加州最高风速209英里/小时——可能创纪录

加州最高风速209英里/小时——可能创纪录

A gust of 209 mph was recorded atop a California peak on Sunday, a potential record that wowed forecasters monitoring a cold storm that moved south through the state dumping snow, rain and hail.

周日，加利福尼亚州的一座山峰上记录到了时速209英里的阵风，这一潜在的记录让天气预报员震惊，们监测到一场向南移动的寒冷风暴带来了雪、雨和冰雹。

The blast of wind was captured around 7:45 am by an instrument at 9,186 feet (2,800 meters) on Kirkwood Mountain south of Lake Tahoe, said National Weather Service forecaster Alex Hoon.

美国国家气象局预报员亚历克斯·胡恩说，这股风是在早上7点45分左右被一台在塔霍湖以南的柯克伍德山9186英尺(2800米)处的仪器捕捉到的。

He and his colleagues at the NWS office in Reno, Nevada watched in surprise as wind speeds across the crest of the Sierra Nevada hit 150 mph and kept rising.

他和他的同事们在内华达州里诺市的国家气象局办公室惊奇地看到，穿过内华达山脉山顶的风速达到每小时150英里，而且还在不断上升。

“It went up and up,” Hoon said. It could take months for state climatologists to verify the record, he said.

“它不断地上升，”胡恩说。他说，州气候学家可能需要几个月的时间来核实这一记录。

“But the way that the winds did ramp up, it looks legitimate,” Hoon said. “It’s an exciting moment for sure.”

胡恩说：“但从风力确实加大的角度来看，这是合理的。”“这确实是一个令人兴奋的时刻。”

The previous record was a gust of 199 mph at Ward Mountain west of Lake Tahoe on Nov. 16, 2017.

此前的最高时速纪录，是2017年11月16日在太浩湖以西的沃德山创下的199英里/小时。

The storm that caused widespread in flooding last week in Washington and Oregon brought a strong cold front to California.

上周在华盛顿和俄勒冈州引起大面积洪灾的风暴，给加利福尼亚带来了强烈的冷锋。

Powerful winds downed trees and knocked out power to tens of thousands in the San Francisco Bay Area.

强风吹倒了树木，导致旧金山湾区数万人断电。

Heavy rain fell as stars arrived for the Academy Awards in Hollywood on Sunday. The red carpet was protected by a tent but the position of some camera crews had them just outside the shelter, sending them scrambling to find tarps and plastic to protect their gear.

周日，好莱坞举行奥斯卡颁奖典礼，明星们纷纷到场，大雨倾盆而下。红地毯由帐篷保护着，但是一些摄制组的工作人员的位置在帐篷外面，这让他们手忙脚乱地寻找防水油布和塑料来保护他们的装备。