24 Hours of Rain Caused Cancellations, Outages and Flooding

Rain in the Bay Area Wednesday morning caused flooding, power outages and flight cancellations. The rain was expected to continue throughout the day, according to the National Weather Service.

“In the last 24 hours, we’ve seen quite a bit of rain,” weather service forecaster Diana Henderson said.

From 8 a.m. Tuesday until 8 a.m. today, Oakland received a little over an inch and Berkeley received more than half an inch. At Richmond City Hall, 1.42 inches of rain has fallen, while San Francisco has received 1.18 inches. Santa Cruz picked up 2.59 inches in the past 24 hours.

“They’re getting the lion’s share,” Henderson said.

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About 2,300 customers were without power in the Bay Area as of 8 a.m., PG&E spokesman Matt Nauman said. About 1,480 of those were in the East Bay, 33 in the North Bay, 451 in the South Bay, 295 in San Francisco and 95 on the Peninsula.

“We’ve been dealing with these storms throughout the week and have our crews positioned to restore power as quickly and safely as possible,” Nauman said.

Flooding was reported on various Bay Area highways and roads, including Interstate Highway 80 at Seventh Street in San Francisco and the park-and-ride lot near state Highway 1 and U.S. Highway 101 in Marin County, according to the California Highway Patrol.

There were several reports of downed trees in San Francisco and elsewhere, including Mission Street between Fourth and Fifth streets early this morning. The storm brought another foot of snow to the Sierras in the last 24 hours, according to media reports.

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At San Francisco International Airport, about 80 flights had been cancelled as of 10 a.m., airport spokesman Doug Yakel said. He said it’s about an even mix of departures and arrivals, mostly West Coast commuter flights to places such as Portland and Los Angeles.

Delays at the airport were running at about 15 to 30 minutes, but that could increase as the day goes on, Yakel said. Airport officials advised travellers to call their airline before going to the airport to check the status of their flight. No delays were reported at Oakland International Airport or Mineta San Jose International Airport.

In Southern California, the unrelenting storms brought flooding, lightning, snow and tornado warnings.

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By Bay City News

Photo courtesy National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area Twitter.