Strong Wind — Santa Clara Valley Including San Jose, California

2019-02-14 · Santa Clara Valley Including San Jose, California

Event narrative

Tree fell at intersection of Leigh Ave and Branham Lane resulting in one downed power line as well as a broken power pole and transformer that spilled oil. Road was closed.

Wider weather episode

An atmospheric river with an associated cold front moved through the region from February 12th to the 15th bringing widespread flooding and debris flows. Multiple mainstem rivers flooded prompting evacuations from local officials. Strong wind gusts caused downed trees, power outages, and structural damage. Additionally, a tree fell on a car causing one fatality and one serious injury on Highway 17 while another downed tree caused a serious multi-car traffic accident that resulted in another fatality as well as major injuries. The areas peaks received upwards of 10 inches of rainfall and widespread wind gusts of 50 to 60 mph were observed. Mount Saint Helena recorded wind gusts of 80 mph.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 802035. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.