WINDS WHIP UP WARNINGS DUST FLURRIES COULD MAKE BREATHING, DRIVING DIFFICULT.Byline: Charles F. Bostwick Staff Writer MOJAVE - Chilly winds gusted to nearly 70 mph Wednesday in the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley , stirring up dust and drawing highway warnings for campers and trailers, but causing no major problems. Winds were expected to lessen today, but still reach 25 to 35 mph. ``It's been pretty quiet. We'll probably have the wind advisory in effect for the next couple of days or so,'' said California Highway Patrol Officer Rusty Moore in Lancaster. The Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District issued a warning that blowing dust today could exceed the federal standard for particulate matter. Forecasters predicted the Antelope Valley particulate measurement could reach 103 or 104, topping the 100 level set by the federal government as unhealthy for people with lung or heart problems or other chronic diseases. ``We put this out as a health advisory to sensitive people,'' who were cautioned to avoid outdoor activity, said AQMD AQMD Air Quality Management District AQMD Action Quake Map Depot spokeswoman Violette Roberts. The National Weather Service had predicted gusts Wednesday up to 100 mph in the Mojave and Ridgecrest areas, but the wind topped out about 6:45 a.m. with a gust of 69 mph at the Mojave Airport. Gusts were measured at 48 mph at Edwards Air Force Base Edwards Air Force Base, U.S. military installation, 301,000 acres (121,805 hectares), S Calif., NE of Lancaster; est. 1933. It is one of the largest air force bases in the United States and has the world's longest runway. , 46 mph at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, and 40 mph at Lancaster's Fox Airfield. Winds were higher elsewhere in Southern California. In Santa Clarita, winds reached 69 mph, forcing city workers to tether tether to tie an animal up by the head or neck so that it can graze but not move away. See also barton tether. a traffic signal to a public works truck because the arm that stretched over three lanes was swinging in the wind and appeared unstable. The city closed a busy two-block stretch of McBean Parkway near the Valencia Town Center to deal with the problem. A small brush fire, whipped by the gusts, forced a brief closure of The Old Road through the Newhall Pass. A short time later, wind sent a car from Foothill Boulevard onto the Golden State Freeway The Golden State Freeway is a north-south freeway running through Kern County and Los Angeles County, California. Originally built as U.S. Highway 99, it was re-signed as Interstate 5 in 1964. , further clogging the pass. In the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. , a wind gust was measured at 46 mph at Van Nuys Airport Van Nuys Airport (IATA: VNY, ICAO: KVNY, FAA LID: VNY) is a public airport located in Van Nuys, California in the San Fernando Valley, within the Los Angeles city limits. . In Studio City, a tree fell onto a United Parcel Service United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE: UPS), commonly referred to as UPS, is the world's largest package delivery company, delivering more than 15 million packages[1] a day to 6.1 million customers in over 200 countries and territories around the world. truck parked on Ventura Boulevard. No one was hurt. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Powerful winds Wednesday blow dust and dirt across the lanes of Avenue P near 40th Street East in Palmdale. John Lazar/Staff Photographer |
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