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Flood advisory issued as storm knocks out power, uproots trees across Davis
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Property damage across Davis was extensive Wednesday after a severe weather system swept through Northern California. In North Davis, this toppled tree damaged a parked Volkswagen van. Owen Yancher/Enterprise photo
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Thousands of Davis residents were left without electricity late Tuesday night, many through Thursday, after a severe winter weather system swept through Northern California.
More than 7,000 lost power as gale force winds and freezing rain toppled power lines and trees throughout the region.
Around midnight, more than 3,000 residents lost power as most of the UC Davis campus and Central Davis experienced a blackout. Along with PG&E, the Davis police and fire departments responded to multiple storm-related incidents during the night including a knocked down transformer in the 1400 block of East Eighth Street. Howling winds brought down a handful of power