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Bay Area weather: High winds, power outages, flash floods and evacuations
By KTVU staff
KTVU s Jesse Gary reports.
OAKLAND, Calif. - A potent atmospheric river barreled through the Bay Area, bringing high winds that knocked out power and flash flood evacuations from wildfire burn scar areas. Plus, heavy snow caused blizzard conditions in the Sierra Nevada.
However, despite all the worry, there was no major damage, despite some traffic accidents, trees coming down and disruptions to people s lives because the power went out.
Thousands of residents in Santa Cruz and San Mateo counties were hit the hardest as they live in areas by a complex of wildfires ignited by lightning last August. The National Weather Service reported a half-inch of rain fell in that area in 15 minutes. Officials feared the heavy rains would cause mudslides. However, by Wednesday morning, there were no immediate reports of damage.