Flood — Contra Costa, California

2019-12-07 · near Pacheco, Contra Costa, California

Event narrative

CHP reports several freeways including 680 and 24 have flooding in some or all lanes.

Wider weather episode

A cold front swept through the region on the 7th bringing gusty southerly winds, heavy rain, and flooding. Winds brought down trees and power lines across the greater Bay Area resulting in injuries to two people in San Francisco. Downed power lines also left over 1,000 people without power in the Santa Cruz Mountains as well as causing several additional power outages across San Francisco. A line of strong showers moved over San Francisco bringing urbanized flooding to the city and strong winds. Roads as well as municipal stations were underwater.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 864649. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.