Peak Gusts During Bay Area Windstorm: 97 MPH at Loma Prieta, 77 MPH at SFO

Wind gusts reached 97 miles per hour atop Loma Prieta during the storm that just passed, according to an announcement late Tuesday from the National Weather Service.

The gusts were the strongest recorded in the Bay Area.

At 3,790 feet elevation, Loma Prieta is the highest peak in the Santa Cruz Mountains and is about 10 miles west of Highway 17 in Santa Clara County.

The service reports three other areas recorded gusts of 90 mph or more: 93 mph in Marin County’s Road to Ranches area and in Alameda County’s Mines Tower area, and 90 mph in Marin County’s Lucas Valley.

Gusts of 77 mph hit the

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