Power Back On In Walnut Creek; Thousands Not As Lucky

WALNUT CREEK, CA — For the 1100 Walnut Creek homes and businesses affected by power outages on Thursday, the power is back on. Not everyone is as fortunate.

More than 17,000 PG&E customers remain without power in the Bay Area as of Thursday afternoon following an atmospheric river that brought heavy rain and strong winds through the region.

The stormy weather caused substantial damage across the Bay Area, including a mudslide in Sausalito that hospitalized a woman, destroyed two homes and prompted the evacuation of dozens of others. A levee breach was also reported in Marin County in the area of state Highway 37 and Novato Creek.

Multiple school districts in Sonoma County canceled classes for the day because of flooding and other storm-related issues. San Francisco State University and San Jose City College also briefly closed because of weather-related power outages.

Nearly 40,000 PG&E customers were without power as of early Thursday, but as of 3 p.m. that number had dropped to 17,732. More than 5,000 customers are affected by outages along the Peninsula as well as nearly 5,600 in the North Bay, more than 3,400 in the South Bay, 2,960 in San Francisco, and about 500 in the East Bay.

Lingering showers are expected in the Bay Area through at least Saturday, according to the National Weather Service.

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— Patch editor Bea Karnes and Bay City News contributed to this story; Maps via PG&E; Top image via Shutterstock