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National Weather Service Issues “Significant Weather Advisory”

by ECT

At 4:15 am, the National Weather Service issued a “significant weather advisory” for parts of the San Francisco Bay Area for Friday morning.

According to the advisory, it was through 4:45 am where thunderstorms were expected with 35-40 mph winds, torrential rainfall and occasional lightening.  They warned about flooding and lightening strikes.

 

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 4:45AM PST FRI …SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN SANTA CLARA… WESTERN ALAMEDA…EASTERN SAN FRANCISCO…SOUTH CENTRAL CONTRA COSTA AND SAN MATEO COUNTIES UNTIL 445 AM PST…

AT 413 AM PST, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR EMERYVILLE TO BURLINGAME TO 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HALF MOON BAY. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 35 MPH. WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH, SMALL HAIL, TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AND OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…

SAN JOSE, SAN FRANCISCO, OAKLAND, FREMONT, HAYWARD, SUNNYVALE, SANTA CLARA, BERKELEY, DALY CITY, SAN MATEO, SAN LEANDRO, LIVERMORE, REDWOOD CITY, MOUNTAIN VIEW, ALAMEDA, SAN RAMON, PLEASANTON, UNION CITY, MILPITAS AND PALO ALTO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS, AND MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE. &&

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