Live Updates: Bay Area recovers from devastating Level 3 storm damage, power outages
Last updated: Tuesday, December 17, 2024 7:45AM GMT
Stream local breaking news and original programming, live 24/7, from ABC7 Bay Area.
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.
LIVE: Track rain in San Francisco Bay Area with Live Doppler 7
Bay Area Power Outage Map
Key Headlines
Dec 17, 2024, 7:47 AM GMT
Dec 17, 2024, 1:31 AM GMT
Dec 15, 2024, 7:55 PM GMT
Dec 15, 2024, 7:48 AM GMT
Dec 15, 2024, 2:11 AM GMT
Dec 14, 2024, 4:28 PM GMT
Here's how the news is developing.
Dec 14, 2024, 7:33 PM GMT
Calle del Arroyo and Highway 1 flooded in Marin County
The Marin County Office of Emergency Management asked drivers to avoid Calle del Arroyo and state Highway 1, which is Shoreline Highway in the area, because of flooding.
Both lanes of Calle del Arroyo were blocked because of the water, emergency managers said at 9:38 a.m. Saturday.
About 2 inches of rain fell in the Stinson Beach area of Marin County within the past 24 hours as a rainstorm moved through the area, according to data from precip.ai.
There was no estimate for when the road would reopen.
There is a coastal flood advisory in effect from the National Weather Service through Monday afternoon.
Dec 14, 2024, 6:03 PM GMT
Flood Advisory issued for Petaluma
The National Weather Service issued a flood advisory for the Petaluma area on Saturday, effective until 1:30 p.m.
The advisory was issued at 8:23 a.m. and followed a night of heavy rain in the Bay Area that followed up on a coastal flood advisory from the NWS issued this morning, lasting through Monday afternoon.
About 2 inches of rain fell in the Petaluma area in the past 24 hours, according to data from precip.ai, which tracks live rainfall totals.
Rain is expected to stop at about 10 a.m. with less than a tenth of an inch forecast, before rain is expected to return on Sunday night and Monday.
Dec 14, 2024, 6:03 PM GMT
Belmont road closed due to flooding
Belmont police asked the public to avoid Shoreway Road on Saturday morning because of flooding caused by rain.
Shoreway Road is closed in both directions between 1301 Shoreway Road to Redwood Shores Parkway/Holly Street, police said in an advisory at about 8 a.m.
About an inch of rain fell in the area over the past 24 hours, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
There was no estimate for when the road would reopen.
Police said the Recology site at 225 Shoreway Road is inaccessible during the closure.
Dec 14, 2024, 5:04 PM GMT
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
