A relatively fast-moving storm system continued on its path toward the Bay Area on Tuesday morning, dropping rain on areas of Sonoma County in the North Bay overnight and promising do so in the rest of the region by Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service.

That said, the rain won’t be the most powerful element of this storm.

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“The bigger danger,” NWS meteorologist Rachel Kennedy said, “is the wind.”

Wind gusts that are expected to blow between 35 and 45 mph may be powerful enough to bring down trees and power lines and make driving additionally hazardous, according to the weather service. Some gusts in the upper elevations could get as high as 55 mph.

A wind advisory by the weather service will go into effect at 10 p.m. Tuesday and last until 4 p.m. Wednes

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