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Strong Wind in East Bay Interior Valleys, California

Strong Wind December 2, 2011 · East Bay Interior Valleys, California

25 mph

Estimated gust (22 kt)

Injury

$1.2M

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

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 the ground. The cause of the fire is unknown, but wind played a large part in spreading the fire.

The wider storm

Strong winds affected the San Francisco Bay and Monterey Bay area causing damage and one fatality. The fatality occurred on November 30, 2011 and is in the November, 2011 StormData summary. Damages from November 30, 2011 are also in the November, 2011 StormData summary. Damages from December 1-3, 2011 will be in the December, 2011 StormData summary.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 356746. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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