Live Updates: Bay Area recovers from devastating Level 3 storm damage, power outages
Last updated: Tuesday, December 17, 2024 7:45AM GMT
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SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- A tornado ripped through a Santa Cruz County neighborhood Saturday, injuring several people, flipping over cars and leaving behind damage.
Cleanup will likely continue for several days in the aftermath of the tornado.
The first-ever tornado warning was issued in San Francisco, and the rare weather occurrence is jolting Bay Area residents.
Read the latest storm updates below.
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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.
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Dec 14, 2024, 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.
Dec 14, 2024, 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.
Dec 14, 2024, 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.