Peak Santa Ana Wind Speeds Clocked Across The IE: How Windy Was It?

INLAND EMPIRE, CA — Thursday afternoon's howling winds swept across the Inland Empire have calmed as of Friday morning, with an end to critical fire weather by day's end, according to the National Weather Service.

As windows rattled and tree limbs groaned, many residents wondered how strong those winds were.

Among the top wind speeds recorded in the last 24 hours in SoCal, a Riverside County wind gust was clocked at 74 miles per hour in Lytle Creek South, with sustained winds near 54 mph.

During the most recent Santa Ana event, wind speeds in the Riverside County and San Bernardino Mountain areas were clocked by the NWS as follows:

• Banning (SCE1645): 70 MPH 11 AM, Thursday 2,442 feet
• Banning (SCE700): 62 MPH 12:50 PM Thursday, 2,328 feet
• Lytle Creek (SCE1732): 59 MPH 7:40 AM Thursday, 3,034 feet
• Ontario Airport: 56 MPH 8:08 AM Thursday, 895 feet
• Cajon Pass South (SCE064): 50 MPH 1:10 PM Thursday, 2399 feet
• Cabazon (SCE1011): 53 MPH 11:20 PM Thursday, 1678 feet
• Cabazon (SCE1010): 49 MPH 6:30 AM Thursday, 1,596 feet
• Cabazon (SCE719): 44 MPH 12:20 PM Thursday, 1,674 feet
• Riverside Airport: 36 MPH 2:34 PM Thursday, 749 feet
• Murrieta Hot Springs: 33 MPH 11:35 AM Thursday, 1,354 feet
• March Air Reserve Base : 33 MPH 7:55 PM Thursday, 1,489 feet
• Corona Airport : 32 MPH 5:42 AM Thursday, 527 feet
• San Bernardino Airport: 29 MPH 7:00 AM Thursday, 1,067 feet
• Upland Cable Airport: 17 MPH 10:15 AM Thursday, 1,484 feet
• 2 SE Menifee : 13 MPH 3:05 PM Thursday, 851 feet