East Bay Interior Valleys and East Bay Hills are included in a weather alert for strong thunderstorms by the National Weather Service on Wednesday at 11:54 p.m. The alert is in effect until Thursday Sept. 25, at 12:30 a.m.

The storms are predicted to bring wind gusts of up to 30 mph and pea-sized hail (0.25 inches).

“At 11:54 p.m., Doppler radar tracked a strong thunderstorm over Byron, or 10 miles south of Oakley, moving west at 30 mph,” states the NWS San Francisco CA. “Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.”

Locations impacted by the alert include Concord, Antioch, Walnut Creek, Pittsburg, Danville, Oakley, Pleasant Hill, Lafayette, Brentwood, Moraga, Discovery Bay, Clayton, Blackhawk-Camino Tassajara, B

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