![]() “A significant winter storm will bring EXTREMELY dangerous mountain travel this weekend,” the agency’s office in Sacramento tweeted. ![]() The has issued a backcountry avalanche warning for the Central Sierra Nevada Mountains between Yuba Pass and Ebbetts Pass, which includes the greater Lake Tahoe area. The weather authority urged drivers to avoid mountain travel until Monday. ![]() Outside the Bay Area, the National Weather Service warned of a high risk of avalanches in the Central Sierra Nevada Mountains between Yuba Pass and Ebbetts Pass, which includes the greater Lake Tahoe region, through Monday morning. SFO reported some flight delays averaging around half an hour. Golden Gate Ferry canceled afternoon rides to and from San Francisco. The storm-related chaos also affected public transit.īART reported 20 minute delays as the weather forced trains to slow down. Rain pummeled the North Bay first, followed by San Francisco and then the East Bay. More than 10,000 Bay Area residents were without power in the morning and new outages were reported later in the day. The storm also slowed PG&E’s efforts to restore power to thousands of people who experienced blackouts throughout the region. Jungho Kim, Freelance / Special to The Chronicle People walk down an alley during rain in San Francisco on Saturday, Dec. ![]() In the late afternoon, a downed tree shut down northbound Highway 17 in Los Gatos. And PG&E responded to dozens of power outages in Northern California affecting thousands of residents. Residents shared videos and photos on social media showing downed trees in front yards, back yards and roads. The CHP also responded to one fatal crash in Novato at Point Reyes Petaluma Road near Hicks Valley Road but it was unclear what caused that incident. “Turn around, don’t drown,” the National Weather Service warned in a tweet earlier in the day. #CAwx /oP13aFrsCE- NWS Bay Area December 10, 2022 Urban and Small Stream Flooding Caused By Excessive Rainfall Is Expected. The National Weather Service issued several flood advisories for the North Bay, South Bay, Peninsula and East Bay into the late afternoon and early evening, and the California Highway Patrol responded to multiple reports of flooding and vehicle crashes with injuries. The storm caused havoc on Bay Area roads. Umunhum in the Santa Cruz Mountains appeared to experience the heaviest rainfall in Northern California with 4.14 inches of rain in a 24-hour-period ending at 5 p.m. December forecast: Will California keep getting hit with storms? Here's what to expect. ![]() Other rainfall totals included.99 inches in San Francisco, 1.4 inches in Moraga, 1.76 inches in Dublin and 2.12 in Kentfield. The National Weather Service recorded a peak wind on Saturday of 88 mph in Loma Prieta in the Santa Cruz Mountains, and reported that Morgan Hill saw some of the heaviest rainfall in the Bay Area over a 24-hour-period ending at 5 p.m.: 2.83 inches. Jungho Kim, Freelance / Special to The Chronicle Show More Show LessĪ major storm pounded Northern California on Saturday, flooding roads, downing trees and causing power outages as weather officials warned people to watch out for flash flooding, high winds and avalanches in the Sierra. Jungho Kim, Freelance / Special to The Chronicle Show More Show Less 3 of3Ī pair of unicorn rain boots sloshnthrough an overflowing intersection in San Francisco on Saturday, Dec. Water pours off a building near a sign for a beauty salon during heavy rain in San Francisco on Saturday, Dec. Jungho Kim, Freelance / Special to The Chronicle Show More Show Less 2 of3 Vehicles drive through heavy rain and fog on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, Saturday, Dec. ![]()
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