Atmospheric River: Power Restored To Majority of Residents; PG&E Blames Downed Trees For Massive Outages

Monday, 25 October 2021, 20:07:18
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) announced Monday morning that it had restored power to the majority of customers who lost power during the storm the day before.
— CBS SF Bay Area

Yosemite Falls Roars Back to Life as Atmospheric River Hits California

Monday, 25 October 2021, 10:14:09
A powerful atmospheric river drenched Northern California on October 24, with the National Weather Service issuing flood warnings. The downpour broke the one-day rainfall record for downtown San Francisco, while also making it the areas second-wettest October on record. Some rainfall totals passed one foot. The storm led to 143,000 power outages, according to Pacific Gas & Electric. The National Weather Service said heavy rain, high-elevation snow, and gusty to high winds were forecast for central and Northern California, the Sierra Nevada, and the Great Basin on Monday. This footage, posted by Twitter user @TerraNovaSierra, shows the Yosemite Falls as it roars back to life. Credit: @TerraNovaSierra via Storyful
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Flooding as Atmospheric River Drenches North California

Monday, 25 October 2021, 09:49:09
A powerful atmospheric river drenched Northern California on the morning of October 24, with the National Weather Service issuing flood warnings. The downpour broke the one-day rainfall record for downtown San Francisco, while also making it the areas second-wettest October on record. Some rainfall totals passed a one-foot mark. The storm led to 143,000 power outages, according to Pacific Gas & Electric. This video taken by Instagram user @datboy1700_ shows a flooded intersection in Lodi, California. Credit: @datboy1700_ via Storyful
— News com AU

Atmospheric River Storm Delivers Expected Wind and Rain Wallop; PG&E Responds with Hundreds of Electric and Tree Crews and Thousands of Employees and Contractors to Restore Power Safely and as Quickly as Possible

Monday, 25 October 2021, 09:09:00
SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) continues to execute an all-hands-on-deck response to the early-season atmospheric river storm that delivered high winds and several inches of rain throughout Northern and Central California today. Since the storm arrived in the early hours of Sunday morning, approximately 380,000 customers have lost power. Thats about 7% of the utilitys 5.5 million electric customers. As of 6 p.m. Sunday evening, power has been resto
— Business Wire

Atmospheric River Event Expected to Hit Most of Northern and Central California on Sunday and Monday; PG&E Restoration Force of Thousands Ready to Respond to Potential Widespread Power Outages

Sunday, 24 October 2021, 00:16:00
SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has thousands of workers including more than 500 electric and vegetation-management crews standing by to respond to potential widespread power outages caused by an early-season atmospheric river event that is expected to pound Northern and Central California beginning on Sunday morning. In advance of the storm, PG&E vegetation-management crews are out today, working to keep trees away from powerlines during the fore
— Business Wire