High Wind — Mountains of San Benito County and Interior Monterey County Including Pinnacles National Monument, California

2009-10-13 · Mountains of San Benito County and Interior Monterey County Including Pinnacles National Monument, California

Event narrative

High winds blew up to 68 miles per hour. At the Hernandez RAWS the winds gusted to 63 mph at 10:07 a.m. PDT.A power emergency was declared by the California's Electricity Grid Manager after strong winds knocked down a high-voltage transmission line in San Benito County.

Wider weather episode

A strong low pressure system made its way through Northern and Central California accompanied by deep tropical moisture and very strong winds. Heavy rain combined with the wind to cause numerous trees, tree limbs and pole/telephone powers to fall. Pacific Gas and Electric reported over 277,000 customers had lost power in the San Francisco and Monterey Bay Areas with a cost of over thirteen million dollars in damages. The record breaking heavy rain also led to flooding and debris flows.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 200610. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.