East Bay Interior Valleys storm history

A tree fell onto a car on the 1000 block of Stanley Dollar Drive in Walnut Creek, occupied by two residents of a retirement home. Contra Costa Fire responded around 7 PM and found the driver injured and the passenger dead at the scene. The road was closed as firefighters worked t…

Tree fell on woman in high wind. Woman died at scene. Http://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Woman-killed-by-falling-tree-on-stormy-San-Ramon-10842553.php.

A father and son were hiking during the hottest time of the day when the father collapse due to heat exhaustion and dehydration. The father died on the trail and the boy was taken to a hospital where he recovered.

An 11-month-old boy died in the back seat of the family car in Concord on July 25,2007 after his father apparently forgot to drop him off at day care and instead left him locked inside the vehicle while he spent the day at work. High temperatures in the area were generally around…

Several people sought medical attention due to heat-induced fainting spells in Anitoch and Walnut Creek. Also, an electric transformer failed sparking a fire in Walnut Creek near the intersection of Wiget Lane and Ygnacio Valley Road causing 108 customers to lose power. The fire …

Wind has been blamed for spreading a fire that damaged 10 condominium units in the Walnut Creek area (200 block of County Brook Loop near Alcosta Blvd). Four other two bedroom condos had less serious damage. One resident was injured when they jumped out of their burning condo to …

A landslide in the City of San Pablo affected six homes and two city parcels. The area affected was along Wyman Street and Hillcrest Road. Throughout Contra Costa County, nearly $16 million worth of damage occurred due to the March storms.

A large fallen tree blocked the eastbound lanes of Patterson Pass Road around 1 mile east of Greenville Road.

A tree fell onto power lines near the intersection of Moraga and Rimrock Roads, causing Moraga Road to be closed from Sky Hy Drive (Yes, that spelling is correct.) and St Mary's Road in Lafayette.

Livermore set a daily record high temperature of 113 deg, beating its previous record 110 deg set in 1944.

Livermore tied its all-time record high temperature of 116 deg, which was set the previous day.

Livermore Coop site set an all time record of 116 deg., breaking the previous all time record of 115 deg. set in 1950. Livermore ASOS reported a max temperature of 113 degrees.

Six cooling sites opened in Alameda interior valley communities.

Livermore Coop site reached a daily max record of 107 degrees, besting the previous record of 105 deg set in 1951. Other cities in the zone reached the low to mid 100s.

Concord and Livermore airports reached a high of 102 degrees. Other cities in the zone reached the upper 90s to low 100s.

Concord and Livermore airports reached a high of 100 degrees on June 10. The minimum temperature on June 11 was 70 degrees at Concord.

A vegetation fire at Highway 4 near Willow Pass Road in the City of Concord broke out just after 12:00 pm. Contra Costa County Fire responded when smoke was spotted. Strong winds quickly spread this fire to approximately 20 acres, before it was contained. No damage to structures …

California Highway Patrol issued a travel advisory for I-580 in Alameda County due to strong winds.

The Diablo Fire broke out in the morning on the 11th south of Byron. Breezy afternoon winds contributed to the growth of the fire. The fire was contained later that evening https://abc7news.com/byron-fire-contra-costa-county-grass-wildfire/10879543/.

Byron ASOS reached a daytime high of 113 degrees F and remained in the 100s until 8 pm PDT. Temperatures were still in the 80s by midnight.

Livermore station broke a daily record at 107 degrees previously 104 in 1961.

Byron Airport ASOS reported wind gusts between 45 and 50 mph with a peak gust of 52 mph.

Contra Costa station (PG&E) reported gusts above 45 mph.

Alcosta Boulevard station (PG&E) reported gusts of 45 mph.

Dagnino Rd reported there between 45 and 51 mph.

Byron Airport reported sustained winds of 35 mph with gusts 40 to 47 mph.

Livermore Fire Department reported 28 degree temperatures.

San Ramon CARB station reported temperatures between 26 and 28 degrees.

Tree down blocking roadway at Wildcat Canyon Rd and San Pablo Dam Rd.

Blown transformer, power lines down across road at Bolduc Ct and Bonita Rd.

Down tree blocking lane on Parker Ave at 7th St.

Mesonet station (PG&E) reported wind gusts between 45 and 65 mph with a peak gust of 70 mph.

Mesonet (PG&E) station in Contra Costa reported wind gusts between 45 and 50 mph with a peak gust of 56 mph.

Mesonet (PG&E) station at Shadowhawk reported wind gust of 48 mph.

The Holland Fire broke out northeast of Brentwood on the 20th prompting evacuations around the area https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2020/7/20/holland-fire/. No structures were ultimately destroyed https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2020/07/20/firefighters-battle-east-contra-costa-gra…

The California Fire started in Contra Costa County near I-80. Part of Cummings Skyway near where the fire was burning was closed https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2020/7/6/california-fire/. End time is approximate.

The Willow Fire broke out in Contra Costa County late Saturday afternoon. Like the other wildfires that day, this one was aided in spread by gusty winds https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/06/06/map-seven-fires-amid-high-winds-in-the-bay-area/. Exact end time uncertain.

Spotter reported wind gusts of 45 mph.

Livermore Airport recorded wind gusts of 47 mph with a peak gust of 53 mph.

Concord airport ASOS reported gusts.

Downed power line partially in roadway.

Livermore Airport ASOS recorded visibility down to a quarter mile or less.

Concord Airport ASOS recorded visibility down to a quarter mile on and off during this time period.

Tree down on roadway off ramp near Richmond.

Livermore Airport ASOS recorded reduced visibilities down to 1/4 mile or less due to dense fog.

Concord Airport ASOS recorded reduced visibilities of 1/4 mile due to dense fog.

Concord Airport ASOS recorded reduced visibilities of 1/4 mile due to dense fog.

Fence blown down.

Several wildfires broke out into Sunday morning around the region. One of them (Cypress Complex) was sparked early Sunday morning prompting the issuance of limited evacuations of nearby neighborhoods. Ultimately no structures were destroyed https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2019/…