Livermore Pelted With Hail, Thunder & Lightning

LIVERMORE, CA — Livermore woke up Tuesday to scattered hail, thunderstorms, and more fallen trees as rain continued to pour. Thunderstorms were reported throughout Monday night, followed by scattered lightning, thunder, hail and intermittent downpours throughout Tuesday morning.

As of Tuesday evening, Livermore weather is clear and gusty. For the first time in days, no weather watches, warnings, or advisories are in effect.

Arroyo Mocho Trail from Robertson Park to Stanley Park and LARPD's Sycamore Grove Park remain closed. A number of roads are closed in and out of the city:

• Marina Avenue from Wente Street to Arroyo Road
• Patterson Pass Road from Greenville Road to County Line (North Midway Road
• Tesla Road at Greenville Road

The rain is expected to resume Wednesday, with 0.49 inches predicted over eight hours, alongside gusts of 29 mph.

Still, the worst of the storm is expected to shift northward Wednesday. A total of 3-7 inches of precipitation is expected to fall across California over the rest of the week. Two-day rainfall totals as of 4 a.m. Tuesday neared 17 inches in parts of Ventura and Santa Barbara counties, according to the National Weather Service.

In Livermore, Thursday is expected to be warm and sunny, although more rain is expected Friday through Monday.

PG&E reported two outages affecting 73 people each in Danville and San Ramon earlier Tuesday, and sporadic outages affecting single customers in Pleasanton and Livermore. At 9 a.m. PG&E reported that 52,911 out of its 93,743 local outages were in the South Bay.

The worst of the storm continued to fall along the Central Coast. Tens of thousands of California residents were evacuated in Santa Barbara and Santa Cruz counties.

The recent series of storms, which had killed 14 people as of Monday and saw a 5-year-old swept away by floodwaters in San Luis Obispo County, forced the evacuation of nearly 10,000 people in Santa Barbara County and about 32,000 in Santa Cruz County, according to the Associated Press.

Near Montecito, about 400 people and 70 horses were trapped Tuesday at the Rancho Oso RV & Camping Resort by an impassible amount of mud and debris, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department.

In Santa Cruz County, where the Associated Press reported that homes were recorded via drone sitting in muddy brown water, evacuation orders had been lifted in many areas by late Monday, according to county officials, while certain zones remained in an evacuation warning.

At least 14 people have died in connection with the storms since New Year’s Eve, according to AccuWeather. The most recent bout of severe weather saw a woman killed when water overtook her vehicle in Avila Beach, NBC News reported. A 5-year-old boy was swept away by floodwaters Monday in San Luis Obispo County, according to AccuWeather, which reported that as of late Monday, only the child’s shoe had been found.

SANDBAGS AND CONTACTS

Sandbag stations are being replenished at several locations throughout Livermore:

• Maintenance Service Center - 3500 Robertson Park Road (limit 6 bags per household)
• Fire Station 6 - 4550 East Avenue (limit 6 bags per household)
• Fire Station 8 - 5750 Scenic Avenue (limit 6 bags per household)
• Zone 7 Water Agency - 100 North Canyons Parkway (limit 10 bags per household)

Report flooding to Water Resources at 925-960-8160, or the Livermore Police Department at 925-371-4987. Downed trees and power lines can also be reported to the police department, or to 911.

If you know of anyone experiencing homelessness, contact CityServe of the Tri-Valley 925-222-2273 (CARE), or email connect@cityservecares.org.

For a full list of closures, storm safety tips, and contact information, visit the City of Livermore’s storm update page.

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— Patch editor Anna Schier contributed to this report.