From docks being swept away in the North Bay to a flooded harbor in Santa Cruz, here's how the Pacific volcanic eruption from 5,300 miles away impacted the Bay Area.
Sunday's tsunami advisory got the attention of thousands in the Bay Area and left some neighbors running for safety.
San Francisco beaches were closed Saturday as a precaution, with firefighters and U.S. Coast Guard patrolling the shoreline most of the day. San Francisco Fire said they rescued 3 people and made 25 safety contacts in total Saturday in the city's beaches. The Santa Cruz coast had some of the biggest water levels and flooding scare."At first I didn't see anything," said Santa Cruz resident Edward Martinez, who was monitoring the levels."We got near the water and that is where you could really see it. The flume went away, but the water kept going up and up.
The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk was shut down for the day and a surfing competition at the city's legendary Steamer Lane was on hold. While the tsunami advisory receded in the Bay Area and most of Northern California Sunday, the extent of damage to Tonga remains unclear.
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