Power Outage in San Francisco, CA

A rapidly intensifying cyclone brought high winds to the region. A High Wind Warning was issued for the San Mateo Peninsula Coast, the Santa Cruz Mountains, and the Central Coast. In addition, a couple of Severe Thunderstorm Warnings were issued in light of the expected extreme winds for the Monterey and Santa Cruz areas. Over 110,000 customers lost power throughout the Bay Area and Santa Cruz County as a result of the cyclone.

March 21, 2023

An atmospheric river brought widespread high winds and rain, leading to significant damage, power outages, and injuries. High Wind Warnings were issued for the entire region, and over 180,000 customers lost electricity during the event. Impacts were compounded by an earlier system that resulted in widespread damage, some areas of the Monterey Peninsula lost power again after having lost power for days from the previous system.

March 14, 2023

Strong northwest winds developed around the San Francisco Bay Area and Central Coast on the afternoon of April 11 after a cold front passed through the region earlier in the day. A wind advisory was issued for the entire CWA Sunday evening through 9 P.M. The region experienced widespread wind gusts of 30 to 50 mph, with localized gusts over 60 mph along the coast. The winds downed trees and powerlines across the area, leading to road closures, traffic snarls, and damage to houses and cars. Winds began to settle down later in the evening.

April 11, 2022

Strong Wind. Little Hollywood neighborhood lost power for about 30 minutes. Trees down across lanes of traffic.

January 19, 2021

A rare winter time offshore wind event affected the Greater Bay Area in mid to late January. It was unusual given the long duration and wide areal coverage as well as the time of year. An upper level disturbance passed over the region the 17th-18th leading to a tightening offshore pressure gradient before a second and stronger disturbance the 18th-19th tightened it further. This lead to two bursts of strong offshore winds. Higher elevations across the region reported gusts between 60 and 80 mph with two sites reaching 90. Lower elevations also were notably in excess of 40 mph. These winds resulted in tree damage, downed trees, and downed powerlines causing power outages. This all led to a rare January Red Flag Warning for Monterey and San Benito counties where fuels remained dry from lack of rainfall. Roughly a dozen small fires broke out in the Santa Cruz Mountains, with two becoming relatively large for January. Full storm summary https://www.weather.gov/mtr/Wind_1_17-19_2021.

January 19, 2021

@agazdecki You had a power outage?

@BhaviaV - March 15, 2023 17:49

ALERTSF: There is an electrical power outage in the area of Treasure Island. SFPUC is investigating the cause at th… https://t.co/8yOMmMHf1L

@SF_emergency - February 21, 2023 23:21

Power outages, internet/teleco issues, and so on... https://t.co/Gl6TECneJG

@pauld198 - January 19, 2023 19:50

In a power outage you can still cook w a #gas stove but in an #earthquake the gas will probably burn down the house.

@rabbits4ever - January 12, 2023 08:54

@AOC I absolutely appreciate ur stance & the science. Bt having come out of a 7-day power outage in my area (flood/… https://t.co/7TGhDwnd2k

@LlopCristina - January 11, 2023 00:47