Jan 20, 2010
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,
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 213686). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in San Mateo County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.