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[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]
Multiple storms sweeping through the western United States into the last weekend of 2024 will bring a heightened risk of flash flooding, damaging winds and travel-snarling snow from Northern ...
Red flag warnings will persist for large portion of Los Angeles, San Diego, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura counties through 6 p.m. Wednesday, as well as some mountainous areas of ...
Wind gusts of up to 150 mph in the high elevations of the Tahoe Basin in California and 50 mph at lower elevations hit the area this weekend. Heavy rainfall was forecast from San Francisco to ...
The Tornado Watch was later expanded into central, northern and southern Oklahoma. Prior to the development of thunderstorms, strong wind fields already existed across the region, with bulk wind shear [note 1] topping 70 knots (80 mph; 130 km/h) and forecast to increase further. [142] High-end EF2 damage to a home southeast of Norman, Oklahoma.
The Santa Anas are katabatic winds (Greek for "flowing downhill") arising in higher altitudes and blowing down towards sea level. [7] The National Weather Service defines Santa Ana winds as "a weather condition [in southern California] in which strong, hot, dust-bearing winds descend to the Pacific Coast around Los Angeles from inland desert regions".
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California firefighters made significant progress Sunday to tame a wind-driven wildfire that scorched thousands of acres 60 miles (97 kilometers) east of San Francisco, burned down a home and forced residents to flee the area near the central California city of Tracy.
Millions of people across Southern California are under a red flag warning as a dangerous windstorm fanned blazes in the Los Angeles area, including the Palisades Fire, which has triggered ...