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NWS wind advisory already in effect. The dust alert came after the National Weather Service issued a wind advisory for most of the Central Coast starting at 11 a.m. on Monday.
The National Weather Service in California has confirmed that an EF1 strength tornado struck the small town of Scotts Valley, 30 miles south of San Jose, on Saturday. Damage included downed trees ...
The vertical extent of the dust or sand that is raised is largely determined by the stability of the atmosphere above the ground as well as by the weight of the particulates. In some cases, dust and sand may be confined to a relatively-shallow layer by a low-lying temperature inversion. In other instances, dust (but not sand) may be lifted as ...
Red flag warnings are in place for Southern California due to Santa Ana winds that will bring gusts up to 65 mph and “extremely rare and dangerous” fire weather conditions.
The high winds were also caused by a series of events. Over the Great Basin, which is located in Nevada and Idaho, the air was very cold and heavy (high pressure). A very strong low pressure system was approaching the northwest coast of California. A mercury reading of 0.10 inHg (3.4 hPa)of pressure gradient force (difference of pressure ...
In total, 3.45 square miles (8.9 km 2) of fields and pastures in Novato were flooded, and SR 37 was shut down for a period of time. [47] The Brazos subdivision of the Northwestern Pacific Railroad between Schellville and Novato was also temporarily shut down due to the tracks being underwater, and Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit had to run a ...
Coastal areas in Northern California began evacuating residents after a 7.0 earthquake off Humboldt County's coast prompted a tsunami warning. Luckily, the worst didn't play out. But emergency ...
Dumont Dunes is an area of the Mojave Desert containing large sand dunes, located approximately 31 miles north of Baker, California on California State Route 127. Bordered by steep volcanic hills and the slow running Amargosa River, the region is easily recognized from a distance by its distinctive sand dunes. The elevation here varies from 700 ...