Alert archive / California / High Wind Warnings in 2019
High Wind Warning 2, NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued this high wind warning at Feb 1, 2019, 8:34 AM PST for 11 counties in California. It took effect at Feb 1, 2019, 3:00 PM PST. It was in force for 17 hr. 34 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 1, 2019, 8:34 AM PST (16:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 1, 2019, 3:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Feb 2, 2019, 7:53 AM PST
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Counties Alameda County, CA, City and County of San Francisco, CA, Contra Costa County, CA, Marin County, CA, Monterey County, CA, Napa County, CA, San Benito County, CA, San Mateo County, CA, Santa Clara County, CA, Santa Cruz County, CA, Sonoma County, CA
The radar
The San Francisco radar (KMUX), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 11:25 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 36 | 1 E Fremont, CA | MESONET STATION E5830, FREMONT. |
| Feb 2, 12:09 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 37 | 3 S Richmond, CA | MESONET STATION D7213, 2 S RICHMOND. |
| Feb 2, 12:28 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 40 | 3 S Richmond, CA | MESONET STATION D7213, 2 S RICHMOND. |
| Feb 2, 12:35 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 35 | 2 Nnw Hollister, CA | AWOS STATION CVH, HOLLISTER AIRPORT. |
| Feb 2, 1:32 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 53 | 2 Sse Los Gatos, CA | MESONET STATION LSGC1, LOS GATOS RAWS. |
| Feb 2, 1:40 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 25 Sw Greenfield, CA | MESONET STATION HLPK, HIGHLANDS PEAK. |
| Feb 2, 1:50 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 38 | 2 Nw Lucas Valley-Marin, CA | MESONET STATION PG123, 2 WNW LUCAS VALLEY-MARINWOOD. |
| Feb 2, 1:50 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 41 | 11 E Cloverdale, CA | MESONET STATION PG125, 4 W PINE GROVE. |
| Feb 2, 1:50 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 41 | 9 Se Livermore, CA | MESONET STATION PG101, 9 SE LIVERMORE. |
| Feb 2, 1:50 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 7 Nnw Calistoga, CA | MESONET STATION PG132, MT ST HELENA WEST. |
| Feb 2, 1:52 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | 2 Se Salinas, CA | ASOS STATION SNS, SALINAS AIRPORT. |
| Feb 2, 1:55 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 44 | 9 Wsw Boulder Creek, CA | MESONET STATION XWAD, LAS TRANCAS. |
| Feb 2, 1:57 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 31 Ene King City, CA | MESONET STATION SRTC1, 19 NW COALINGA. |
| Feb 2, 2:05 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 38 | San Martin, CA | AWOS STATION E16, SAN MARTIN AIRPORT. |
| Feb 2, 2:20 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 40 | 2 Nnw Hollister, CA | AWOS STATION CVH, HOLLISTER AIRPORT. |
| Feb 2, 2:30 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 41 | 18 S Carmel Valley Vill, CA | MESONET STATION D1685, DW1685 BIG SUR. |
| Feb 2, 2:40 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 41 | 2 Nnw Hollister, CA | AWOS STATION CVH, HOLLISTER AIRPORT. |
| Feb 2, 2:54 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 38 | 1 Sw Del Rey Oaks, CA | ASOS STATION MRY, MONTEREY AIRPORT. |
| Feb 2, 2:55 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 36 | 2 W El Granada, CA | AWOS STATION HAF, HALF MOON BAY AIRPORT. |
| Feb 2, 2:55 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 43 | 2 Nnw Hollister, CA | AWOS STATION CVH, HOLLISTER AIRPORT. |
| Feb 2, 3:00 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 36 | 2 W El Granada, CA | AWOS STATION HAF, HALF MOON BAY AIRPORT. |
| Feb 2, 3:03 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 38 | 3 Ene Gilroy, CA | MESONET STATION C4787, 3 ENE GILROY. |
| Feb 2, 3:10 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 35 | 1 Ssw Monterey, CA | MESONET STATION E4129, MONTEREY. |
| Feb 2, 3:23 AM PST | FLOOD | Corte Madera, CA | ROADWAY FLOODING LOCATION: 53 SAN CLEMENTE DR. |
| Feb 2, 3:23 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 39 | 3 Ene Gilroy, CA | MESONET STATION C4787, 3 ENE GILROY. |
| Feb 2, 3:32 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 4 Ssw Del Rey Oaks, CA | TREE DOWN BLOCKING THE EB LN. |
| Feb 2, 3:34 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 37 | 2 S Pacifica, CA | MESONET STATION AV218, 1 S PACIFICA. |
| Feb 2, 3:35 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 47 | 2 W El Granada, CA | AWOS STATION HAF, HALF MOON BAY AIRPORT. |
| Feb 2, 3:37 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ese Del Monte Forest, CA | NUMEROUS TREES BLKNG RDWY REQ RD CLOSUR. SR1 / CARPENTER RD BTWN OCEAN. |
