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Strong Wind in San Francisco Bay Shoreline, California

Strong Wind January 6, 2019 · San Francisco Bay Shoreline, California

35 mph
Measured gust (30 kt)
1
Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

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/.

The wider storm

A vigorous cold front swept through California on January 5th bringing widespread rainfall and gusty winds. Unstable air behind the frontal passage and sufficient low level shear allowed shallow thunderstorms to develop over the coastal waters, some of which contained rotating cells. Two waterspouts developed and made landfall as tornadoes on the 6th. Additionally, heavy rainfall and strong winds caused roadway flooding, minor debris flows, and numerous downed trees across the region. This storm system caused two fatalities; one caused by a downed tree in Berkeley and another man died in Santa Rosa Creek due to rising waters.

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

2 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 796277. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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