PHOTO GALLERY: Wind whips through Bakersfield as winter weather rocks California
It was a blustery day throughout the southern San Joaquin Valley on Wednesday. The weather was part of a winter storm that touched various parts of the state.

Avid kite flyer Craig McCafferty took advantage of the strong southerly wind to fly one of several kites he brought to the Panorama Bluffs on Wednesday morning. In Bakersfield, a wind advisory was in place throughout the day with gusts reaching up to 30 mph, according to the National Weather Service.
- Alex Horvath / The Californian

A young lady exercises along the pathway on the Panorama Bluffs with the snow-capped Eastern Sierras in the background on Wednesday morning. A powerful storm packing heavy rain, snow and wind pounded parts of California. In Bakersfield, a wind advisory was in place throughout the day with gusts reaching up to 30 mph, according to the National Weather Service.
- Alex Horvath / The Californian

High winds generated dusty conditions on Allen Road and Olive Drive on Wednesday. A powerful storm packing heavy rain, snow and wind pounded parts of California. In Bakersfield, a wind advisory was in place throughout the day with gusts reaching up to 30 mph, according to the National Weather Service.
- Alex Horvath / The Californian

Avid kite flyer Craig McCafferty took advantage of the strong southerly wind to fly one of several kites he brought to fly on the Panorama Bluffs Wednesday morning. In Bakersfield, a wind advisory was in place throughout the day with gusts reaching up to 30 mph, according to the National Weather Service.
- Alex Horvath / The Californian

Jose Torres and James Baldwin hike the dirt trails along the Panorama Bluffs Wednesday morning. A powerful storm packing heavy rain, snow and wind pounded parts of California. In Bakersfield, a wind advisory was in place throughout the day with gusts reaching up to 30 mph, according to the National Weather Service.
- Alex Horvath / The Californian
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Avid kite flyer Craig McCafferty took advantage of the strong southerly wind to fly one of several kites he brought to the Panorama Bluffs on Wednesday morning. In Bakersfield, a wind advisory was in place throughout the day with gusts reaching up to 30 mph, according to the National Weather Service.
- Alex Horvath / The Californian
A young lady exercises along the pathway on the Panorama Bluffs with the snow-capped Eastern Sierras in the background on Wednesday morning. A powerful storm packing heavy rain, snow and wind pounded parts of California. In Bakersfield, a wind advisory was in place throughout the day with gusts reaching up to 30 mph, according to the National Weather Service.
- Alex Horvath / The Californian
High winds generated dusty conditions on Allen Road and Olive Drive on Wednesday. A powerful storm packing heavy rain, snow and wind pounded parts of California. In Bakersfield, a wind advisory was in place throughout the day with gusts reaching up to 30 mph, according to the National Weather Service.
- Alex Horvath / The Californian
Avid kite flyer Craig McCafferty took advantage of the strong southerly wind to fly one of several kites he brought to fly on the Panorama Bluffs Wednesday morning. In Bakersfield, a wind advisory was in place throughout the day with gusts reaching up to 30 mph, according to the National Weather Service.
- Alex Horvath / The Californian
Jose Torres and James Baldwin hike the dirt trails along the Panorama Bluffs Wednesday morning. A powerful storm packing heavy rain, snow and wind pounded parts of California. In Bakersfield, a wind advisory was in place throughout the day with gusts reaching up to 30 mph, according to the National Weather Service.
- Alex Horvath / The Californian
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