From toppled trees to downed powerlines, strong winds battered the Bay Area Tuesday afternoon leaving behind a path of destruction and thousands without power.
10 p.m.Westbound traffic coming into San Francisco is back to normal as of 10 p.m. Tuesday after high winds sent a tree falling into traffic right before the Yerba Buena Island Tunnel. No one was hurt but two vehicles were damaged.
Along Sherman Street in San Jose, large branches toppled in the wind, taking out wires in front of a home. The scene mirrored many others across the region. Residents with growing concern over the day's powerful wind gusts. "These old Victorians, the wood is so old," she described. "If there's a spark, that's what really worries me."
Tuesday's wind surge, coming roughly seven weeks since historic storms hit the region in January. Residents remaining prepared and exercising patience as the Bay Area takes the brunt of the storm.&E will come and the power will go off... but it's gonna be a long time," Chermak said. "Which is understandable. I'm sure they've got their hands full."The third and fourth lanes of the Bay Bridge have reopened as of 4:52 p.m.
ABC7 News anchor Dion Lim was in San Francisco when a massive tree fell on a car between Harrison St. and 25th St. in San Francisco.An image obtained with permission to ABC7 News shows a tree that fell on top of a car on 23rd St. in San Francisco. San Jose Tree Service Inc. Arborist Robert Apolinar told ABC7 News reporter Dustin Dorsey that he thinks we could see a lot more downed trees in the coming days.
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