Anybody know what this is?

[fiver]

both Pine Dale and Douglas have wind like that bout every day.
Pine Dale being at the foot [and end] of the saw tooth mountains and on the edge of that long drawn out stepped plain is super unpredictable for wind.
even on the ground I have seen the wind there blowing from the left and right at the same time crashing into each other, or changing so fast you can't hardly control a very heavy [115K plus heavy] vehicle at anything over 30 mph because the wind will push it sideways.

 

[Pistolero]

Yep, and in a small aircraft, it is a challenge. I have driven behind semis and big RVs and marveled that
they stayed 'greasy side down', given the tilt angles they sometimes assumed in response to the wind.

Bill

 

[CZ93X62]

There are sections along I-10, I-15 and I-210 between Pomona and San Bernardino that are noted for the number of tipped-over semi-trailers during wind events in the Fall. Wind speeds have exceeded 100 MPH on many occasions.

 

[462]

I've seen those semi-trailers laying on their sides, between San Berdo and George Air Force Base, when I was stationed there mid '69 to mid '71

 

[Pistolero]

Does not sound like fun in that area.
Bill

 

[Bret4207]

I investigated an accident up here once where a CO (corrections officer) was going to work and claimed the wind pushed his Jeep off the road and into the ditch. I was skeptical that I could get the accident report through with that as the cause but apparently several others had the same issue in that storm and it got through. Only time I've seen a passenger vehicle have that happen. I have seen trailers get blown over on the road though.

 

[RBHarter]

I've been out fighting a fire in 110 sustained with gusts 140-160 .
At Walker Lake there was a truck blow over 4-5 a yr .
I drove in some of that in stuff in trucks from a 2000 gallon F900 engine to a 73' Beetle . Its very believable to me .

 

[Pistolero]

Fighting a fire in a hurricane?

 

[RBHarter]

Nope just a little storm front on the back side of the Sierra's .
Not an unusual storm but we generally only 60-80 mph winds for 12-16 hours not 100+ .