qDownslope windstorms occur along many of the major mountain ranges of the world.
qIn North America, downslope windstorms occur (1) along the east slope of the Rocky Mountain from Alberta to New Mexico, (2) along the east slope of the Sierra Nevada and Cascade Range, (3) on the west slope of San Bernardino, Santa Ana, and San Gabriel Mountains, (4) leeward side of the Alaskan and Chugach mountains in Alaska.