Wind storm brings hazardous conditions to Bay Area
Courtesy of CalFire
CalFire responded to at least 10 vegetation fires across San Mateo and Santa Cruz counties Monday night and Tuesday morning.
Emergency agencies throughout the San Francisco Bay Area dispatched teams Tuesday morning (Jan. 19) to extinguish vegetation fires, clear fallen trees and assist with power outages following hazardous wind conditions overnight.
Some parts of the region, including the Diablo Range and Santa Cruz Mountains, experienced wind gusts in excess of 70 mph, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). In Los Altos, Los Altos Hills and Mountain View, gusts reached up to approximately 29 mph.