Tuesday, January 31, 2023
Strong winds california
Strong winds whip through Southland, wreaking havoc on freeways - CBS Los Angeles.
Dangerously high winds — in some areas reaching more than 90 mph — battered Northern California late Wednesday and into Thursday morning, though forecasters say the worst of the gusty weather has likely passed for the region. Wind speeds reached mph at Pablo Point in Marin County overnight, possibly the most extreme of the gusts during the strong atmospheric river storm that caused flooding, mass power outages and at least two deaths.
She said the highest winds were recorded along the coasts or in the mountains, but said winds more than 50 mph also blew through more populous areas like San Francisco and Oakland. Marin County, just north of San Francisco, took the brunt of the winds, Palmer said, with multiple sites recording gusts more than 90 mph. A powerful winter storm that blasted Northern California with strong winds and heavy rain continued its march through the region Thursday.
In Davenport, along the Santa Cruz County coast, gusts exceeded 60 mph, and in inland communities in the Salinas Valley, winds reached 56 mph, Palmer said. Those strong winds were responsible for much of the damage reported across Northern California, knocking over a gas station canopy in South San Francisco, as well as numerous trees and power lines. The wreckage left tens of thousands without power Thursday, across multiple counties.
San Mateo County appeared to have the most residents without power, with more than 25, in the dark as of Thursday morning, according to the power tracking webpage PowerOutage.
About 1, people are without power in the Sacramento area, according to the Sacramento Municipal Utility District. He told NBC4 in Spanish that he and his family were asleep when the fire began burning his roof forcing them to quickly evacuate to safety. The driver of a tractor trailer lost control after a gust of wind knocked the semi over the eastbound Freeway near Day Creek Blvd.
Back in San Bernardino Valencia is taking pictures of her husband's car and she says they only have liability insurance. CHP officers say the wind has to die before tow trucks can upright the knocked over tractor trailers. Skip to content. San Bernardino. The gusty northern winds could continue Tuesday and again Thursday, according to the National Weather Service. Noah Goldberg covers breaking news for the Los Angeles Times. He worked previously in New York City as the Brooklyn courts reporter for the New York Daily News, covering major criminal trials as well as working on enterprise stories.
Before that, he was the criminal justice reporter for the Brooklyn Eagle. All Sections. About Us. B2B Publishing. Business Visionaries.
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