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Strong Wind in East Bay Interior Valleys, California
Strong Wind March 21, 2023 · East Bay Interior Valleys, California
What the National Weather Service wrote
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 to clear the scene.
The wider storm
A rapidly intensifying cyclone brought high winds to the region. A High Wind Warning was issued for the San Mateo Peninsula Coast, the Santa Cruz Mountains, and the Central Coast. In addition, a couple of Severe Thunderstorm Warnings were issued in light of the expected extreme winds for the Monterey and Santa Cruz areas. Over 110,000 customers lost power throughout the Bay Area and Santa Cruz County as a result of the cyclone.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1086657. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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