Storm

Big tree down.

Big storm in SF Bay Area today...Earlier this week, it was billed as "Biggest storm in a decade" for the SFBA, and usually when the weatherpeople forecast this stuff, I really don't believe it. OK, I apologize to them for this one. It's pretty bad. I drove to work today, but was forced to go home. The reason is the road that leads to our parking lot gets flooded when 2 things happen: Big rain and high tide...we got both today. So, our exit ramp was closed by CHP, as I drove past, I saw that our bldg was like an island out in the bay. So, got the call that we had no access or power...home I go. I've never seen soooo many fallen trees and debris littering everywhere I drove. For once, I'm happy that I have an SUV (yes, some people boo this) because I drove through an intersection where the water reached the bottom of the truck, afterwards, with my brakes getting soaked, I lost some braking action. Luckily it came back after a little bit.

Garbage on sidewalks (this street wasn't that bad)

Knowing that there are quite a few AnDer's have ties to the SFBayAre, here are some current specifics, a lot of these thing don't happen too often because the Bay Area is pretty mellow weathered, but for all this to happen at the same time...it's pretty bad. I know that we don't get snow storms, hurricanes (this is close), tornados, etc...but this is pretty bad.

-- All ferry and bus service on the Golden Gate Transit system is suspended. (Rarely happens)

-- The Alameda Bay Harbor Ferry and the Alameda/Oakland Ferry are shut down.

-- BART is not running between 24th Street in San Francisco and Daly City.

-- Highway 101 in San Rafael is closed in both directions until at least 10 p.m.

-- The Richmond San Rafael Bridge remains closed.

-- Two lanes are closed on the Golden Gate Bridge.

-- Flights in and out of San Francisco International Airport are delayed and canceled.

-- Highway 1 is closed from Stinson Beach to the Bolinas turnoff because of flooding.

-- The MacArthur Tunnel approach to the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco is closed because of flooding.

-- The Great Highway in San Francisco is closed in both directions, from Sloat Boulevard to Lincoln Way, due to high winds.

-- Northbound State Route 17 in Santa Clara County is closed.

-- Route 84 in Alameda County is closed in both directions in Niles Canyon because of a slide.

-- More than 518,000 Pacific Gas & Electric customers are without power in the region.

-- San Francisco Municipal Railway is deluged by delays and has shutdown the F-line streetcar.

-- The San Francisco Zoo is closed because of downed trees that pose a potential escape risk with animals

-- Hundreds of thousands of homes are without power.