Hurricane-force gusts topped 100 mph in Bay Area during rare storm.

  

    A February rainstorm blew damaging and deadly wind gusts across the San Francisco Bay Area. More than ten zones monitored closely by forecasters had hurricane-force gusts on Sunday. At Pablo Point in Marin County, wind speeds topped 100 miles-per-hour.

The storm was the second one powered by an atmospheric river to hit Northern California within one week.

Workers clear a tree that fell onto a home during heavy wind and rain on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Search and rescue workers investigate a car surrounded by floodwater as heavy rains caused the Guadalupe River to swell, Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024, in San Jose, Calif. The vehicle was uninhabited.(AP Photo/Noah Berger)

The top 10 maximum wind gusts in the Bay Area Sunday are below, according to the National Weather Service.

1. Pablo Point, Marin County: 102 mph
2. Road to Ranches, Marin County: 99 mph
3. Loma Prieta, Santa Cruz Mountains: 98 mph
4. Knpt Towers, Santa Clara County: 97 mph
5. Pine Mountain Fire Road, Marin County: 96 mph
6. Soda Springs Road, Santa Clara County: 96 mph
7. Gunsight Fire Road, Marin County: 96 mph
8. Cobb Ridge West, Marin County: 95 mph
9. Point Reyes, Marin County: 89 mph
10. Lucas Valley, Marin County: 89 mph

(Graphic courtesy NWS Bay Area)

The National Weather Service published more than 100 recorded peak wind gusts around the Bay Area on Monday according to preliminary data.