Rare winter windstorm batters the Bay Area

The gnawing sounds from chainsaws filled the air as crews tried to clear a downed 60-foot pine tree toppled by high winds onto Undajon Drive.

Howling NorCal winds cause power outages, fires, downed trees

KTVU meteorologist Steve Paulson said gusts were howling at 82 mph in Blackhawk and 52 mph in the Oakland hills. 

12 children rescued from Santa Cruz harbor after large waves capsize multiple sailboats

12 children were rescued from the waters outside the Santa Cruz harbor Sunday after the small sailboats they were in began to capsize as large ocean swells pounded the coast.

Two rescues underway as high surf warning hits coast

The Bay Area's pacific coastline was hit with yet another round of high surf Sunday leaving two rescue crews at two different Bay Area beaches searching for victims. 

High surf warning issued along coastal region

The region's Pacific coastline will see another round of high surf arrive Sunday morning with dangerous breaking waves that could exceed 30 feet in some spots.

Avalanche warning, winter weather advisory for Lake Tahoe

The National Weather Service in Reno has issued an avalanche warning and winter weather advisory for much of the Sierra Nevada, including Lake Tahoe through Monday night.

Hazardous beach conditions along Bay Area coast Tuesday and Wednesday

The National Weather Service is warning of a high risk of sneaker waves in the Bay Area starting Tuesday evening and lasting through Wednesday night.

PG&E reduces scope of potential PSPS event, Bay Area not impacted by shutoffs

The revised shutoff plan is due to substantial changes overnight in terms of the severity and location of the strongest winds along with improved humidity.

Rainy season poses threat to Bay Area wildfire burn areas

Experts say this year’s La Niña Winter will cool the North Pacific’s waters and could produce drier conditions down south. The Bay Area could see normal rainfall, which may signal another problem.

Hurricane Iota reaches Category 5 strength as it moves toward Central America

Hurricane Iota is now a dangerous Category 5 storm that is likely to bring catastrophic damage to the same part of Central America already battered this month by powerful Hurricane Eta.

111 mph Sierra winds cancel Reno flights, topple semi-trucks

A high wind warning was in effect until 1 a.m. Saturday for Tahoe, Reno-Sparks ahead of the blustery weather that’s expected to bring up to 6 inches of snow to the highest elevations.

South Florida feels wrath of Tropical Storm Eta, storm may linger for days

Florida is bracing for more impacts from Tropical Storm Eta, which has already brought heavy rains and flooded city streets in the state.

Eta back at sea as Central America tallies damages, dead

As the remnants of Hurricane Eta moved back over Caribbean waters, governments worked to tally the displaced and dead and recover bodies from landslides and flooding that claimed dozens of lives from Guatemala to Panama.

US vote to shape how world warms as climate pact exit looms

The day after the presidential election, the United States formally leaves the 2015 Paris agreement to fight climate change.