For the third consecutive Tuesday, a fearsome wind storm -- packing dangerous gusts of up 45 mph or higher -- ripped into the San Francisco Bay Area, ready to wreak havoc on the saturated soil and weakened tree trunks.
So far this month Tuesdays have been First Alert Weather days. The storm two weeks ago knocked out power to 300,000 customers in the region. Last week's storm toppled hundreds of trees and claimed five lives.While this week's storm was not expected to be as intense as its predecessors, it will still be packing a punch. The National Weather Service has issued a Bay Area-wide wind advisory that will remain in place until at 8 p.m.
The strong winds will combine with the saturated soils and weakened trees to form a deadly combination. So far this year, falling trees have claimed six lives in the Bay Area and damaged or destroyed dozens of homes and vehicles. The windstorm will also bring with it intense downpours. Already on Tuesday morning, the weather issued a short-lived flood advisory for Marin County after"Doppler radar indicted heavy rain."
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