Powerful winds and hours of heavy rainfall drenched the Bay Area Saturday. Roadways were temporarily blocked by fallen trees in the North and South Bay, and power lines were knocked out too. At sundown, PG&E was working to restore power to 7200 Bay Area customers.
Roadways were temporarily blocked by fallen trees in the North and South Bay, and power lines were knocked out too, with the most outages impacting the region near and in the Santa Cruz mountains. At sundown,was working to restore power to approximately 7200 Bay Area customers, but most had power restored within a few hours.
Some wind gusts reached 70 mph, according to Evelyn Escalera, a PG&E spokesperson, adding that crews were prepared to respond to power outages caused by downed trees, blown-off tree limbs, and fallen power lines.Strong storm drenches Bay Area causing power outages & flooding, buries Tahoe The utility company also had pre-staged crews out a day in advance, in areas where the storm was forecasted to have the biggest impact. Ninety-nine percent of outages were restored within six hours, according to Escalera.
This December storm brings some relief to our drought-stricken water supply in Santa Clara County, but there's no certainty that more rain is coming over the next few months."It's great to see the rain, especially this early in the wet season.
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