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San Francisco Bay Shoreline County, California
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 2005 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
0
Tornado reports
0
Hail reports
6
Floods since 1996
209
All events
9
Deaths
$4.8M
Property damage
Year by year
All storm eventsTornadoes
NOAA's storm database records tornadoes back to 1950 and hail and thunderstorm wind back to 1955, but floods only from 1996 on. Older floods are missing here. For those, the U.S. Geological Survey's stream gauge records and flood reports are the place to look.
Most significant events
The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
A tree fell onto a white van traveling eastbound near the area of Alpine Road and La Cuesta Drive just west of Interstate 280 in Portola Valley. CHP responded to the scene at 1:34 PM, cleared some large branches, and found a man dead inside. Alpine Road was closed west of Interst…
A tree fell on an unhoused man in his tent near Lake Merritt in Oakland. Authorities pronounced him dead on the scene.
Two deaths were reported by police. Bodies were found in a parked car in a residential neighborhood in South San Francisco just before 6 p.m. Friday. It appears they were burning charcoal or a similar substance for heat ' which likely filled the car with carbon monoxide, poisonin…
The East Bay times is reporting that the CHP responded to reports of a downed tree that killed a man.
A 250 foot eucalyptus tree toppled onto a car on Gaylet Road at UC Berkeley killing one man. Nearby CWOP station measured wind gust of 35 mph around that time https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2019/01/07/deadly-weekend-storms-batter-northern-california-more-rain-on-the-way/.
A tree branch was knocked down by strong winds in the 2000 block of Austin Street in the Fruitvale District of Oakland. The branch fell on a man on the street and killed him.
A tree fell into the 13000 block of Skyline Boulevard. A car on the street swerved to avoid the fallen tree, and crashed into another tree. The driver of the car was killed in the accident.
In the Oakland Hills at At 4:21 am a tree fell onto the southbound lanes on SR 13 south of the Park Blvd off-ramp. A Toyota Camry carrying four people hit the tree and stopped in the center median. a Ford F-150 pickup then struck the tree and went airborne, hitting and killing th…
High winds were reported throughout San Francisco Bay shoreline. Here are other measured peak wind gust reports from automated systems: Point San Pablo Bay Area Air Quality Management District - 74 mph and San Francisco Airport - 62 mph. The high winds knocked down power lines an…
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At approximately 1815 local time on June 29, Coast Guard Sector San Francisco received a report of a wing foiler who had become beset and was struggling to return to shore. At 1820, Sector San Francisco assumed SAR Mission Command in the Distress phase and launched rescue boats a…
Heat Heat
The San Francisco International Airport station reported a monthly record high of 89 degrees.
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The Redwood City station reported a monthly record high of 94 degrees.
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The Oakland Museum station reported a monthly record high of 91 degrees.
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Two feet of flooding was reported on the Oakland side of the Bay Bridge in lanes 11-16 and in bus lanes 1-2 just west of metering lights.
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Coastal flooding reported at the connector from eastbound Interstate 80 to eastbound California Highway 13 with flooding reported across all lanes.
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Coastal flooding reported at the onramp from westbound Interstate 980 to southbound Interstate 880 and the offramp to Jackson Street. Over 3 feet of water was blocking the offramp.
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The PG&E station on Lake Drive reported a gust of 60 mph.
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The PG&E station on Lake Drive reported a gust of 78 mph.
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San Francisco International Airport reported a gust of 69 mph.
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The San Francisco International Airport ASOS recorded a wind gust of 67 mph.
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The Lake Drive station operated by PGE reported a gust of 66 mph.
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The Point Potrero station operated by NOS-PORTS reported a gust of 62 mph.
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The Oakland Airport ASOS reported a gust of 74 mph.
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The San Francisco International Airport ASOS reported a gust of 64 mph, causing the FAA to issue a ground stop for flights to the airport.
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The San Francisco International Airport ASOS reported a gust of 74 mph at 11:56 AM PDT. This resulted in a ground stop that paused airport operations, and a ground delay program.
