Peak readings from the National Weather Service included 97 mph on Mount Umunhum and 93 mph on a ridge above Mines Road, near Livermore.
A wind gust of 97 mph was recorded Tuesday on Mount Umunhum, and at least a dozen other Bay Area sites reported gusts of 70 or higher.
Peak readings from the National Weather Service included 93 mph on a ridge above Mines Road, near Livermore, and 88 near Blackberry Hill Road, above Los Gatos., downing trees and delaying flights at Bay Area airports. The gust readings were among the highest in the Bay Area in the past few decades. In a memorable windstorm in December 1995, Angel Island recorded a 103-mph gust; on Tuesday, its maximum was 53.
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