Bundle up, Berkeley: Colder temperatures and light rain are on the way.
Weather
Berkeley Hills residents indefinitely relocated after mudslide
The debris flow in The Spiral neighborhood impacted 14 residents in the North Berkeley Hills.
More mudflows possible in Berkeley even under sunny skies
No rain is in the forecast after Wednesday, but the National Weather Service says saturated soils mean Berkeley won’t be safe from the risk of landslides for days or even weeks.
14 residents evacuated from mudslides in Berkeley Hills
Eight homes in the area of The Spiral at Middlefield Road have been evacuated and red-tagged. Other mudslides closed roads on the Clark Kerr Campus and in the Claremont Hills.
Power restored around Claremont in Berkeley
PG&E said 665 customers lost power in the Claremont area after a tree made “contact with an overhead line.”
We mapped all Berkeley’s storm-related 311 calls since Christmas
See calls for service related to flooding, downed tree branches and sewer issues during the parade of storms.
More storms, flooding expected in Berkeley this weekend but clearer skies are finally on the horizon
Forecasters say the storms besieging the Bay Area may come to a halt by next Thursday.
People’s Park activists open temporary warming center
The center has heaters, food and other supplies to support unhoused residents amid fierce storms.
West Berkeley maintenance hole overflowed with sewage on New Year’s Eve
The East Bay Municipal Utility District tested the site at Page and Second streets the following day, and found no public health hazard.
Reservoirs serving Berkeley, Oakland are filling up after consistent rain
“We have been waiting for a wet season like this for years,” a water official said, but is it enough to end the drought?
Hail and lightning hit Berkeley on Tuesday
Thunderstorms Tuesday spewed bursts of pea- and dime-sized hail. Lightning touched ground throughout the city in the early afternoon.
‘This is going to keep us busy’: Downed trees mean a surge of work for East Bay arborists
Trees weakened by drought fell across Berkeley and Oakland in the storm. In a time of economic inflation, many homeowners had deferred maintenance on their trees.