The third in a series of significant storms brought strong winds and heavy rain to the San Francisco and Monterey Bay areas. This storm, the strongest of the week, developed over the Pacific Ocean with a strong parent low pressure based in the Gulf of Alaska. Around 159,000 customers lost power across the San Francisco Bay area with nearly 22,000 customers without power in the Monterey Bay area. Numerous power lines and trees were knocked down when strong wind combined with saturated soil. Also, areas of flooding occurred causing mainly problems for vehicles.

High Surf in SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST, CALIFORNIA
From 20-JAN-10 06:00:00 to 20-JAN-10 16:00:00 (PST-8)
Property damage: 30.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Damaging surf along Monterey counties coast has caused erosion concerns along State Highway One. About nine miles north of the San Luis Obispo county line, officials have closed the highway for night travel. At the opening of the Carmel River, high waves pushed sand and debris across the State Beach parking lot, caused a portion of the bluff supporting Scenic Road to slump, and have eroded the terrace bluff south of the lagoon damaging the stairway.

Flood in MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA
From 20-JAN-10 08:00:00 to 20-JAN-10 12:00:00 (PST-8)
Location: GREENFIELD
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Heavy rain caused flooding in Greenfield.

Flood in SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA
From 20-JAN-10 14:00:00 to 20-JAN-10 16:00:00 (PST-8)
Location: CAMPBELL
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

As an arrest warrant was being served at a home in Campbell, a man ran into his backyard and hopped over a fence, where a cement drainage ditch was running at full capacity. The man tried to jump over the ditch but got caught in the water and dragged downstream. The Police Officers saw him try to keep his head above water, but he went under and drowned.

Flood in MARIN, CALIFORNIA
From 20-JAN-10 08:00:00 to 20-JAN-10 11:00:00 (PST-8)
Location: IGNACIO
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Officials closed the southbound US Highway 101 off ramp to State Highway 37 and South Novato Boulevard due to flooding in Novato. Minor flooding occurred throughout Marin County and caused schools to close because of flooding concerns.

Flood in SONOMA, CALIFORNIA
From 20-JAN-10 08:00:00 to 20-JAN-10 11:00:00 (PST-8)
Location: SCHELLVILLE
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Heavy rain led to flooding of Sonoma Creek along State Route 121 near Schellville. Numerous roads were blocked throughout the region because of standing water. Daywalt, Green Valley, Mark West Station, Todd, Portal, Piner and Valley Ford-Freestone Roads were among the areas closed roads due to flooding. The heavy rains also infiltrated the sewer pipes in five places in Boyes Hot Springs and in Sonoma causing overflows into streets and creeks.

Flood in SAN MATEO, CALIFORNIA
From 20-JAN-10 08:30:00 to 20-JAN-10 10:00:00 (PST-8)
Location: (SQL)SAN CARLOS ARPT
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 30.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Heavy rain caused Harbor Boulevard at the underpass of State Route 82 to flood submerging a car to the base of its windows. The road was barricaded to stop anyone else from driving into the water. Also in Belmont, a car repair business evacuated its building as 3 inches of water covered the floor. Belmont Creek was to blame.

High Wind in SAN FRANCISCO BAY SHORELINE, CALIFORNIA
From 20-JAN-10 07:00:00 to 20-JAN-10 10:00:00 (PST-8)
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 245.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Strong winds brought trees and power lines down across the San Francisco Bay Area. In Mipitas, a large tree was uprooted and blocked all lanes of traffic. In Richmond, part of a roof covering a YMCA swimming pool was blown off, scattering debris across Richmond Parkway resulting in its closure. In Palo Alto, saturated soils produce minor flooding and combined with high wind to bring a few trees down on the Palo Alto Golf Course. In Berkeley, power lines and trees were knocked down over the northern portion of the city near University Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr. Way. Also in Berkeley, winds toppled a tree onto the roof of a residence on the 2900 block of Sacramento Street. In Newark, a 50-foot tree fell near the intersection of Cedar and Newark Boulevards. In Menlo Park, a driver was injured when the top of a Redwood tree came crashing through his windshield as he was driving on Santa Cruz Avenue near Hillview Middle School.

Strong Wind in SOUTHERN SALINAS VALLEY / ARROYO SECO / LAKE SAN ANTONIO, CALIFORNIA
From 20-JAN-10 09:00:00 to 20-JAN-10 11:00:00 (PST-8)
Magnitude: 39.00 EG
Property damage: 50.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Strong winds uprooted a tree in King City causing damage to an apartment complex located in the 300 block of Russ Avenue.

