Several inches of snow are predicted and are sure to draw a crowd to check it out. This was likely just a taste of what's to come. Helena in Napa County, its elevation 4,000 feet covered in fresh snow, stayed shrouded in clouds most of the day. Snow fell in the Mendocino County town of Willits, Sky the dog was loving it, he experienced snow for the first time, several inches of snow fell here overnight. Neighbors in Mill Valley stepped outside to a hailstorm Thursday morning, the deluge of tiny pellets lasted for several minutes before melting away. In the North Bay, snow, hail and super cold weather is delivering a big punch of Winter to residents. Residents enjoy snow day in the Santa Cruz Mountains "The extent of the damage is beyond anything we've seen in decades."Ĭustomers in East Palo Alto and Menlo Park are expected to have their power restored by 10 p.m. "This is all hands on deck here in San Mateo County, it's our highest priority in the PG&E system," said PGE regional VP Aaron Johnson. Late Thursday, PGE officials offered an update on repairs. That's a low-cost building, a HUD building, a Section 8 building," said Teichner. "There are people on Partridge in Menlo Park that have been going for two to three days without power. But there are a lot of families dealing with the cold without heat or electricity. In Menlo Park, Sarah Teichner said her apartment has power - off and on. I think a lot of my stuff is going bad," said Hunt. "With the frost advisory for the past few days, it's been not great. In East Palo Alto, Superintendent Gina Sudaria of Ravenswood City School District said five schools were impacted by power outages, so students didn't go to class.Īt Woodland Apartments in East Palo Alto, Nick Hunt has been trying to make the best of a bad situation. To make those emergency repairs, traffic had to be stopped on this Thursday between Marsh Road and Willow Road in Menlo Park. PG&E says a tree along Highway 101 toppled over and damaged a power line. Many people lost power Tuesday.įierce winds knocked down trees and damaged power lines across the Bay. Power outages across the Bay Area are hitting some families hard, especially in San Mateo County.Īccording to PG&E, 4,000 customers in the East Palo Alto, Belle haven and Menlo Park area have been without power. Southbound 17 is closed at Bear Creek, and Northbound 17 is closed at Granite Creek.ĬHP says there's an unknown time of opening and suggest using alternate routes. The California Highway Patrol has closed both directions of Highway 17 in the Santa Cruz Mountains due to snow conditions, as well as a jackknifed big rig, and reports of downed trees. Snow has also been reported on the foothills in the Napa Valley.Ĥ:30 a.m. In the North Bay, Highway 29 north of Calistoga is closed due to snow, CHP says. This is at Patterson Pass along I-580, which is a backroad from Tracy to Livermore. 100 vehicles stuck at Top of the World Lookout in Alameda CountyĪlameda County Fire and the CHP is reporting that up to 100 vehicles are stuck in the snow at the Top of the World Lookout near Livermore. Heavy snow was falling overnight and in the morning in Cloverdale.Ħ:30 a.m. The district closed school due to the hazardous conditions from the winter storm. Students in the Cloverdale Unified School District will have a snow day Friday. They are working to assess the cause but there is no estimated time of restoration.ħ a.m. PG&E says that most of the city of Calistoga is without power.
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