STORM LIVE UPDATES: BombCyclone hits SF Bay Area 🌧 AtmosphericRiver
."Major roads like parts of 101 are closed due to down trees. Power outages have been reported throughout the area."
In the Bay Area, as of noon, Mount St. Helena saw a 77 mph gust, which is the strongest wind recorded so far in the Bay Area in this storm. Mount Umunhum recorded a 65 mph gust. "The winds are just getting going and they're going to continue through this afternoon," Cindy Palmer, a forecaster with the weather service's Bay Area office, said."It wouldn't surprise me if in the mountain areas we saw winds in the 70 to 80 mph range, even in the 90s."
In the valley areas, the weather service is forecasting gusts of 40 to 60 mph. Palmer said it's not unusual for the Bay Area to see 40 to 50 mph winds in a big storm."For us to see gusts starting to push 60 mph, that's unusual" she told SFGATE on the phone.The strongest winds are going to come through later this afternoon and into the evening. Widespread power outages are expected.
"If you have power now, it's time to charge your cellphones," Palmer said."Make sure you have flashlights and batteries that are functioning."File photo of a sign outside of a school during the COVID-19 pandemic.it will temporarily close all schools on Thursday, Jan. 5, due to the major storm hitting Northern California on Wednesday and Thursday. This news comes after many private schools in the Bay Area canceled school Wednesday.
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