Weather
700K+ Without Power In Wake Of Atmospheric River's 100+ MPH Winds
Power outages were widespread as winds topped 100 mph in some parts of the Bay Area. Monday brought rain, floods & chance of thunderstorms.
BAY AREA, CA — An atmospheric river Sunday brought 100+ mph winds, torrential rains and thunderstorms to the Bay Area — and was is not yet done, forecasters said Monday morning.
The National Weather Service expected the gusty winds and rain to continue throughout the day, along with the threat of thunderstorms, lightning and even the possibility of landspout.
This was as emergency personnel and municipal employees dealt with the aftermath of Sunday's weather, which in Marin County included top wind gusts Sunday from 89-102 mph. Of the top 10 wind gusts Sunday in the Bay Area, seven were in Marin County and three were in Santa Clara County.
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Power Outages Impact 744,000 In Bay Area, PG&E Says
Amid several wind gusts topping 90 mph Sunday, trees were knocked down across the region and power was knocked out to at least 744,000 Pacific Gas and Electric Company customers. As of 10 a.m., PG&E had restored service to 540,000 Bay Area customers. Another 204,664 were still without power, including 5,261 in San Francisco County, 45,308 on the Peninsula, 64,247 in the North Bay, 23,922 in the East Bay, and 65,926 in the South Bay.
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Since the start of the storm at 8 a.m. on Sunday through 10 a.m. Monday, a total of 230 poles and 108 transformers were damaged in PG&E's service area, PG&E Spokesperson Tamar Sarkissain told Patch.
"Our crews will continue to assess damages when they can gain full access to impacted areas," Sarkissian said. "PG&E has more than 3,000 employees working to assess damage, make repairs, address vegetation and handle emergency calls, and hundreds more staffing our emergency centers, each of which we activated for this event."
The good news Monday morning as crews worked to restore power was that the worst of the storm seemed to have passed. The flash flood watch for the region expired at 10 a.m., with showers likely for the rest of the day along with a slight chance of thunderstorms and wind gusts 5-20 mph, the National Weather Service said.
Threat Of Flooding Continues
However, there was still a threat of flooding through 4 p.m. Monday for Marin, Sonoma and Napa counties. Flooding caused by excessive rainfall was either imminent or occurring Monday along the rivers, creeks, streams and other low-lying and flood-prone locations of the North Bay.
Some locations that will experience flooding include Windsor, Healdsburg and Cloverdale, forecasters said.
Rainfall Totals
From 4 a.m. Sunday until 4 a.m. Monday in the North Bay, the Napa County Airport received 0.80 inches of rain, San Rafael received 1.66 inches, and the Sonoma County Airport received 1.27 inches.
On the San Francisco Peninsula, Redwood City received 0.62 inches, San Francisco received 0.83 inches and the San Francisco Airport received 0.70 inches.
In the East Bay, the Concord Airport total was 0.28 inches, the Hayward Airport received o.54 inches, Livermore Airport got 0.26 inches, and Oakland got 0.26 inches of rain.
In the South Bay and Santa Clara Valley, the San Jose Airport received 0.79 inches while in the Monterey Bay and Big Sur, 1.63 inches was recorded at Big Sur, 0.99 at the Monterey Airport,
0.83 at the Watsonville Airport and 0.88 at Corralitos.
Cumulative rainfall totals from the last five days were a factor when it came to flooding and over-saturated waterways. The following totals were reported by The Mercury News:
Peninsula & South Bay: All 5 days, Sat-Mon (inches)
Stevens Canyon 6.45, 3.62
Foothills Park Palo Alto 5.91, 3.35
Rancho San Antonio 5.55, 2.99
La Honda 5.47, 2.5
Uvas Reservoir 5.43, 3.58
Mount Hamilton 4.80, 3.26
San Francisco (Duboce Triangle) 4.77, 1.81
Vasona Lake 4.61, 2.56
Edgewood Road/I-280 4.55, 2.41
San Bruno Mountain 4.45, 1.85
Woodside (Wunderlich Park) 4.37, 1.77
San Jose Lynbrook 4.29, 2.24
Sunnyvale 4.25, 2.28
Morgan Hill 4.25, 2.95
Coyote Reservoir 3.82, 2.32
Mountain View 3.54, 1.73
San Francisco Airport 3.47 1.78
Belmont 3.16, 1.66
San Jose Airport 3.15, 1.49
San Jose Evergreen 3.07, 1.42
Redwood City 2.86, 1.37
Palo Alto 2.59, 1.14
East Bay: All 5 days, Sat-Mon
Richmond 4.29, 1.74
Orinda 3.49, 1.68
Tilden Park 3.45, 1.36
Castro Valley 3.26, 1.3
Lake Merritt 3.26, 1.41
St. Mary’s College 3.14, 1.34
Hayward Airport 3.02, 1.43
Dublin San Ramon 3.02, 1.54
Rodeo 2.97, 0.98
Lake Chabot 2.92, 1.04
Mission Peak 2.86, 1.07
Mount Diablo Peak 2.74, 1.02
Fremont (Auto Mall)2.74, 1.16
Concord Pavilion 2.73, 1.51
Rossmoor 2.73, 1.31
Lake Del Valle 2.69, 1.64
Newark 2.66, 1.27
Black Diamond 2.63, 1.47
Danville 2.21
Oakland Airport 2.17, 0.97
Brentwood 1.88, 0.93
South Santa Cruz Mtns. :All 5 days, Sat-Mon
Boulder Creek 8.74, 3.98
Sanborn Park HQ 8.62, 4.84
Scott Creek 8.51, 2.88
Bonny Doon 7.84, 3.78
Loma Prieta 7.79, 2.48
Ben Lomond landfill 7.56, 3.7
Highway 17 summit 6.83, 3.39
Mount Umunhum 6.72, .94
Coast Dairies 5.43, 2.59
North Bay: All 5 days, Sat-Mon
Fairfax 9.06, 4.18
Marin Civic Center 8.27, 3.82
San Anselmo 8, 3 .51
Mount Tamalpais 7.27, 2.6
Mill Valley 5.12, 2.33
Tiburon 5, 2.6
Point Reyes Station 4.26, 1.78
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