Where I live on the coast they already had a gust of 57 miles per hour and they heard a crash of a large tree going down within a block or two of where we live on the SF Coast.
Wind alert
High Wind Warning
the San Francisco Bay Area
Alert summary
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY...
* WHAT...Southerly winds 20 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph in
valley locations. 35 to 50 mph with gusts up to 80 mph above
1000 feet. Local gusts to around 90 mph along the coast and
highest peaks.
* WHERE...The greater San Francisco Bay Area and Central Coast.
* WHEN...Until 10 AM PST Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines.
Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be
difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Saturated soils will allow for trees to
topple more easily during this prolonged wind event. The
strongest winds will be during the cold frontal passage late
Wednesday afternoon through early Thursday morning.
* WHAT...Southerly winds 20 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph in
valley locations. 35 to 50 mph with gusts up to 80 mph above
1000 feet. Local gusts to around 90 mph along the coast and
highest peaks.
* WHERE...The greater San Francisco Bay Area and Central Coast.
* WHEN...Until 10 AM PST Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines.
Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be
difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Saturated soils will allow for trees to
topple more easily during this prolonged wind event. The
strongest winds will be during the cold frontal passage late
Wednesday afternoon through early Thursday morning.
Expires in 11 hr.
2 hours ago • Source: National Weather Service
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7 minutes ago — In addition, a High Wind Warning was in effect for the entire San Francisco Bay Area and Central Coast until 10 a.m. Thursday.
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