Tuesday afternoon's high winds were downing trees, knocking down power lines, and blowing out windows in a San Francisco skyscraper.
The South Bay was reporting the most outages, with 114,763 without power as of 2 p.m. In the East Bay 88,621 are affected, 61,967 on the Peninsula, 7,439 in the North Bay and 1,869 in San Francisco, according to PG&E spokesperson Megan McFarland.
There were multiple trees and power lines down around Walnut Creek and Pleasant Hill. Police urged people to avoid the area of Scots Lane between Elise Court and Green View Road due to trees blocking the roadway. Police also said to avoid the area of Homestead Avenue, which was blocked from Marshall Drive to Holly Street due to downed trees and powerlines, and the area of Huston Road and Camino Verde Street, as a 75-to-100-foot-tall tree was down in the road.
In the South Bay, a tree blocked a stretch of Highway 85 near Fremont Avenue, prompting a closure of all southbound lanes. Around 2 p.m., one lane had reopened, with two lanes remaining blocked.Downed trees were seen in communities across the South Bay, including Saratoga.On the Peninsula, San Mateo police report downed trees and powerlines creating street closures on 9th Avenue, from Palm Avenue to S. El Camino and 12 Avenue from South B Street to S. Railroad Avenue.
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