Winds increased along the Mojave Desert Slopes and in the south end of the Southern Sierra Nevada between the morning of February 17 and February 18 as a slow moving low pressure system moved across the Great Basin with an associated cold front pushing southward through central California. As a result, several stations measured wind gusts exceeding 45 mph with a few stations reporting brief…
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The episode as NWS HNX wrote it up.
Winds increased along the Mojave Desert Slopes and in the south end of the Southern Sierra Nevada between the morning of February 17 and February 18 as a slow moving low pressure system moved across the Great Basin with an associated cold front pushing southward through central California. As a result, several stations measured wind gusts exceeding 45 mph with a few stations reporting brief gusts above 60 mph.
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 Feb 16, 9:10 PM PST, 4 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Hanford CA 910 PM PST Sun Feb 16 2025 .UPDATE... Latest Air Quality Outlook for Monday and the Aviation Forecast Discussion for 06Z Monday. && .AVIATION... 06Z Monday: VFR conditions expected across the Central California Interior for the next 24 hours. The probability of MVFR visibility due to mist sits at around 30-40 percent with a 5-15 percent chance of IFR between 13Z and 17Z Monday over the San Joaquin Valley, mainly north of Kern County. Surface Wind Gusting to 40 knots over the Eastern Slopes of the Kern County Mountains near KMHV possible after 12Z Monday. && .AIR QUALITY ISSUES... On Monday February 17 2025, Fireplace/Wood Stove Burning Status is: Burning Discouraged in Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Merced, and Tulare Counties, and Kern (Greater Frazier Park Area) and Sequoia National Park and Forest. && .CERTAINTY... The level of certainty for days 1 and 2 is high. The level of certainty for days 3 through 7 is medium. Certainty levels include low...medium...and high. Please visit www.weather.gov/hnx/certainty.html for additional information and/or to provide feedback. && .HNX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Wind Advisory from 4 AM Monday to 7 AM PST Tuesday for CAZ338. && Aviation....Molina weather.gov/hanford
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
4 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The Southern California Edison station at Paradise Cove measured a peak wind gust of 58 mph.
The Bird Springs Pass RAWS measured a peak wind gust of 61 mph.
The Southern California Edison station at Cottonwood Creek West measured a peak wind gust of 68 mph.
The Southern California Edison station at Little Oak Canyon measured a peak wind gust of 59 mph.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 1227866, 1227865, 1227869, 1227868.