Live Updates: Bay Area recovers from devastating Level 3 storm damage, power outages
Last updated: Tuesday, December 17, 2024 7:45AM GMT
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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Here's how the news is developing.
Dec 15, 2024, 2:11 AM GMT
Apparent tornado touches down in Scotts Valley, officials say
Several people were injured and "extensive" property damage was reported by city officials in Scotts Valley on Saturday after an apparent tornado hit the area during a localized thunderstorm.
The National Weather Service was sending a team to the area to confirm if the event was a tornado, as indicated by radar and local reports and video.
The unconfirmed tornado came hours after the National Weather Service issued an unprecedented tornado warning earlier Saturday morning for San Francisco, but that was canceled after the rotational winds that caused the warning moved past the city.
Dec 14, 2024, 10:31 PM GMT
Bear Creek Road, Canyon closed in Santa Cruz Co. due to fallen tree
Bear Creek Road and Bear Creek Canyon in Santa Cruz County is shut down due to a fallen tree.
It's unknown when the road will reopen.
Dec 14, 2024, 8:53 PM GMT
Hwy 9 at Buck Knoll Rd. in Boulder Creek currently shut down due to fallen trees, CHP says
Highway 9 at Buck Knoll Road in Boulder Creek is currently closed after power lines fell, toppling trees, according to the CHP.
Motorists are asked to avoid the area. And it's unknown when the road will reopen.
Dec 14, 2024, 8:35 PM GMT
Winter storm dumps several inches of snow in Sierra Nevada
The same system that spawned a tornado warning in San Francisco and toppled trees across the Bay Area is now dumping snow up in the Sierra Nevada.
Footage posted to X by UC Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Lab shows snow piled up at their base in Soda Springs.
"Believe it or not, it was during a period of better conditions," the lab wrote, adding they were expecting up to 20 more inches of snow in the next 24 hours.
A Winter Storm Warning is in effect for the region until Saturday night.
