"A powerful storm drenched the Bay Area with rain and battered it with strong winds early Christmas morning, triggering a flash flood warning and shutting down parts of freeways. Downtown San Francisco received 0.74 inches of rain between 5 p.m. on Wednesday and 5 a.m. Thursday, the National Weather Service reported. The heaviest wind gusts recorded were 92 mph at a PG&E station in northwestern San Mateo County."
"All lanes of westbound Highway 24 in Orinda were closed due to flooding Thursday morning, the CHP posted on social media at 5:25 a.m. Drivers were being diverted off the freeway to the Orinda off-ramp, with no estimate on when the lanes would reopen. In San Jose, all lanes on southbound US 101 at Yerba Buena Road were closed due to a vehicle crash, and some lanes of southbound Highway 87 near state Highway 85 were shut down because of flooding."
Heavy rain and intense winds struck the Bay Area on Christmas morning, prompting flash flood warnings and freeway closures. Downtown San Francisco received 0.74 inches of rain between 5 p.m. Wednesday and 5 a.m. Thursday. The strongest wind gusts reached 92 mph at a PG&E station in northwestern San Mateo County. Westbound Highway 24 in Orinda and southbound US 101 at Yerba Buena Road experienced closures due to flooding and a vehicle crash, and sections of Highway 87 were affected by floodwaters. About 14,815 PG&E customers in Sonoma County lost power. A flood watch remained, with forecasts calling for continued strong winds and a chance of thunderstorms later.
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