In the coming days, Canepa said that Santa Cruz County residents can expect chillier temperatures, but a reprieve from the wet weather at least until Sunday night. ![]() ![]() Then, once the pressures start falling at such magnitude, the wind responds directly to that pressure gradient change.” “It rapidly spun up off the coast and we were seeing two to three millibar per hour pressure falls that developed the night before and into Tuesday morning as it approached the coastline. “No doubt it was a very strong system,” said Canepa. A tree toppled in Tuesday’s wind lies across utility lines on Empire Grade in Bonny Doon. Other observed rainfall totals in the county included 1.58 inches in Happy Valley and 1.45 inches in Soquel. Along the Santa Cruz and Santa Clara County border there was about 4 inches of rain.Īccording to Sentinel weather observers, La Selva Beach recorded 2.02 inches in the last 24 hours and totaled 46.41 inches since Oct. Areas around Ben Lomond and Boulder Creek received nearly 5 inches of rain. In the Santa Cruz Mountains, the totals increased easily greater than 2 inches with many areas that had 3 inches of rainfall or more. National Weather Service meteorologist Rick Canepa pointed out that wind speeds greater than 58 mph are officially considered damaging by the weather service, and that the more powerful gusts in the Santa Cruz Mountains surpassed that threshold Tuesday. A tree crashed onto this West Zayante Road property on Tuesday during the storm. The highway is also closed at lower Glen Arbor Road to about 8 miles north of Santa Cruz at Arboleda Way due to slides, according to Caltrans. The Santa Cruz Mountains were hit the hardest by the storm and at press time Wednesday, portions of Highway 9 remained closed from Scenic Drive to Woodland Drive in Ben Lomond, and from Bear Creek Road in Boulder Creek to the junction of Highway 236 near Watermans Gap, both due to downed trees. “While we try to respond to every outage as quickly as possible to assess the damage, blocked roads or flooding may hinder our restoration efforts.” “PG&E crews are encountering major damage in Santa Cruz County related to this storm, which is not only resulting in fallen trees impacting our equipment, but also blocking roads and creating access issues,” said PG&E spokesperson Mayra Tostado. In the mountainous areas of Santa Cruz County, crews are contending with trees across roadways that need to be cleared for access, he said. Spillman said that there are approximately 277 crews working to restore power system-wide, with 52 crews in the South Bay and Central Coast. A massive fir tree on Tuesday sheared off a bedroom of Don Saputo and Dani Piserchio’s house off of Bear Creek Road in Boulder Creek. Keep the reports coming! #CAwx CRUZ - With powerful wind gusts reaching speeds up to 80 mph in the mountains Tuesday, and soil saturated from weeks of seemingly perpetual rainfall, trees fell all over Santa Cruz County - on powerlines, vehicles, houses and highways leading to a flurry of car accidents, road closures and power outages.Īccording to PG&E communications representative Benjamin Spillman, as of Wednesday afternoon there were about 16,000 customers without power in Santa Cruz County, across 152 outages, with about 14,015 customers power having been restored since Tuesday when there were nearly 30,000 outages in the county. webcam showing a dusting of snow near Loma Prieta ~2100 feet. ![]() Reports of accumulating snow coming in this morning from folks in the Santa Cruz Mtns. The cold temperatures are expected to continue, and the potential for temperatures 32 and lower is significant across the inland valleys. Winds, with a range of 20 to 30 mph, are expected to kick up later Thursday, with gusts up to 50 mph, bringing the possibility of damage to trees and power lines. A 10% chance of thunderstorms and a possibility of hail are also in the forecast. Check out the video for more details and stay safe! #cawx /JWNLh163pu- NWS Bay Area □ February 23, 2023Īccording to the NWS, scattered showers are expected in the lower elevations, averaging about a half inch, but widespread flooding is not expected. Cold temperatures, rain, thunderstorms, gusty winds & mountain snow are all expected. Here's our morning video update on the significant winter storm impacting us for today into Friday.
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