Storm Live Updates: Toppled trees, thousands without power across Bay Area

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Last updated: Saturday, December 14, 2024 8:35PM GMT
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SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The National Weather Service forecast for the greater San Francisco Bay Area for Saturday calls for rain and thunderstorm in most part of the region.

Daytime highs will be mostly in the high 50s to low 60s on the coast, mid 50s to low 60s around the bay, and in the mid to high 60s inland. Overnight lows will be mostly in the mid 30s to low 40s.

According to the NWS, the North Bay and Bay Area will experience moderate to heavy rainfall Saturday night with strong winds. Strong south winds of 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 55 mph are possible.

There is a High Wind Warning in the Coastal areas and East Bay Hills until 7 a.m., on Saturday. Meanwhile, there is an ongoing Wind Advisory in the Interior Bay Area and Interior Central Coast effective until Saturday, 10 a.m.

The weather conditions are expected to be the strongest overnight and into late Sunday morning.

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3 hours and 31 minutes ago

Thousands without power across Bay Area

Thousands of PG&E customers are without power across the Bay Area Saturday morning, according to the company's website.

The largest outages are being reported on the Peninsula and in the South Bay.

You can track those with the map below.

BAY AREA POWER OUTAGE MAP

4:28 PM GMT

San Francisco's tornado warning was first in city's history

The National Weather Service issued San Francisco with a tornado warning on Saturday, the first in the city's history.

ABC7 News Meteorologist Lisa Argen says the closest San Francisco ever got to another tornado warning was back in the 1980s.

4:15 PM GMT

Downed trees and debris litter Santa Cruz Co. roadways

CAL FIRE is warning residents in Santa Cruz County about downed trees and debris on roadways across the region.

They are advising drivers to take caution when they hit the roads Saturday morning.

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4:15 PM GMT

Cars submerged in Livermore floodwaters

Livermore police are warning drivers to avoid the area of Murrieta and Stanley Boulevards due to flooding.

In a post on X, at least two cars could be seen submerged in floodwater under and overpass.

Police say do NOT drive through flooded roads because water may be deeper and more dangerous than it looks.