Storm Watch
SF’s Historic Third Street Bridge Damaged in Storm
San Francisco, Storm Watch San Francisco’s Third Street Bridge, also known as Lefty O’Doul Bridge, was shut to through traffic after being struck by barges and damaged, San Francisco Public Works said at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday. The historic span was struck by industrial barges that came loose and collided with it during high more...
6 Birds Escape from Oakland Zoo’s Aviary After Tree Falls Into It
Oakland, Storm Watch During Tuesday, March 21’s severe storm, Oakland Zoo had several trees fall on Zoo grounds. One of those trees fell onto its newest African Savanna aviary, damaging the mesh and tearing it. Fortunately, no animals were injured, and while most were quickly transported to the Zoo’s veterinary hospital, 6 birds more...
Sierra Nevada Sets Record for 2nd Snowiest Winter
Storm Watch, Wow Update as of March 20, 2023: Sierra Nevada received another 7.7″ of snow this past weekend, so this winter has passed the ’82/’83 record as the 2nd snowiest season. There’s a long way to go to beat the record for the snowiest season (812 inches), but we’re not done with more...
Tahoe’s Emerald Bay Has Completely Frozen Over
Storm Watch, Tahoe For the first time in decades, Tahoe’s Emerald Bay has completely frozen over. ABC7 shared the news from the California State Parks that the stunningly beautiful Emerald Bay has not frozen over since the early 1990s. Located 12 miles north of South Lake Tahoe, Emerald Bay last froze in 1993 and more...
SF’s Wettest Day of the Year is Coming (Mar. 9)
Bay Area Updates, Storm Watch By Eli Walsh, Bay City News Another large storm will douse the Bay Area and Central Coast later this week, according to weather experts, bringing strong winds, heavy rainfall and renewed risk of flooding across the region. While showers are likely into Thursday, according to the National Weather Service’s San Francisco more...
“Winter Wonderland” Rare Snow Falls Around the Bay Area
Storm Watch, Wow Residents all over the Bay Area woke up to a winter wonderland this morning on Friday, February 24, 2023. The Santa Cruz mountains saw snowfall all night long. Along Highway 17, snow fell on and off from 2 am through this morning. CA-17 is currently closed in both directions between Summit more...
Iconic Santa Cruz County Pier To Be Demolished
Goodbye, Storm Watch A storied pier on the Santa Cruz County coast will be demolished next week, park officials announced. The pier at Seacliff State Beach was damaged beyond repair during the recent extreme weather events, California State Parks said Thursday. January’s atmospheric river rainstorms and ocean swells were more than the longtime landmark more...
Watch Lightning Strike Golden Gate Bridge
San Francisco, Storm Watch Thanks to the National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area for sharing this cool footage of lightning striking the Golden Gate Bridge on Saturday, January 14, 2023. Thanks to their Mersea cam, they were able to capture the distant video of the lightning striking the bridge at 4:42 pm. Check out the more...
Rare Bay Area “Ocean Tornado” Spotted in Sonoma County
Storm Watch Thanks to SF Gate for spreading the word about this hiker’s discovery on Tuesday, January 10, 2023. Santa Rosa resident Omar Rogers spotted a rare waterspout, a tornado that’s formed over water, near Sonoma County’s Ocean Cove area. The swirling vortex of air and water mist usually forms in tropical locations. The more...
SF’s WWII Battery Bunker Slides Down 200 Foot Cliff Onto Beach
San Francisco, Storm Watch A World War II-era military structure has fallen onto the beach at Fort Funston, park service officials said on Monday. The concrete battery bunker slid down a rain-soaked bluff, according to a post on social media by the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. No injuries were reported, but visitors are urged more...
IRS Pushes Back Taxes for Bay Area Residents Due to Storms
Bay Area Updates, Storm Watch By Katy St. Clair, Bay City News Foundation The Internal Revenue Service has extended its annual tax return due date by a month for people who live in areas impacted by the recent storms, the IRS announced on Tuesday. California storm victims now have until May 15 to file their individual more...
Check Out SF’s Glowing Forest Submerged Due to Rains
Artsy Fartsy, Storm Watch Golden Gate Park’s beautiful lighted forest, “Entwined” is submerged underwater. With all the heavy rains, we caught a glimpse of Entwined on New Year’s Day where the ground was turning to soup. As we know, the rains continued, and now Entwined, located in Peacock Meadow, is now located in the newly formed more...
You Can “Adopt” & Name SF’s Storm Drains
Only in San Francisco, Storm Watch Thanks to our friend Broke-Ass Stuart for sharing that San Franciscans can now name our storm drains, and they’re amazing. San Francisco wants you to adopt a drain. Join thousands of local volunteers and adopt one of the 25,000 storm drains in our beautiful city and pledge to keep it free more...
Emergency Storm Shelters Open in SF & Oakland
Getting Help, San Francisco, Storm Watch By Olivia Wynkoop, Bay City News Foundation In response to the forecasted stormy weather conditions and flood warnings in the region, San Francisco opened emergency beds for unhoused residents seeking shelter for the next week and a half. From Tuesday through Jan. 15, the San Francisco Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing more...
SF Runs Out of Sandbags Ahead of Storm, But More Available Today
Bay Area Updates, San Francisco, Storm Watch Ahead of the storm, San Francisco made 10 sandbags available to residents and businesses to prevent flooding from an atmospheric river hitting the city this week. However, the San Francisco Department of Public Works said Wednesday morning, January 4, that they unfortunately, ran out of sandbags. Thankfully, San Francisco Public Works more...
