Strong winds and heavy rains have caused widespread damage across the Bay Area with more than 150,000 PG&E customers losing power, numerous trees blocking roads or falling onto homes and San Francisco Airport grounding flights.
The latest punch from Mother Nature came from an atmospheric river passing through the region on Tuesday. A wind advisory is also in effect for the Bay Area until 11 p.m. tonight.
Trees fell onto roads throughout the Bay Area. A section of southbound 280 was completely closed to drivers in Millbrae while Highway 92 near Half Moon Bay was also closed because of a toppled tree. Parts of the Peninsula, and Livermore and Pleasanton in the East Bay, were among the areas that appeared to have the most destruction from broken branches and downed trees.
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