Gusts above 80 mph were recorded in the Bay Area on Tuesday afternoon as a “bomb cyclone” storm blew through.
The highest speeds in the National Weather Service data as of 6 p.m. were 89 at Loma Prieta and 88 at Richmond’s Point Potrero.
Most of the peak gusts on the Peninsula and in the South Bay were between 1:30 and 2 p.m. Those in the Golden Gate area — including the Point Potrero blast — came about three hours later.
Power outages were reported across the Bay Area, and people were killed by falling trees in Portola Valley and Walnut Creek. During the late afternoon gusts, a big