Heavy winds bring fallen trees, mass power outages to Berkeley
Downed trees and fallen traffic signals prompted police to warn people away from a few North Berkeley neighborhoods in the middle of the night.
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Record-breaking storm floods roads, downs trees, cuts power to over 4,000 in Berkeley
The storm is expected to continue through Sunday evening into Monday.
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Fire Weather Watch declared for Berkeley Hills
PG&E has not indicated it is planning to cut power during the wind event, but said plans could change.
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5,000 Comcast customers in and around Berkeley lose internet service after pole fire
Thousands of customers were without internet Tuesday in Berkeley as Comcast responded to damaged fiber cables from fire at a shared PG&E utility pole in San Pablo.
17,000 PG&E customers in Berkeley could lose power Tuesday, city says
Some 17,000 PG&E customers in Berkeley could be affected Tuesday evening by rolling blackouts “if people do not limit electricity usage,” the city says.
Update: Berkeley had no outages Monday, but they could still come
Tens of thousands of PG&E customers in Berkeley could lose power Tuesday and Wednesday because of high energy demands statewide, the city says. PG&E said there were ultimately no rolling outages in California on Monday.
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The combination of heavy rains and wind can create hazardous conditions.
Gusty winds in Berkeley, Bay Area expected to die down by Tuesday night
Winds reached 40-50 mph Monday night and Tuesday morning, with stronger gusts in the hills.
With high fire danger warning, here’s what you need to know
The combination of strong winds, low humidity, and dry vegetation makes for extremely dangerous conditions, city officials said.
Power outages affect 6,200 customers in North Berkeley, hills
More than 6,000 PG&E customers in Berkeley lost power Tuesday night, according to community reports and the utility’s outage map.
