High Wind in California, November 19 to 21, 2023

Name: High Wind in California, November 19 to 21, 2023
Start: 2023-11-19T06:52
End: 2023-11-21T04:00
Location: California

November 19 to 21, 2023 · NWS LOX · 16 events in 16 counties and zones

Strong and gusty Santa Ana winds impacted many areas of Ventura and Los Angeles counties. Northeasterly wind gusts up to 93 MPH were reported.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 16

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 LOX wrote it up.

Strong and gusty Santa Ana winds impacted many areas of Ventura and Los Angeles counties. Northeasterly wind gusts up to 93 MPH were reported. Also, some strong northeasterly winds were observed across the mountains of Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties with peak gusts of 66 MPH.

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Event by event

16 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Antelope Valley

When: November 19, 6:52 AM PST to 8:50 AM PST
Where: Antelope Valley forecast zone
Measured: 54 kt (62 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 34.198, -118.261 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong and gusty northeasterly winds impacted the Antelope Valley. Some peak gusts include: Rivera Canyon (gust 62 MPH) and Fox Field in Lancaster (gust 58 MPH).

High Wind, Northwestern Los Angeles County Mountains Including the Interstate 5 Corridor

When: November 19, 7:03 AM PST to 9:57 PM PST
Where: Northwestern Los Angeles County Mountains Including the Interstate 5 Corridor forecast zone
Measured: 67 kt (77 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 34.198, -118.261 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong and gusty northeasterly winds impacted the Northwestern Mountains of Los Angeles county. Some peak gusts include: Whitaker Peak RAWS (77 MPH), Sandberg ASOS (gust 63 MPH) and Marple Canyon (gust 59 MPH).

High Wind, Western San Gabriel Mountains Including the Highway 14 Corridor

When: November 19, 7:30 AM PST to November 21, 1:20 AM PST
Where: Western San Gabriel Mountains Including the Highway 14 Corridor forecast zone
Measured: 81 kt (93 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 34.198, -118.261 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong and gusty northeasterly winds impacted the Western Range of the San Gabriel Mountains. Some peak gusts include: Magic Mountain Truck Trail (gust 93 MPH), Chilao RAWS (gust 79 MPH), Camp Nine RAWS (gust 73 MPH) and Sierra Peloma (gust 62 MPH).

High Wind, Western Antelope Valley Foothills

When: November 19, 8:40 AM PST to 1:40 PM PST
Where: Western Antelope Valley Foothills forecast zone
Measured: 63 kt (72 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 34.198, -118.261 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong and gusty northeasterly winds impacted the Western Foothills of the Antelope Valley. The Oso Canyon sensor reported peak gusts of 72 MPH.

High Wind, Santa Ynez Mountains Eastern Range

When: November 19, 3:47 PM PDT to 9:47 PM PDT
Where: Santa Ynez Mountains Eastern Range forecast zone
Measured: 54 kt (62 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 34.448, -119.578 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong and gusty northerly winds impacted the Eastern Range of the Santa Ynez Mountains. The Montecito Hills RAWS sensor reported peak gusts of 62 MPH.

High Wind, Santa Susana Mountains

When: November 19, 3:20 PM PST to November 21, 3:20 AM PST
Where: Santa Susana Mountains forecast zone
Measured: 76 kt (87 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 34.278, -118.693 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong and gusty northeasterly winds impacted the Santa Susana Mountains. Some peak gusts include: Browns Canyon (gust 87 MPH), Palo Sola Truck Road (gust 83 MPH), Porter Ranch (gust 70 MPH) and Happy Camp (gust 62 MPH).

High Wind, Est Santa Monica Mountains

When: November 19, 8:56 PM PST to November 20, 5:56 AM PST
Where: Est Santa Monica Mountains forecast zone
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 34.198, -118.261 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong and gusty northerly winds impacted the Eastern Range of the Santa Monica Mountains. The Malibu Hills RAWS sensor reported peak gusts of 65 MPH.

High Wind, Santa Clarita Valley

When: November 19, 9:57 PM PST to November 20, 8:20 AM PST
Where: Santa Clarita Valley forecast zone
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 34.198, -118.261 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong and gusty northeasterly winds impacted the Santa Clarita Valley. Some peak gusts include: Solemint Motorway (gust 70 MPH) and Saugus (gust 59 MPH).

High Wind, Santa Lucia Mountains

When: November 20, 2:20 AM PDT to 4:00 AM PDT
Where: Santa Lucia Mountains forecast zone
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 35.387, -120.452 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong and gusty northerly winds impacted the Santa Lucia Mountains in San Luis Obispo county. Some peak gusts include: High School Hill (gust 70 MPH) and Coyote Canyon Road (gust 65 MPH).

High Wind, San Luis Obispo County Mountains

When: November 20, 3:10 AM PDT to 7:20 AM PDT
Where: San Luis Obispo County Mountains forecast zone
Measured: 57 kt (66 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 35.387, -120.452 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong and gusty northeasterly winds impacted the mountains of San Luis Obispo county. The Mount Lowe sensor reported peak gusts of 66 MPH.

High Wind, Western Santa Monica Mountains

When: November 20, 3:15 AM PST to November 21, 12:30 AM PST
Where: Western Santa Monica Mountains forecast zone
Measured: 71 kt (82 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 34.278, -118.693 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong and gusty northerly winds impacted the Western Range of the Santa Monica Mountains. The Boney Mountain RAWS sensor reported peak gusts of 82 MPH.

High Wind, Southest Ventura County Valleys

When: November 20, 4:00 AM PST to November 21, 4:00 AM PST
Where: Southest Ventura County Valleys forecast zone
Measured: 57 kt (66 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 34.358, -119.126 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong and gusty northeasterly winds impacted the Southeast Valleys of Ventura county. Some peak gusts include: Cheseboro (gust 66 MPH), Cochran Street (gust 65 MPH) and Miller Ranch (gust 61 MPH).

High Wind, Western San Fernando Valley

When: November 20, 4:20 AM PST to 9:30 AM PST
Where: Western San Fernando Valley forecast zone
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 34.198, -118.261 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong and gusty northeasterly winds impacted the western half of the San Fernando Valley. Some peak gusts include: Trigger Street (gust 60 MPH) and Poema Place (gust 58 MPH).

High Wind, Malibu Coast

When: November 20, 8:20 AM PDT to 9:40 AM PDT
Where: Malibu Coast forecast zone
Measured: 54 kt (62 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 34.198, -118.261 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong and gusty northeasterly winds impacted the Malibu Coast. Some peak gusts include: Escondido Canyon (gust 62 MPH) and Arroyo Sequit (gust 60 MPH).

High Wind, Ventura County Inland Coast

When: November 20, 9:44 AM PDT to 1:14 PM PDT
Where: Ventura County Inland Coast forecast zone
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 34.358, -119.126 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong and gusty northeasterly winds impacted the Inland Coast of Ventura county. Some peak gusts include: Camarillo (gust 75 MPH) and Point Mugu (gust 64 MPH).

High Wind, Santa Barbara County Interior Mountains

When: November 20, 9:06 PM PDT to November 21, 12:05 AM PDT
Where: Santa Barbara County Interior Mountains forecast zone
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 34.538, -120.031 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong and gusty northerly winds impacted the Interior Mountains of Santa Barbara county. The Tepusquet RAWS sensor reported peak gusts of 65 MPH.

What these are

High Wind: Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1149653, 1149652, 1149650, 1149651, 1149656, 1149654, 1149657, 1149655, 1149659, 1149661, 1149658, 1149648, 1149646, 1149649, 1149647, 1149660.