Northern California saw record rainfall Sunday from an atmospheric river storm system. Creeks overflowed near the American River, where many homeless camps are located, prompting officials to open emergency shelters. Read more at
Evacuations were ordered near the Alisal fire zone in Santa Barbara County, and a flood advisory was issued for parts of San Luis Obispo County.
About 125,000 residents across the state — from the Bay Area to Sacramento and Lake Tahoe and down to San Luis Obispo — were without power Monday morning, according to PG&E.of big rigs on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge being blown over by the storm. In some areas, the rain turned to snow, creating dangerous conditions that prompted the closure of multiple major roads and passes across the state, according to the California Department of Transportation.
Along the Bay Area peninsula Monday morning, crews and homeowners were tending to downed branches in the streets, leaf-gummed gutters and toppled basketball hoops. Large puddles formed at some roads and intersections. A 6-inch-deep pool of standing water made driving especially unnerving at the corner of El Camino and Valparaiso Avenue in Menlo Park.“We dodged a bullet,” said Chief Mark Bingham of the Boulder Creek Fire Protection District. Evacuation orders had been in place over the weekend due to the risk of debris flows and flooding.
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