PG&E restoring power after powerful winds; school closures

PG&E said that as of Wednesday, 99,000 customers were still without power, with much of the outages occurring in the South Bay.

Bay Area power outages force several school closures

Winds howling through the Bay Area Tuesday knocked out power and forced several schools to close. Here is a list of schools that are closed Wednesday.

Nearly a dozen power poles toppled on Homestead Road in Santa Clara

With winds at about 70 mph early Tuesday afternoon, 11 power poles along Homestead Road in the City of Santa Clara snapped and fell into the street. 

Strong winds take down trees, flip over planes in Concord

Dangerous winds in the East Bay knocked out power and took down trees, which fell on buildings. The winds even flipped over small aircraft in Concord.

More sun, less wind
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Steve Paulson says today will see more sun and less wind. Temps in the low 60s

Wind is PG&E's mortal enemy

Before winds kicked up in the wee hours on Tuesday, there were a small clusters of homes in the Bay Area without power. But by the later afternoon, that number grew to hundreds of thousands of customers due to severe winds.

Giant tree smashes teen's room at Livermore apartment complex

Powerful winds in Livermore uprooted a massive tree, sending it crashing into the side of an apartment building on Tuesday. A teenage boy escaped from the room that absorbed the direct hit from the tree.

Trees and power lines 'falling left and right' wreak havoc on Bay Area roadways

Another round of a powerful storm meant another round of havoc on Bay Area roads on Tuesday. Strong winds knocked down trees onto roadways, led to dangerous situations with power lines, as widespread power outages left traffic signals on the blink.

Bay Area wind, rain cause widespread damage

Strong winds associated with the latest Bay Area atmospheric river caused trees to once again topple, power outages, and was likely the cause of glass that fell from a San Francisco high-rise's damaged windows.

Man zapped by downed wire in Woodside

A man on the Peninsula is lucky to be alive after being shocked by a downed wire he haphazardly touched on Tuesday.

Nearly 220,000 people remain without power across the Bay Area

Strong winds across the Bay Area have left more than 200,000 residents without power late Tuesday night, according to Pacific Gas and Electric.

Lake Tahoe's Emerald Bay freezes over for 1st time in decades

The extreme winter conditions in Northern California have been leading to sights not seen in decades, including a frozen Emerald Bay near South Lake Tahoe.

Series of earthquakes strike near Hollister

A series of small earthquakes jolted residents near Hollister, California on Tuesday morning. 

Rain and wind
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Today will see more rain and wind. Temps in the 60s.

Santa Rosa residents evacuate ahead of storm damage to homes

Another atmospheric river storm is concerning for some people who've already had to deal with damage this winter season. Some residents in Santa Rosa have voluntarily evacuated from their homes.

Crews rush to patch damaged Trocadero House ahead of incoming storm

Work was underway Monday to protect the historic Trocadero House in San Francisco's Stern Grove against the incoming storm.

Aerial view of breached levee on the Pajaro River in Monterey County

Heavy rains over the weekend breached a levee on the Pajaro River on California's Central Coast, flooding out nearly the entire town.