| Feb 2, 3:44 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 Se Del Monte Forest, CA | TREE DOWN W/ WIRES. LOCATION: MIDWOOD LN / DON LN. |
| Feb 2, 4:32 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 W Live Oak, CA | CAPITOLA RD / 7TH AVE, TREE ACROSS BOTH LNS. |
| Feb 2, 4:55 AM PST | FLOOD | 2 Sw Union City, CA | ROADWAY FLOODING LOCATION: I880 N / ALVARADO BLVD OFR. CONFIRMED WATER IS POOLING IN 1-2 LANE / NB JNO ALVARDO. |
| Feb 2, 5:03 AM PST | FLOOD | 3 Sw Piedmont, CA | NB 880 AT BROADWAY PER AC TRANSIT DRVR RT LN FLOODED. |
| Feb 2, 6:56 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 W Lexington Hills, CA | DOWNED TREE BLOCKING ROADWAY. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Oakland, CA (KOAK), launched 12:00Z, 4.6 hours before the alert went out and 24 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 652 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 85 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 120 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
327 WWUS76 KMTR 011634 NPWMTR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 834 AM PST Fri Feb 1 2019 CAZ006-505>513-516>518-528>530-020500- /O.UPG.KMTR.HW.A.0002.190201T2300Z-190202T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KMTR.HW.W.0002.190201T2300Z-190202T1800Z/ San Francisco- Coastal North Bay Including Point Reyes National Seashore- North Bay Interior Valleys-North Bay Mountains- San Francisco Bay Shoreline-San Francisco Peninsula Coast- East Bay Interior Valleys-East Bay Hills and the Diablo Range- Santa Cruz Mountains-Santa Clara Valley Including San Jose- Southern Salinas Valley/Arroyo Seco and Lake San Antonio- Santa Lucia Mountains and Los Padres National Forest- Mountains Of San Benito County And Interior Monterey County Including Pinnacles National Park- Northern Salinas Valley/Hollister Valley and Carmel Valley- Northern Monterey Bay-Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast- Including the cities of San Francisco, Tamalpais-Homestead, Sausalito, Santa Rosa, South Santa Rosa, Napa, San Rafael, Petaluma, Novato, Rohnert Park, Angwin, Lagunitas-Forest Knolls, Woodacre, Oakland, Fremont, Hayward, Daly City, Berkeley, Pacifica, Concord, Antioch, Livermore, Walnut Creek, Pleasanton, Pittsburg, San Ramon, Blackhawk, Scotts Valley, Boulder Creek, Day Valley, San Jose, Greenfield, King City, Salinas, Santa Cruz, Watsonville, Live Oak, Seaside, Monterey, and Marina 834 AM PST Fri Feb 1 2019 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY... The National Weather Service in San Francisco has issued a High Wind Warning, which is in effect from 3 PM this afternoon to 10 AM PST Saturday. The High Wind Watch is no longer in effect. * WINDS...Southeast 25 to 35 mph with gusts 50 to 65 mph. * LOCATION...Entire San Francisco Bay Area. Entire Monterey Bay Area. * TIMING...High Wind Warning is in effect from 3 pm this afternoon through 10 am Saturday morning. This is when the strongest winds are anticipated. Winds are forecast to peak late tonight or early Saturday morning as a powerful front moves onshore. Gusty winds will continue through Saturday and into Saturday evening. Winds will subside by Sunday. * IMPACTS...Strong winds may blow down limbs, trees, and power lines. Power outages are expected. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph or gusts of 58 mph or more can lead to property damage. && $$
3 follow-up statements
933 WWUS76 KMTR 020447 NPWMTR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 847 PM PST Fri Feb 1 2019 CAZ006-505>513-516>518-528>530-021400- /O.CON.KMTR.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-190202T1800Z/ San Francisco- Coastal North Bay Including Point Reyes National Seashore- North Bay Interior Valleys-North Bay Mountains- San Francisco Bay Shoreline-San Francisco Peninsula Coast- East Bay Interior Valleys-East Bay Hills and the Diablo Range- Santa Cruz Mountains-Santa Clara Valley Including San Jose- Southern Salinas Valley/Arroyo Seco and Lake San Antonio- Santa Lucia Mountains and Los Padres National Forest- Mountains Of San Benito County And Interior Monterey County Including Pinnacles National Park- Northern Salinas Valley/Hollister Valley and Carmel Valley- Northern Monterey Bay-Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast- Including the cities of San Francisco, Tamalpais-Homestead, Sausalito, Santa Rosa, South Santa Rosa, Napa, San Rafael, Petaluma, Novato, Rohnert Park, Angwin, Lagunitas-Forest Knolls, Woodacre, Oakland, Fremont, Hayward, Daly City, Berkeley, Pacifica, Concord, Antioch, Livermore, Walnut Creek, Pleasanton, Pittsburg, San Ramon, Blackhawk, Scotts Valley, Boulder Creek, Day Valley, San Jose, Greenfield, King City, Salinas, Santa Cruz, Watsonville, Live Oak, Seaside, Monterey, and Marina 847 PM PST Fri Feb 1 2019 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY... * WINDS...Southeast 25 to 35 mph with gusts 50 to 65 mph. * LOCATION...Entire San Francisco Bay Area. Entire Monterey Bay Area. * TIMING...High Wind Warning is in effect through 10 am Saturday morning. Wind speeds are forecast to peak late Friday night or early Saturday morning as a powerful front moves onshore. Gusty winds will continue through Saturday and into Saturday evening. Winds will subside by Sunday. * IMPACTS...Strong winds may blow down limbs, trees, and power lines. Power outages are expected. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph or gusts of 58 mph or more can lead to property damage. && $$
