Strong Wind in California, October 3 to 4, 2013

Name: Strong Wind in California, October 3 to 4, 2013
Start: 2013-10-03T07:00
End: 2013-10-04T19:00
Location: California

October 3 to 4, 2013 · NWS STO · 1 event in 1 county or zone

North wind event in the Central Valley caused thousands of power outages. Peak wind gusts ranged from 35 to 50 mph across the valley and delta.

The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $5,000
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.

What happened

The episode as NWS STO wrote it up.

North wind event in the Central Valley caused thousands of power outages. Peak wind gusts ranged from 35 to 50 mph across the valley and delta.

Event by event

1 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Strong Wind, Southern Sacramento Valley

When: October 3, 7:00 AM PST to October 4, 7:00 PM PST
Where: Southern Sacramento Valley forecast zone
Measured: 40 kt (46 mph) measured gust
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: ASOS

North wind event produced sustained winds of 15 to 25mph with gusts up to 35 to 45mph for the Southern Sacramento Valley. The power went out for nearly 11,000 customers in Rio Linda and North Highland (northern Sacramento) areas. Additional several hundred power outages were recorded in West Sacramento, Orangevale, and Fair Oaks. Total power outages in the Sacramento metro were estimated to be 16,000 customers due to strong winds. Two of the outages were said to be caused by falling tree limbs.

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

Every storm in California in 2013 Every state in 2013 This day in weather history Warnings in California, October 2013

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: 479071.