CoCo Sees Hurricane-Force Winds; Strongest Gusts In Bay Area

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA — For the second time in as many weeks, hurricane-force winds were recorded at Mt. Diablo in Contra Costa County.

In fact, Mt. Diablo saw the strongest winds of any location in the Bay Area over the past 24 hours, the National Weather Service said Wednesday morning.

Mt. Diablo topped the chart with 80 mph winds recorded at an elevation of 3,800 feet above sea level. That's within the criteria of a Category 1 hurricane, which can be anything between 74 to 95 mph. The second-strongest winds were recorded at Mt. Umunhum in Santa Clara County, where 78 mph winds were recorded.

Also in the East Bay, Mt. Alison near Fremont saw 72 mph winds.

See how other parts of the Bay Area stacked up:

Quick Correction to our wind graphic, as there was an erroneous wind gust in Santa Cruz. #CAwx pic.twitter.com/XPYpT8HhAD
— NWS Bay Area (@NWSBayArea) January 27, 2021

NWS said Wednesday morning that the strongest winds and heaviest rainfall appear to have subsided for most of the Bay Area, but scattered showers and breezy conditions are possible through Thursday. The atmospheric river — which is like a river in the sky — that brought heavy rain to the area was hovering over southern Monterey County as of Wednesday morning.