California, 2024

High Wind in California, January 10 to 11, 2024

January 10 to 11, 2024 · NWS LOX · 9 events in 9 counties and zones

A third round of strong and gusty north winds impacted many sections of Southwestern California. Wind gusts, up to 78 MPH, were reported.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 9 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

Open the live radar over this ground

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
9

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.

A third round of strong and gusty north winds impacted many sections of Southwestern California. Wind gusts, up to 78 MPH, were reported.

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 Los Angeles, CA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 10, 7:24 PM PST, 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 10, 7:24 PM PST, 49 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

Open the radar archive at this moment

Event by event

9 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Catalina and Santa Barbara Islands

When
January 10, 8:13 PM PST to January 11, 6:22 AM PST
Where
Catalina and Santa Barbara Islands 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 northwest winds impacted Catalina and Santa Barbara Islands. On Catalina Island, gusts up to 69 MPH were reported. On Santa Barbara Island, gusts up to 73 MPH were reported.

High Wind, Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast

When
January 11, 3:50 AM PDT to 5:10 AM PDT
Where
Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast forecast zone
Measured
53 kt (61 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
34.538, -120.031 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong and gusty northwest to north winds impacted the Southwestern Coast of Santa Barbara county. Some peak gusts include: Coastal View (gust 61 MPH) and De La Concepcion (gust 59 MPH).

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

When
January 11, 3:33 AM PST to 8:57 AM PST
Where
Northwestern Los Angeles County Mountains Including the Interstate 5 Corridor forecast zone
Measured
66 kt (76 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
34.198, -118.261 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong and gusty northwest to north winds impacted the Interstate 5 Corridor in the Los Angeles county mountains. Some peak gusts include: Whitaker Peak RAWS (gust 76 MPH), Sandberg ASOS (gust 67 MPH) and Old Ridge Road (gust 60 MPH).

High Wind, Western Antelope Valley Foothills

When
January 11, 5:00 AM PST to 7:50 AM PST
Where
Western Antelope Valley Foothills 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 northwest winds impacted the Western Foothills of the Antelope Valley. Some peak gusts include: Oso Canyon (gust 65 MPH) and Sky Vista Terrace (gust 59 MPH).

High Wind, San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands

When
January 11, 5:13 AM PST to 9:00 AM PST
Where
San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands 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 northwest winds impacted Santa Rosa Island. Wind gusts up to 65 MPH were reported by automated sensors on the island.

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

When
January 11, 5:30 AM PST to 9:55 AM PST
Where
Western San Gabriel Mountains Including the Highway 14 Corridor forecast zone
Measured
68 kt (78 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
34.198, -118.261 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong and gusty northwest to north winds impacted the Western Range of the San Gabriel Mountains. Some peak gusts include: Chilao RAWS (gust 78 MPH), Camp Nine RAWS (gust 69 MPH), Magic Mountain Truck Trail (gust 65 MPH), Sombrero Road (gust 65 MPH) and Sierra Pelona West (gust 59 MPH).

High Wind, Western Santa Monica Mountains

When
January 11, 6:00 AM PST to 10:00 AM PST
Where
Western Santa Monica Mountains forecast zone
Measured
51 kt (59 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
34.278, -118.693 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong and gusty northwest to north winds impacted the Western Range of the Santa Monica Mountains. The SCE sensor at Deer Creek Canyon reported wind gusts up to 59 MPH.

High Wind, Est San Gabriel Mountains

When
January 11, 6:40 AM PST to 8:40 AM PST
Where
Est San Gabriel Mountains forecast zone
Measured
62 kt (71 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
34.198, -118.261 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong and gusty northwest to north winds impacted the Eastern Range of the San Gabriel Mountains. Some peak gusts include: Crystal Lake Road (gust 71 MPH), Barley Flats (gust 61 MPH) and Rincon OHV Trail (gust 58 MPH).

High Wind, Santa Susana Mountains

When
January 11, 8:30 AM PST to 11:40 AM PST
Where
Santa Susana Mountains forecast zone
Measured
61 kt (70 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
34.278, -118.693 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong and gusty northwest to north winds impacted the Santa Susana Mountains. Some peak gusts include: Browns Canyon (gust 70 MPH) and Palo Sola Truck Road (gust 59 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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in California in 2024Every state in 2024This day in weather historyWarnings in California, January 2024

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: 1159929, 1159941, 1159944, 1159937, 1159950, 1159935, 1159931, 1159946, 1159949.