加州最高風(fēng)速209英里/小時——可能創(chuàng)紀(jì)錄
加州最高風(fēng)速209英里/小時——可能創(chuàng)紀(jì)錄
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，加利福尼亞州的一座山峰上記錄到了時速209英里的陣風(fēng)，這一潛在的記錄讓天氣預(yù)報員震驚，們監(jiān)測到一場向南移動的寒冷風(fēng)暴帶來了雪、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.
美國國家氣象局預(yù)報員亞歷克斯·胡恩說，這股風(fēng)是在早上7點45分左右被一臺在塔霍湖以南的柯克伍德山9186英尺(2800米)處的儀器捕捉到的。
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.
他和他的同事們在內(nèi)華達(dá)州里諾市的國家氣象局辦公室驚奇地看到，穿過內(nèi)華達(dá)山脈山頂?shù)娘L(fēng)速達(dá)到每小時150英里，而且還在不斷上升。
“It went up and up,” Hoon said. It could take months for state climatologists to verify the record, he said.
“它不斷地上升，”胡恩說。他說，州氣候?qū)W家可能需要幾個月的時間來核實這一記錄。
“But the way that the winds did ramp up, it looks legitimate,” Hoon said. “It’s an exciting moment for sure.”
胡恩說：“但從風(fēng)力確實加大的角度來看，這是合理的。”“這確實是一個令人興奮的時刻。”
The previous record was a gust of 199 mph at Ward Mountain west of Lake Tahoe on Nov. 16, 2017.
此前的最高時速紀(jì)錄，是2017年11月16日在太浩湖以西的沃德山創(chuàng)下的199英里/小時。
The storm that caused widespread in flooding last week in Washington and Oregon brought a strong cold front to California.
上周在華盛頓和俄勒岡州引起大面積洪災(zāi)的風(fēng)暴，給加利福尼亞帶來了強(qiáng)烈的冷鋒。
Powerful winds downed trees and knocked out power to tens of thousands in the San Francisco Bay Area.
強(qiáng)風(fēng)吹倒了樹木，導(dǎo)致舊金山灣區(qū)數(shù)萬人斷電。
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，好萊塢舉行奧斯卡頒獎典禮，明星們紛紛到場，大雨傾盆而下。紅地毯由帳篷保護(hù)著，但是一些攝制組的工作人員的位置在帳篷外面，這讓他們手忙腳亂地尋找防水油布和塑料來保護(hù)他們的裝備。