Thunderstorm Wind in SAN MATEO, CALIFORNIA
From 20-JAN-10 09:19:00 to 20-JAN-10 09:20:00 (PST-8)
Location: PEDRO VLY
Magnitude: 56.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: RAWS

A RAWS site at Spring Valley reported a wind gust to 64 mph at 9:19 a.m. PST.

Hail in MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA
From 20-JAN-10 14:30:00 to 20-JAN-10 14:45:00 (PST-8)
Location: DEL REY OAKS
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

An intense hail storm occurred near Ryan Ranch just south-southeast of Del Rey Oaks.

Hail in SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA
From 20-JAN-10 14:10:00 to 20-JAN-10 14:11:00 (PST-8)
Location: CORRALITOS
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

A hail storm occurred in the mountains of Santa Cruz County. A report of one inch diameter hail came from a motorist traveling along Eureka canyon Road north of Corralitos.

High Surf in SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST, CALIFORNIA
From 20-JAN-10 06:00:00 to 21-JAN-10 12:00:00 (PST-8)
Property damage: 1.50M
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

High surf caused an 80-foot-wide and 20-foot deep chunk of land to erode into the ocean in Pacifica at 5 a.m. on January 21. Residents of six apartment units were evacuated as the cliff eroded up to their back porches. The owners of the apartments are attempting to strengthen the cliff and save the apartments from succumbing to the same fate as the previous cliff face. So far they have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on this project.

Strong Wind in NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY, CALIFORNIA
From 20-JAN-10 07:00:00 to 20-JAN-10 10:00:00 (PST-8)
Magnitude: 39.00 EG
Property damage: 100.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Stong winds brought trees down in Watsonville. A house on the 300 block of Manfre Road was damaged by a redwood tree, and a large cypress tree damged a home and a car on Clifford Drive near Melrose Avenue.

Flood in SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA
From 20-JAN-10 10:30:00 to 20-JAN-10 13:30:00 (PST-8)
Location: LOS GATOS
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

State Highway 17 was closed for about three hours due to flooding.

High Wind in SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST, CALIFORNIA
From 20-JAN-10 08:00:00 to 20-JAN-10 10:00:00 (PST-8)
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 15.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Strong wind brought trees and power lines down onto State Route One just north of the Santa Cruz and San Mateo county line. The road was closed for two hours.

Flood in SAN MATEO, CALIFORNIA
From 20-JAN-10 07:00:00 to 20-JAN-10 10:00:00 (PST-8)
Location: PESCADERO
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 20.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Rescuers pulled six people out of cars that stalled in 3-foot water in Pescadero.

Strong Wind in NORTH BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS, CALIFORNIA
From 20-JAN-10 06:00:00 to 20-JAN-10 13:30:00 (PST-8)
Magnitude: 39.00 EG
Property damage: 435.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Strong winds and saturated soil combined to knock over a 50-foot Douglas fir tree along Turnagain Road in Kentfield. In Sonoma, a fallen tree smashed a home. In Santa Rosa, a tree crashed down onto a home on Proctor Drive rendering it uninhabitable. In Yountville a 150- to 200-year-old Coast Live Oak toppled next to a home on Humboldt Street causing damage to a fence. Also in Santa Rosa, A 50-foot-plus Cedar tree came down onto a home on Manor Drive damaging the back area of the house. Along State Route 12, a tree fell onto a moving vehicle just east of Glen Ellen causing closure of the roadway. In Sonoma, a redwood tree fell through the roof of the K building at Sonoma Valley High School. In Healdsburg, power lines fell along Alexander Valley Road.

Flood in MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA
From 20-JAN-10 08:00:00 to 20-JAN-10 10:00:00 (PST-8)
Location: CHUALAR
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Heavy rain caused flooding along State Highway 101 just north of Chualar. California Highway Patrol slowed traffic on Highway 101 because of the flooding.

Flood in SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA
From 20-JAN-10 06:45:00 to 20-JAN-10 10:00:00 (PST-8)
Location: (SJC)SAN JOSE INTL A
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Heavy rain flooded the southbound lanes of US Highway 101 causing traffic to divert for over six hours.

