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Northern California sees a surge of rain and snow as an atmospheric river arrives. One injured by tree fall in San Francisco as gusts top 60-80 mph in the Bay Area.
The eddies appeared to be caused mostly by topography (particularly islands), wind, and instabilities in the current. These eddies lay mainly between the California Current (flowing toward the equator) and the coastline. [3] The majority of these eddies were cyclonic and had the ability to induce the upwelling of nutrient-rich water.
[3] [4] Wind gusts of hurricane force were observed in San Francisco, along with wind gusts reaching over 100 miles per hour (160 km/h) in the Sierra Nevada. [5] [6] Widespread landslides occurred as a result of the storms, as well as multiple rivers overflowing due to the excessive rainfall. [7]
Diablo (hot, dry, offshore wind from the northeast in the San Francisco bay) The Hawk (cold winter wind in Chicago) Jarbo Gap Wind (associated with and often referred to as a Diablo Wind; katabatic winds in the Northern Sierra Nevada in the vicinity of Jarbo Gap, often contributing to the growth of local wildfires) [8] [9]
Get the San Francisco, CA local weather forecast by the hour and the next 10 days.
The weather service said parts of the San Francisco Bay Area will likely see rises on creeks and streams into Friday while parts of Oregon may face damaging winds.
Wind speed on the Beaufort scale is based on the empirical relationship: [6] v = 0.836 B 3/2 m/s; v = 1.625 B 3/2 knots (=) where v is the equivalent wind speed at 10 metres above the sea surface and B is Beaufort scale number.