Petrolia-area wind gust clocked at 109 mph


Flooding at the Hookton Road exit along U.S. Highway 101 last Friday prompted warnings to drivers to use caution Flooding in the area has persisted into Wednesday morning, when winds reaching up to 109 mph hit the coast, causing power outages for over 11,000 county residents. (HSCO/Contributed)

“It’s the most water I’ve seen in the 20 plus years I’ve worked here,” said Nathan Baxley, battalion chief at Humboldt Bay Fire, said of this weekend’s weather, as flood waters damaged up to a dozen homes in the area, resulted in power outages — including one that took Humboldt Bay Fire Station 3 out of service — and resulted…