Weather
Top Wind Gusts Across Orange County Blow Residents Away
As winds blast across the Southland, here are some of the strongest gusts across inland and coastal Orange County.
ORANGE COUNTY, CA — Gale winds buffeted most of Orange County throughout Tuesday. While residents hunkered down and battled blowing trash cans, the National Weather Service has recorded wind speeds upwards of 68 miles per hour.
The high wind warning will remain in effect until 6 p.m. Wednesday in the Orange County coastal areas. According to the National Weather Service, winds are expected to diminish Thursday through next weekend.
The top wind gusts in the southland were in San Bernardino County Mountains, with winds blowing at 86 miles per hour at Marshall Peak. Beaumont
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Chino Hills saw the highest wind speeds at just after 1 p.m., the NWS says.
At the coast, Laguna Beach saw gusts upwards of 46 miles per hour just before 2 p.m.
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John Wayne Airport also saw gusts at 36 miles per hour.
As of Midday, Orange County Coastal's Top Windspeeds...
- Laguna Beach 4 (SCE024) 46 MPH 150 PM
- Laguna Niguel 2 41 MPH 150 PM
- Huntington Beach Pier 40 MPH 143 PM
- San Clemente 3 39 MPH 103 PM
- John Wayne Airport (SNA) 36 MPH 153 PM
As of midday, here are the top windspeeds across Orange County:
- Chino Hills 68 MPH 108 PM
- Upper Bell 64 MPH 1256 PM
- Olinda Village 1 (SCE122) 60 MPH 1250 PM
- Villa Park Dam (SCE128) 55 MPH 120 PM
- Esperanza (SCE814) 55 MPH 1240 PM
- Bell Canyon RAWS 49 MPH 151 PM
- Yorba Linda 8 49 MPH 130 PM
- Fullerton 48 MPH 153 PM
- Ortega (SDGE) 44 MPH 1250 PM
- Santiago Canyon (SCE140) 44 MPH 1230 PM
- Trabuco Canyon (SCE080) 43 MPH 100 PM
- Orange (SCE195) 43 MPH 100 PM
- Santiago Canyon 42 MPH 1250 PM
- Baker Canyon (SCE097) 42 MPH 150 PM
- Dove Canyon (SCE135) 42 MPH 150 PM
- Villa Park (SCE788) 42 MPH 130 PM
- San Clemente 41 MPH 115 PM
- Yorba Linda (SCE137) 41 MPH 100 PM
- Silverado Canyon (SCE148) 41 MPH 1120 AM
- Carbon Cyn Park (SCE703) 41 MPH 110 PM
- Brea (SCE759) 41 MPH 140 PM
- Mission Viejo 3 39 MPH 129 PM
- Silverado (SCE658) 39 MPH 1240 PM
- Yorba Linda 38 MPH 1237 PM
- Black Start Canyon (SCE065) 38 MPH 1230 PM
- Santiago Canyon (SCE096) 37 MPH 1040 AM
- Yorba Linda 7 36 MPH 1246 PM
- San Juan Hills 36 MPH 106 PM
- Los Alamitos Airfield 36 MPH 1158 AM
- Orange Northeast (SCE836) 36 MPH 140 PM
- Fullerton Airport 35 MPH 153 PM
- Gypsum Canyon (SCE127) 35 MPH 110 PM
"Although exact timing is not possible at the moment, rain is likely at times Friday and Saturday," the NWS says. There are also additional precipitation chances next week."
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