The Bay Area is recovering from major weekend storms that brought flood watches, damaging winds, and power outages to the region.Since the start of the storm at 8 a.m. on Sunday through 2 p.m. today, a total of 267 poles and 130 transformers are damaged in PG&E service area. Our crews will continue to assess damage when they can safely gain access to impacted areas. PG&E plans to complete the majority of damage assessments by Tuesday end of day.
In the North Bay, the big storm left a trail of damage and destruction in its wake. The cleanup is just beginning and could take weeks. Heavy rain caused tributaries on the Russian River to spill over into vineyards, flooding portions of Wohler Road.The Santa Cruz County Sherriff's Office says a 45-year-old man was killed at his home along Highway 9 in Boulder Creek after the winds brought a tree down.
The county tells us there were several reports of trees crushing homes as damage was felt throughout the region. But thankfully there were no more lives lost across the county during the busy and hard-hitting storm.Officials at Muir Woods in the North Bay announced the park will remain closed through Wednesday, Feb. 7 following Sunday's major storm.But now, they say the closure will allow staff time to fix some minor damage to areas around the park.
"It's a little bit difficult because this location, I think, is one of the busiest locations here in South City so we push through a lot of gas and to tell our regular customers no, it's kinda like you feel impotent to the situation you know?" he said. Meanwhile, just down the road, lined with traffic signals that weren't working, people like June Dayao were turned away from Safeway, which was also in the dark.
And they say, their crews are out in full force, expecting to make some progress with a break in the rain. The Sonoma County Office of Education announced more school closures early Monday morning after severe weather conditions battered the county.Santa Rosa City Schools Sonoma Valley Unified School District
ABC7 talked to one traveler from the Bat Area whose 11 a.m. flight Monday to Burbank was canceled yesterday during the storms. Luckily, he was able to get rebooked on a flight five hours earlier, landing at LAX instead. The district said the safety and well-being of students and staff is the top priority and that the decision to cancel classes and close early is one not be taken lightly.Downed trees across tracks have disrupted service to Caltrain customers in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties Sunday afternoon and evening.
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