Coachella Valley: Dust and sand blowing across roadways prompts CHP warning

By City News Service, on April 15, 2013, at 11:13 am
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The California Highway Patrol urged motorists to drive carefully today with strong winds blowing dust and sand across the Coachella [...] Read More

National Weather Service issues wind advisory for parts of So Cal

By City News Service, on April 15, 2013, at 12:28 am
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The strong, gusty winds that Sunday blew through the mountains and deserts of San Diego County, are expected to strengthen [...] Read More

High wind and freeze warnings in effect

By City News Service, on January 14, 2013, at 8:43 am
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Freeze warnings were in effect early today in the Inland Empire and Coachella Valley as a cold spell gripped the [...] Read More

High winds blast the Southland

By City News Service, on January 2, 2013, at 10:16 pm
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Winds gusting at as much as 70 mph lashed the Southland early today and about 50 mph in certain sections of [...] Read More

High winds expected to lash Coachella Valley

By City News Service, on June 22, 2012, at 9:50 am
The National Weather Service issues high wind warning for parts of the Coachella Valley. (M. Lanza/Flickr)

Strong winds gusting between 45 and nearly 60 miles per hour will buffet the Coachella Valley today, according to the National [...] Read More

High wind warning issued for Riverside County mountain areas, desert cities

By Yazmin Alvarez, on March 7, 2011, at 10:28 am

In Palm Springs, powerful winds kicked up enough sand that officials determined it was unsafe to drive on North Indian Canyon Drive. The road was closed between Palm Springs Station Road and Tramview Road. Read More