they all yack about super winds but
but but
look at the weather maps
behind her (after a minute or two she shows the weather maps,.....here...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eropqHhCrbg
from CALM to breezes of 3, 8, 15, 20 mph
NO HURRICANE winds on ANY of her weeather maps, none of them!
the strongest wind in that report is her talking
And, as a 32-year professional meteorologist myself I can tell you that even though the computer models yesterday were indeed showing hurricane-force gusts in the hills to the west and northwest of LA - it would be rare to actually see that measured by weather instruments. It is always rare to see max forecasted winds measured in such an event.
BUT - what did we see? The Warm Springs RAWS site measured a gust to 68 MPH. The Wiley Ridge RAWS site measured 62 MPH. Santa Clara measured 50 MPH. Camarillo was at 55.
BUT - Happy Camp Road's weather station measured a gust to 74 mph - which is the official wind speed for the start of hurricane-force winds. Therefore a weather station measured hurricane-force winds. It is HIGHLY likely there were higher winds in the passes where there are no weather stations and the winds were funneled.
So -- just because there are "NO HURRICANE winds on ANY of her weeather maps, none of them!" - doesn't mean there aren't any elsewhere. So - yes - they "all yack about super winds" FOR A REASON.
Because winds gusting to 50 - 60 - 74+ MPH and downsloping over ridges with a humidity level below 10% - over dry vegetation - is a BIG FREAKING DEAL.
So - take some advice - stay out of the deep end when you don't know how to swim.