PG&E crews were kept busy by a powerful storm that caused many outages reported in the Bay Area. Cheryl Hurd reports.
PG&E reported tens of thousands of power outages in the Bay Area due to inclement weather Thursday morning.
In San Francisco, at its peak, more than 100,000 customers are without power due to a blown substation at the downtown Civic Center location. By about 6:45 p.m., the number had been reduced to about 4,200.
Strong winds are bringing down trees, making things downright dangerous for drivers in some cases. Today in the Bay’s Bob Redell reports from Pinol where a downed tree ended up being a close call for one truck driver.
Here are the power outage totals for the Bay Area (as of about 10:45 p.m.):
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The roof of a flooded car can be partially seen in an underpass of Ashby Avenue in Berkeley, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014.
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CalTrans workers try to drain the flooded underpass on Ashby Avenue in Berkeley.
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The roof of a flooded car can be partially seen in an underpass of Ashby Avenue in Berkeley, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014.
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The roof of a flooded car can be partially seen in an underpass of Ashby Avenue in Berkeley, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014.
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Car stuck in flooded street near SFO.
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Flooding at Fisherman's Wharf.
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Valley Fair Mall entrance flooded with water instead of shoppers.
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Flooding at Keesling and Hamilton Way in San Jose's Willow Glen.
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Imola Way entrance to Hwy 29 in Napa.
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Man clears flooded drain in Napa.
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Flooding in Napa.
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Imola Way entrance to Hwy 29 in Napa.
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Flooded lot near SFO.
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Fallen tree at Airport Blvd. near SFO.
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Crews remove fallen tree in San Jose.
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Flooding in San Carlos.
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Flooding in San Carlos.
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Flooding in Burlingame.
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CalTrans workers try to clear a sewer drain on Highway 101 in South San Francisco.
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The rain had Marin County on flood alert.
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