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A big rig tipped over on the Eastbound Richmond-San Rafael Bridge carrying Interstate 580, forcing a closure of the bridge.
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The Oakland International Airport ASOS measured a gust of 63 mph.
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The San Francisco International Airport ASOS reported a wind gust of 68 mph.
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A tree blocked the offramp from Southbound US Highway 101 to Embarcadero Rd in Palo Alto.
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Multiple trees were falling onto the roadway on Interstate 280 west of Millbrae between Larkspur Drive and Trousdale Drive.
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Caltrain commuter rail reported that a tree fell on the overhead wires at its station in Burlingame, affecting Caltrain service in the area. The tree was not removed until 3 PM.
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An eucalyptus tree fell onto an apartment building on Lynde Street in Oakland, forcing the evacuation of five families. The building was later red tagged.
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Record daily low temperature, 36 deg F, reached in downtown Oakland (museum). The previous record was 38 deg F set in 1973.
Heat Heat
Redwood City tied its all-time record high temperature of 110 deg set in 1972. It also beat its monthly record 108 deg set in 2020.
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SFO ASOS set a new daily max temperature record of 97 deg., breaking the previous record of 93 deg., set in 2004. Downtown Oakland Coop site set a new daily max temperature record of 100 deg., breaking the previous record of 95 deg. set in 2008. Redwood City Coop site set a new d…
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Forty cooling centers opened in Alameda County Bay Shoreline communities.
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SFO airport had a max temperature of 98 degrees, breaking the daily record of 94 deg set in 1974. Oakland Airport reached 99 degrees. Most of the Bay Shoreline reached the mid to upper 90s.
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Downtown Oakland reached a high temperature of 98 degrees, tying its daily record from 1981.
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Strong winds caused damage to cars. In Palo Alto, a large tree fell and hit two cars at around 3 p.m. on the corner of Emerson St. and Homer Ave. across from a Whole Foods market. Even though there was a person inside of one of the cars at the time, no injuries were reported. htt…
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Strong winds brought down a tree in a Menlo Park neighborhood on Willow Road. Downed lines were reported on Hesketh Drive just east of Valparaiso Road and on Laurel St. north of El Camino Real. https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2022/04/11/high-wind-topples-tree-downed-lines-palo-…
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Strong winds brought down electrical wires in South San Francisco on the 100 block of Harbor Way just south of East Grand Ave. The downed lines forced a closure of nearby streets and power was out in the area. https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2022/04/11/high-wind-topples-tree-do…
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Strong winds caused the evening commute Golden Gate Ferry at 5:15 PM from the SF Ferry Building to Tiburon to be replaced by buses.
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San Francisco Airport ASOS reported wind gusts between 45 and 50 mph with a peak gust of 56 mph.
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Four kite surfers were rescued off the coast of Foster City after strong winds carried them away from their starting point. One was able to make it back to shore but the others needed assistance. One of the rescued surfers was treated onshore for mild hypothermia https://sfist.co…
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San Francisco Airport ASOS reported wind gusts around 40 mph with a peak gust of 48 mph.
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Mesonet site near Berkeley.
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Large tree down at SR-92 E and Clawiter Rd on ramp.
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Tree down, 40 feet long, blocking lanes on I-680 S and Calaveras Blvd off ramp.
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Down tree branch in driveway and broken railing in Oakland Hills by 580-W and 13-N.
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Multiple stations reported gusts between 45-55 mph with a peak gust of 66 mph.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 0 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 14 | 0 |
| 2022 | 11 | 0 |
| 2021 | 22 | 0 |
| 2020 | 18 | 0 |
| 2019 | 30 | 0 |
| 2018 | 14 | 0 |
| 2017 | 13 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | 7 | 0 |
| 2014 | 9 | 0 |
| 2013 | 13 | 0 |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 |
| 2011 | 11 | 0 |
| 2010 | 7 | 0 |
| 2009 | 7 | 0 |
| 2008 | 6 | 0 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | 5 | 0 |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 |
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