Flood in SAN MATEO, CALIFORNIA
From 20-JAN-10 08:00:00 to 20-JAN-10 10:00:00 (PST-8)
Location: SAN CARLOS
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 15.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Heavy rain caused Pulgas Creek to overflow its banks and flood some classrooms at Central Middle School in San Carlos. Also, several streets were blocked off in low-lying areas just west of US Highway 101, including Taylor Avenue in San Carlos and parts of Rolison Road in Redwood City. In Atherton, officials closed March Road from Middlefield Road to Fair Oaks Avenue because a creek had begun to flood.

Strong Wind in SANTA CLARA VALLEY INCLUDING SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA
From 20-JAN-10 06:00:00 to 20-JAN-10 10:00:00 (PST-8)
Magnitude: 39.00 EG
Property damage: 45.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Strong wind brought a number of trees and tree limbs down across San Jose. On Cherry Lane an 80-foot cedar tree toppled over, taking down a telephone pole and two transformers along with it. The tree fell across the street damaging a vehicle on the other side. In Los Gatos, trees fell on Shady Lane just east of Short Road and near the intersection of Harwood and Blossom Hill Roads.

High Surf in SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
From 20-JAN-10 05:00:00 to 21-JAN-10 10:00:00 (PST-8)
Property damage: 248.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Heavy surf combined with wind and rain to damage three docks in San Francisco. Pier 80, Dry Dock number one, began to sink due to hole in the hull allowing 700 gallons of water per minute into the dock. At Pier 45, the USS Pampanito's stern anchor chain snapped due to the rough seas and strong wind causing damage to the pier. And, at Pier 1.5, a 20 foot section of the Water Taxi Dock separated from the rest of the dock. Ferry Service on the San Francisco Bay was canceled due to the strong winds and large wind waves.

High Surf in SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
From 20-JAN-10 05:00:00 to 21-JAN-10 10:00:00 (PST-8)
Property damage: 17.92M
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Heavy surf from storms occurring this autumn and winter had finally eroded away the 30-foot bluff protecting San Francisco's Great Highway. The erosion removed the ground from beneath the guard rail of the southbound lanes causing the closure of all southbound lanes. The entire Great Highway was closed from Lincoln Way to Sloat Blvd. A request for a Governor's State of Emergency Proclamation was submitted in order to receive Emergency Relief funding from the Federal Highway Administration. The emergency, temporary estimate to repair the damage is $2.92 million dollars. However, a semi-permanent repair is estimated at an additional $15 million dollars.

Flood in ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA
From 20-JAN-10 07:00:00 to 20-JAN-10 12:00:00 (PST-8)
Location: ALBANY
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Heavy rain caused knee-deep flooding at the intersections of Second and Harrison Streets in Berkeley.

Strong Wind in EAST BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS, CALIFORNIA
From 20-JAN-10 07:00:00 to 20-JAN-10 10:00:00 (PST-8)
Magnitude: 39.00 EG
Property damage: 280.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Strong winds toppled two large trees, a Coastal Redwood and a spruce, on Valley Avenue just west of Santa Rita Road in Pleasanton causing damage to a block wall. Also in Pleasanton, power lines were damaged by strong winds on Spring Street and on Valley Avenue. In Alamo, a centuries-old oak tree detached from its muddy soil and came to rest on a Deodar Lane home causing extensive damage. In Martinez, A tree fell along Alhambra Valley Road, between Castro Ranch and Bear Creek Road, taking power lines down with it. Also, in Orinda, power lines were blown down near La Espiral.

High Wind in SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST, CALIFORNIA
From 20-JAN-10 05:00:00 to 20-JAN-10 10:00:00 (PST-8)
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 220.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Strong winds knocked over numerous trees and power lines along the Coast of Monterey County. In Pacific Grove a pine tree fell onto a house along Sunset Drive. In Monterey, a pine tree fell onto an apartment building along Dela Vina Avenue and damaged a single-family home next door as the root ball was ripped out of the ground. In Carmel-By-The-Sea, Junipero Street was closed between Tenth and Eleventh Avenues for about two hours after a tree fell bringing power lines down with it.

Flood in SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA
From 20-JAN-10 11:00:00 to 20-JAN-10 15:45:00 (PST-8)
Location: MT HERMON
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Heavy rain caused the San Lorenzo River in Felton to rise over its banks and flood the Felton Grove community. Two hundred residents were called to evacuate before the river rose to 18 feet and overflowed into the streets, including River Road and Sylvan Way.