How Windy Was It In Rancho Santa Margarita? Strong Gusts In OC

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CA —The Southland confronted strong Santa Ana winds and freezing temperatures Tuesday, prompting a flurry of National Weather Service warnings and advisories.

A wind advisory will be in effect until 9 a.m. Wednesday in the Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area, the Santa Ana Mountains of Orange County and the county's inland areas. Also expected were gale-force winds in the Southland's outer waters, with winds of 20 to 30 knots and waves of 10 to 16 feet.

How windy was it in Orange County overnight? The National Weather Service clocked the strongest wind gusts in the county as of 10:30 a.m. Tuesday.

Fremont Canyon, in the Santa Ana Mountains, saw winds speeds of up to 71 miles per hour as of 10 a.m.

Elsewhere in the county, Trabuco Canyon experienced gusts over 60 miles per hour at 2 a.m. Tuesday.

San Clemente saw the strongest gusts of 57 miles per hour at 1:45 a.m.

Dove Canyon showed winds of 55 miles per hour at just after 5 a.m.

Silverado Canyon showed wind speeds at 49 miles per hour at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday.

Wind speeds along the Ortega Highway area were gusting at 42 miles per hour at 2 a.m.

In Irvine, winds were clocked at 40 miles per hour before 4:30 a.m.

The NWS also said that "gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects and make driving difficult, especially for high-profile vehicles. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result."

How windy was it in your area?

• Fremont Canyon 71 MPH 0951 AM 02/04
• Upper Bell 69 MPH 1256 AM 02/04
• Pleasants Peak 68 MPH 0800 AM 02/04
• Grand Terrace 68 MPH 0830 AM 02/04
• Trabuco Canyon (SCE) 61 MPH 0220 AM 02/04
• Upper Talega 58 MPH 0546 AM 02/04
• Waterman Canyon (SCE) 58 MPH 0910 AM 02/04
• San Clemente 57 MPH 0145 AM 02/04
• Talega Ridge 57 MPH 0322 AM 02/04
• Paivika Ridge 55 MPH 1000 AM 02/04

...HIGHEST 12-HOUR PEAK WIND GUST REPORTS AS OF 1040 AM TUESDAY...
Santa Ana Mountains and Foothills...

• Fremont Canyon 71 MPH 0951 AM 02/04
• Pleasants Peak 68 MPH 0800 AM 02/04
• Upper Talega 58 MPH 0546 AM 02/04
• Santiago Peak 54 MPH 0240 AM 02/04
• Santiago Peak 3 54 MPH 0240 AM 02/04
• Case Springs 52 MPH 0122 AM 02/04
• Trabuco Canyon 2 (SCE) 52 MPH 0950 AM 02/04
• El Cariso RAWS 47 MPH 1020 AM 02/04
• La Cresta 41 MPH 0631 AM 02/04
• Lake Elsinore Vista Point 41 MPH 1130 PM 02/03
• Sierra Peak 40 MPH 0931 AM 02/04

...Orange County Inland...

• Upper Bell 69 MPH 1256 AM 02/04
• Trabuco Canyon (SCE) 61 MPH 0220 AM 02/04
• San Clemente 57 MPH 0145 AM 02/04
• Dove Canyon (SCE) 55 MPH 0510 AM 02/04
• Baker Canyon (SCE) 53 MPH 0720 AM 02/04
• East Orange (SCE) 51 MPH 1000 AM 02/04
• Santiago Canyon 2 (SCE) 49 MPH 1200 AM 02/04
• Silverado Canyon (SCE) 49 MPH 1030 AM 02/04
• Villa Park Dam (SCE) 47 MPH 0350 AM 02/04
• San Juan Hills 45 MPH 0106 AM 02/04
• Santiago Canyon 3 (SCE) 45 MPH 0200 AM 02/04
• Hicks Canyon (SCE) 44 MPH 0320 AM 02/04
• Foothill Ranch (SCE) 43 MPH 1200 AM 02/04
• Foothill Ranch 42 MPH 0142 AM 02/04
• Bell Canyon RAWS 42 MPH 0251 AM 02/04
• Cristianitos (SDGE) 42 MPH 0130 AM 02/04
• Ortega (SDGE) 42 MPH 0200 AM 02/04
• Little Joaquin Valley (SCE) 41 MPH 0300 AM 02/04
• Irvine (SCE) 41 MPH 0420 AM 02/04
• Gypsum Canyon (SCE) 40 MPH 0130 AM 02/04
• Bee Canyon (SCE) 40 MPH 0410 AM 02/04
• Peters Canyon (SCE) 40 MPH 1240 AM 02/04

A slight warming trend would begin Wednesday, the NWS said.