Robust winds forecast to return to San Francisco tonight
The strong winds that blew through the Bay Area on Jan. 21 and 22, causing property damage and power outages throughout the region, look to be returning this week.
The National Weather Service issued an advisory Monday morning that northerly gusts from the offshore wind event coming Tuesday and Wednesday will effect most of the Bay Area, and winds could reach over 70 mph in the North Bay mountains.
“Models are suggesting that this event may be similar to our recent event on January 21-22,” the NWS said in a news release.
That wind event saw gusts over 60 mph on Mount Hamilton and Mount Diablo, and a staggering 96 mph in the Healdsburg Hills. In the East Bay, the storm downed trees and power lines and knocked out power for many.
A high wind watch has been issued across the majority of the San Francisco Bay Area and Santa Cruz mountains (excluding the Santa Clara valley) for gusty northerly winds. These gusty winds arrive between tonight and Thursday morning and fcst strongest in the N Bay mtns. #cawx pic.twitter.com/tCL7EpuxsD
— NWS Bay Area (@NWSBayArea) January 31, 2022
“At this point, it looks as though Tuesday and Wednesday will be the strongest days with a focus on the interior mountains of the North Bay,” the NWS said in the advisory.
The alert effects the entire Bay Area and Santa Cruz mountains with the exception of the Santa Clara Valley.
A high wind watch has been issued across the majority of the San Francisco Bay Area and Santa Cruz mountains (excluding the Santa Clara valley) for gusty northerly winds. These gusty winds arrive between tonight and Thursday morning and fcst strongest in the N Bay mtns. #cawx pic.twitter.com/tCL7EpuxsD
— NWS Bay Area (@NWSBayArea) January 31, 2022
“Good idea to secure outdoor objects, don’t park under trees & prepare for power outages,” ABC7 meteorologist Drew Tuma said in a tweet Monday morning, sharing the warning.
The NWS says the wind event is likely to occur from late tonight until early Thursday (Feb. 3) and will potentially down trees, knock out power and create hazardous driving conditions.
