A powerful weather system from the Gulf of Alaska pushed into Northern California on Tuesday, bringing more wind, rain and snow to a state battered by months of storms.
Forecasters warned of heavy snow in coastal mountains and the Sierra Nevada, where accumulations up to 4 feet were possible, highway chain requirements took effect and a backcountry avalanche warning was issued for the greater Lake Tahoe area.
As of 4:30 p.m., only about 1,700 PG&E customers around the Bay Area remained without power. Over 6,000 PG&E customers were without power around the Bay Area at noon, the utility said. Since the onslaught began in late December, the damage includes buildings crushed by snow, flooding of communities and farm fields and homes threatened by landslides.
Cities and farmers that rely on the Central Valley Project, the federally managed water system, got a big boost in their allocations Tuesday.
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