982 WWUS76 KMTR 021343 NPWMTR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 543 AM PST Sat Feb 2 2019 CAZ006-505>513-516>518-528>530-021800- /O.CON.KMTR.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-190202T1800Z/ San Francisco- Coastal North Bay Including Point Reyes National Seashore- North Bay Interior Valleys-North Bay Mountains- San Francisco Bay Shoreline-San Francisco Peninsula Coast- East Bay Interior Valleys-East Bay Hills and the Diablo Range- Santa Cruz Mountains-Santa Clara Valley Including San Jose- Southern Salinas Valley/Arroyo Seco and Lake San Antonio- Santa Lucia Mountains and Los Padres National Forest- Mountains Of San Benito County And Interior Monterey County Including Pinnacles National Park- Northern Salinas Valley/Hollister Valley and Carmel Valley- Northern Monterey Bay-Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast- Including the cities of San Francisco, Tamalpais-Homestead, Sausalito, Santa Rosa, South Santa Rosa, Napa, San Rafael, Petaluma, Novato, Rohnert Park, Angwin, Lagunitas-Forest Knolls, Woodacre, Oakland, Fremont, Hayward, Daly City, Berkeley, Pacifica, Concord, Antioch, Livermore, Walnut Creek, Pleasanton, Pittsburg, San Ramon, Blackhawk, Scotts Valley, Boulder Creek, Day Valley, San Jose, Greenfield, King City, Salinas, Santa Cruz, Watsonville, Live Oak, Seaside, Monterey, and Marina 543 AM PST Sat Feb 2 2019 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... * WINDS...South 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. * LOCATION...Entire San Francisco Bay Area. Entire Monterey Bay Area. * TIMING...High Wind Warning is in effect through 10 am Saturday morning. Wind speeds are forecast to decrease this morning behind the cold front. However, gusty winds will continue through Saturday and into Saturday evening. Winds will subside by Sunday. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph or gusts of 58 mph or more can lead to property damage. && $$
137 WWUS76 KMTR 021553 NPWMTR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 753 AM PST Sat Feb 2 2019 CAZ006-505>513-516>518-528>530-021700- /O.CAN.KMTR.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-190202T1800Z/ San Francisco- Coastal North Bay Including Point Reyes National Seashore- North Bay Interior Valleys-North Bay Mountains- San Francisco Bay Shoreline-San Francisco Peninsula Coast- East Bay Interior Valleys-East Bay Hills and the Diablo Range- Santa Cruz Mountains-Santa Clara Valley Including San Jose- Southern Salinas Valley/Arroyo Seco and Lake San Antonio- Santa Lucia Mountains and Los Padres National Forest- Mountains Of San Benito County And Interior Monterey County Including Pinnacles National Park- Northern Salinas Valley/Hollister Valley and Carmel Valley- Northern Monterey Bay-Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast- Including the cities of San Francisco, Tamalpais-Homestead, Sausalito, Santa Rosa, South Santa Rosa, Napa, San Rafael, Petaluma, Novato, Rohnert Park, Angwin, Lagunitas-Forest Knolls, Woodacre, Oakland, Fremont, Hayward, Daly City, Berkeley, Pacifica, Concord, Antioch, Livermore, Walnut Creek, Pleasanton, Pittsburg, San Ramon, Blackhawk, Scotts Valley, Boulder Creek, Day Valley, San Jose, Greenfield, King City, Salinas, Santa Cruz, Watsonville, Live Oak, Seaside, Monterey, and Marina 753 AM PST Sat Feb 2 2019 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in San Francisco has cancelled the High Wind Warning. Observed wind speeds across the San Francisco Bay Area have subsided in the wake of the passing cold front. Another round of strong winds will be possible by mid-day and into the overnight hours as the low pressure center approaches the Golden Gate. Therefore, additional wind headlines may be warranted later for parts of the San Francisco Bay Area and Central California Coast. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 12:49 PM PST | Coastal Flood Advisory | MTR | Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Monterey, Napa, City and County of San Francisco and 4 more | 23 hr |
| Feb 1, 1:35 PM PST | Storm Warning | MTR | 19 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.