At least five people in the Bay Area have died as a result of Tuesday's powerful Level 3 storm.
The second death in San Francisco was also brought to ZSFG but did not survive their injuries, the mayor's office said.
They said as a result of high winds, there were initial reports of over 700 fallen trees and limbs across the city and reports of glass and debris falling from high rise towers. Two other people were killed when trees crushed their vehicles Tuesday night. One in Portola Valley and one in Rossmoor. The CHP says the victim was in a work van when a tree fell and crushed it in Portola Valley. It happened on Alpine Drive Tuesday afternoon.MORE:"With the roads so wet, and the ground so saturated and the wind being the way that it is, today is the day to not be driving. some of these events are just unpredictable unfortunately," said Sgt. Daniel Hill, CHP Redwood City.RELATED:It happened around 7 p.m. on Stanely Dollar Drive.
The passenger in the car died after dangerous winds toppled the tree. The driver of the vehicle had no life-threatening injuries, fire officials said.
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