Thunderstorms Tuesday spewed bursts of pea- and dime-sized hail. Lightning touched ground throughout the city in the early afternoon.
Iris Kwok
Iris Kwok covers the environment for Berkeleyside through a partnership with Report for America. A former music journalist, her work has appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, KQED, San Francisco Examiner and San Francisco Classical Voice, among other publications. In her spare time, you can find her petting street cats or playing cello. She joined Berkeleyside in June 2022.
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Atmospheric rivers could dump up to 7 more inches of rain on Berkeley by Tuesday
The National Weather Service is predicting two storms: one on Saturday and a second from Sunday evening to Tuesday afternoon. The storms could be windier than the last.
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Bomb cyclone brings lightning, downed trees, power outages to Berkeley
The storm dropped more than 2 inches of rain on Berkeley and caused creeks to rise over a foot.
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Get ready: A ‘brutal’ storm is expected to pummel Berkeley from Wednesday to Thursday
A 10-day “Pineapple Express” is expected to cause flooding, debris flows, downed trees, and other hazards in Berkeley.
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Flood watch issued for Berkeley through Saturday night
Up to 3 inches of rain is forecast to fall on Berkeley between Friday evening and Saturday afternoon. A flood watch is in effect starting 10 p.m. Friday.
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‘Spare the Air’ alert issued Monday in Berkeley
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District today issued its 13th “Spare the Air” alert of 2022 due to high pollution.
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UC strike ends as student workers approve new contracts
Two unions representing 36,000 student researchers and academic student employees ratified a labor agreement with UC Friday, ending the six-week strike.
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‘Spare the Air’ alert in Berkeley extended through Tuesday
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District is issuing the alert because of pollution from wood burning.
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Student employees reach tentative deal to end UC strike
Am agreement, which still needs to be ratified, was struck Friday between student employees and the University of California.
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UC strike: Parent workers tell Cal ‘learn to share’
UC Berkeley graduate students who are also parents — among the last to still be on the picket line in a month-long strike — are advocating for better child care subsidies and health care for families.
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More rain’s on the way in Berkeley, with heaviest splatter expected Friday night and Saturday
Up to a third of an inch is forecast to fall Thursday night and up to 1.5 inches over the first half of the weekend. No widespread flooding is anticipated.
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‘Rinse and repeat’: 2 inches rain, temps in low 30s forecast this week in Berkeley
An inch of rain is expected Thursday in Berkeley, with another inch forecast for Saturday and Sunday. Chilly temperatures are expected to persist into next week.
