More than 112,000 customers remained without power in California the afternoon of March 22 after yet another intense storm slammed the state, bringing heavy rains and hurricane-force winds.
Utility company Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) said the storm system “exceeded all expectations as the center of the low-pressure system tracked right through the Bay Area instead of glancing the coast as weather models predicted; this resulted in very strong wind gusts throughout the Bay Area.”
According to the utility giant, winds of 89 mph, 81 mph, and 77 mph were recorded in Santa Clara County, Alameda County, and San Francisco, respectively.
“In addition, nearly 250 weather stations recorded peak wind gusts of 50 mph or higher,” the company said….