A strong upper level Pacific low pressure system brought strong, gusty and damaging winds to portions of southeast California on April 8th, especially the lower deserts of Imperial county. Gusty southwest to west winds developed during the morning hours, and continued into the early evening, prompting issuance of numerous products, including Wind Advisories, Blowing Dust Advisories, and High Wind Warnings. Peak gusts in excess of 60 mph were seen at times, strong enough to damage area trees and weaker structures such as sheds. The strong gradient winds were not associated with thunderstorms.

High Wind in IMPERIAL COUNTY EXCEPT THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY, CALIFORNIA
From 08-APR-13 13:27:00 to 08-APR-13 20:00:00 (PST-8)
Magnitude: 50.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

On April 8th, strong, westerly gradient winds developed during the morning hours  across Imperial county. The winds were associated with a powerful Pacific low pressure system moving into the desert southwest. By early afternoon, peak wind gusts in excess of 50 mph were seen and at 127 pm, the ASOS automatic weather station at Imperial recorded a peak wind gust of 58 mph. The strong winds led to the issuance of a High Wind Warning at 137 pm for Imperial County, and the warning lasted until 8 pm.

High Wind in IMPERIAL COUNTY EXCEPT THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY, CALIFORNIA
From 08-APR-13 13:30:00 to 08-APR-13 20:00:00 (PST-8)
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 4.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

A powerful spring storm moving through the desert southwest led to the development of strong and gusty winds across Imperial county on April 8th. Southwest to west winds gusted in excess of 50 mph at times and led to the issuance of a High Wind Warning for Imperial county. The warning began at 137 pm and continued until 8 pm. According to the Imperial Valley Press, at 130 pm a pole as well as several trees were downed in El Centro. Gusts were estimated to be at least 50 knots.

High Wind in IMPERIAL COUNTY EXCEPT THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY, CALIFORNIA
From 08-APR-13 13:30:00 to 08-APR-13 20:00:00 (PST-8)
Magnitude: 43.00 MS
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A powerful spring storm moving through the desert southwest led to very strong and gusty southwest to west winds across Imperial county on the 8th. Winds increased during the morning hours and by afternoon, peak gusts in excess of 58 were noted. These winds led to the issuance of a High Wind Warning for Imperial county which begain at 137 pm and continued until 8 pm. According to a trained spotter in Seeley, at 210 pm sustained winds were measured between 42 and 50 mph. No damage reports were received with these strong winds, however.

Dust Devil in RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA
From 08-APR-13 14:05:00 to 08-APR-13 14:15:00 (PST-8)
Location: DURMID
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

A powerful spring storm brought windy conditions to much of eastern Riverside county during the day on April 8th. Wind gusts in excess of 40 mph were common, and led to the issuance of a Wind Advisory which ran from 10 am PDT to 8 pm PDT. According to an on-line article posted on the KESQ.COM website, at 205 pm a dust devil struck the Salton City RV Resort in Salton City California. The dust devil combined with the already strong and gusty winds to produce damage at the RV park. Awnings were down, some siding was ripped off and a water pipe was broken. No injuries were reported.