && .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT-MON)...GRADIENTS CONTINUE TO BECOME INCREASINGLY OFFSHORE THIS EVENING...AND WITH SOME UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT AND SLIGHT COLD AIR ADVECTION IT LOOKS LIKE STRONG AND GUSTY N TO NE CANYON WINDS WILL AFFECT THE MOUNTAINS OF SBA/VTU/L.A. COUNTIES...THE S SBA COUNTY COAST...AND THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY OVERNIGHT INTO SAT MORNING. AS A RESULT...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS...WITH WINDS GUSTING TO 50 MPH OR MORE AT TIMES IN THE MTNS...AND UP TO 45 MPH AT TIMES FOR THE SBA S COAST AND SANTA CLARITA VALLEY. GUSTY N TO NE WINDS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE FOR THE VTU COUNTY VALLEYS AND THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY OVERNIGHT... BUT WINDS HERE SHOULD REMAIN GENERALLY BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS. PLEASE SEE LAXNPWLOX FOR FURTHER DETAILS ON THE WIND ADVISORIES. OTHERWISE...MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES WILL COVER THE DISTRICT OVERNIGHT... WITH TEMPS COOL IN WIND SHELTERED AREAS BUT MILD IN THE BREEZY TO WINDY LOCATIONS FROM THE VALLEYS TO THE FOOTHILLS. AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BUILD INTO SRN CA ON SAT AND LINGER SAT NIGHT INTO SUN MORNING BEFORE MOVING E SUN AFTERNOON. IT LOOKS LIKE A WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROF WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION FOR MON. OFFSHORE FLOW MAINLY NIGHT AND MORNING HOURS IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST OVER THE DISTRICT SAT THRU MON MORNING...ALTHO WINDS SHOULD BE GENERALLY BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS AFTER SAT MORNING...AND ARE EXPECTED TO BE WEAKEST SUN NIGHT INTO MON MORNING. DRY AND MILD WEATHER WITH TEMPS SEVERAL DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL IS EXPECTED FOR THE MOST PART SAT THRU MON. THERE WILL ALSO BE SOME HI CLOUDS FROM TIME TO TIME DURING THE PERIOD... OTHERWISE MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES SHOULD PREVAIL ACROSS THE REGION. ...FROM PREVIOUS DISCUSSION... .LONG TERM (TUE-FRI)...THE EXTENDED PERIOD LOOKS DRY THROUGH THURSDAY WITH A GRADUAL DOWNWARD TREND IN TEMPERATURES. THE WEST COAST RIDGE SLOWLY BREAKS DOWN UNDER THE STRAIN OF CONTINUED TROUGH ENERGY APPROACHING FROM THE WEST. BY FRIDAY...BOTH THE GFS AND THE ECMWF MODELS INDICATE A TROUGH IS FINALLY ABLE TO BREAK THROUGH AND GIVE THE FORECAST AREA ITS FIRST CHANCE OF RAIN. THEREFORE...SLIGHT CHANCE POPS HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED ON FRIDAY FOR AT LEAST THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA. && .AVIATION...02/0622Z. VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT ALL TERMINALS EXCEPT FOR VLIFR TO IFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED AT KPRB BETWEEN 12Z AND 16Z...BUT THERE IS A CHANCE THAT CONDITIONS COULD DETERIORATE AS SOON AS 10Z TONIGHT. OTHERWISE...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO STRONG TURBULENCE AND LOW-LEVEL WIND SHEAR WILL OCCUR AT KSBA...KVNY...AND KBUR AT LEAST 14Z SATURDAY. WIND ISSUES COULD LINGER INTO 21Z. KLAX...VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD WITH ANY OFFSHORE WINDS REMAINING LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. KBUR...VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO STRONG TURBULENCE AND LOW-LEVEL WIND SHEAR WILL OCCUR THROUGH 15Z SATURDAY...WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF WIND ISSUES PERSISTING UNTIL 21Z. && .LOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND ADVISORY (SEE LAXNPWLOX). SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY (SEE LAXMWWLOX). && PUBLIC...SIRARD/SWEET AVIATION...HALL SYNOPSIS...BARTLING WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 325 PM PST FRI JAN 1 2010 CAZ034>041-044>046-051>054-059-087-088-547-548-021400- SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-SANTA YNEZ VALLEY- SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-CUYAMA VALLEY- SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-VENTURA COUNTY COAST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS- SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA- SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE- ANTELOPE VALLEY-CATALINA ISLAND-SANTA CLARITA VALLEY- LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY- LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN GABRIEL VALLEY- 325 PM PST FRI JAN 1 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE... TODAY GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT...MOSTLY NEAR THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR AND THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE. THESE WINDS MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. * WIND ADVISORY..............SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS * .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY MORNING...MOSTLY NEAR THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR AND THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE. THESE WINDS SHOULD SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST ON SATURDAY...AND WILL ALSO CREATE BREEZY CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES. THESE WINDS MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. A MODERATE WESTERLY SWELL WILL PRODUCE INCREASED SURF AND A MODERATE POSSIBILITY FOR RIP CURRENTS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE CENTRAL COAST. * WIND ADVISORY..............SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS * .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. KITTELL
2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong northerly winds were reported in the mountains of Los Angeles county. The Whitaker Peak RAWS sensor reported a north wind gust of 70 MPH while the Camp Nine RAWS reported a north wind gust of 58 MPH.
Strong northerly winds were reported in the mountains of Ventura county. North wind gusts to 70 MPH were reported near the Interstate 5 corridor.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in California in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in California, January 2010
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: 209194, 209195.