The latest storm system to wallop the San Francisco Bay Area caused widespread chaos Tuesday, with devastating winds felling trees across Northern California, causing three fatalities, multiple injuries and power outages for tens of thousands.
High winds Tuesday throughout the Bay Area blew down dozens of trees and knocked out power for tens of thousands of PG&E customers, caused cancellations and delays on public transit, and led to the closure of multiple highways and roads.
Point Potrero in Richmond logged the highest Bay Area winds at 88 mph, according to the National Weather Service as of 8:08 p.m. Los Gatos saw winds at 82 mph, Oakland International Airport and Mount Diablo logged winds at 74 mph in the East Bay, Napa saw gusts at 65 mph, San Francisco International Airport reached gusts of 64 mph, and the Monterey, Palo Alto and Watsonville airports all saw winds at up to 59 mph.OAKLAND -- Officials at the Oakland Zoo on Wednesday confirmed that several trees that fell on zoo grounds during the Tuesday storm caused damage, including one that hit the zoo's newest aviary.
A tweet by the Oakland Zoo's official account said that the aviary's mesh was torn by the tree. Six birds flew out of the tear in the mesh but were later found on zoo grounds, officials said. No animals were injured by the falling trees, but most were transported to the zoo's vet hospital as a precaution.
During Tuesday’s storm, several trees fell on Zoo grounds -- one fell onto our newest aviary, tearing the mesh. Fortunately, no animals were injured. While most were quickly transported to our vet hospital, 6 birds flew through the torn opening and out into the Zoo.
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