The bomb cyclone that slammed California brought intense wind and rainfall to the state, including the Bay Area. “The impacts from the event resembled that of a landfalling strong tropical storm – likely the closest San Francisco residents will ever come to experiencing that meteorological phenomenon,” AccuWeather Director of Forecast Operations Dan DePodwin said. Peak gusts in the higher elevations immediately around the Bay Area exceeded 70 mph on Tuesday, according to preliminary reports from the National Weather Service. One of the highest preliminary wind reports Tuesday listed by the National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center was a 75 mph gust recorded near Lexington Hills in Santa Clara County. A gust of 73 mph was recorded near Del Rey Oaks in Monterey County.
“Tropical-storm-force wind gusts (39-73 mph) were reported for seven consecutive hours in Oakland,” DePodwin said. “Despite being vastly different in structure than a tropical system, the compact area of low pressure on radar resembled the eye of a hurricane as it moved onshore Tuesday afternoon just south of San Francisco.” Some of the greatest rainfall totals in the Bay Area were recorded in the Santa Cruz Mountains as well as cross portions of the North Bay. Some of the hardest-hit areas received 3-4 inches of rainfall, according to preliminary numbers from the NWS.
“Tropical-storm-force wind gusts (39-73 mph) were reported for seven consecutive hours in Oakland,” DePodwin said. “Despite being vastly different in structure than a tropical system, the compact area of low pressure on radar resembled the eye of a hurricane as it moved onshore Tuesday afternoon just south of San Francisco.” Some of the greatest rainfall totals in the Bay Area were recorded in the Santa Cruz Mountains as well as cross portions of the North Bay. Some of the hardest-hit areas received 3-4 inches of rainfall, according to preliminary numbers from the NWS.
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