"LARKSPUR, Calif. (KGO) -- Wind and rain could pound the Bay Area this week and bring several feet of snow to the Sierra, making driving treacherous. Watch out. Some fierce, wet, windy weather is approaching the Bay Area. California Highway Patrol wants drivers to slow down out there. "It's always important to reduce your speed, increase following distance. It takes a longer distance to stop a vehicle in the wet roadway conditions," said CHP Officer Arthur Tellez."
"PG&E says it's preparing for the extreme weather by staging equipment and materials at the Half Moon Bay Airport, just in case storm repairs are needed. "We have nearly 2,000 personnel prepared and staged. They could be deployed in anticipation of this weather, as well as 2,000 tree crews to respond if and when an outage does occur," said Dave Canny, PG&E North Coast VP."
Strong wet and windy weather will hit the Bay Area this week, producing heavy rain and several feet of snow in the Sierra and creating treacherous driving conditions. The California Highway Patrol advises drivers to reduce speed and increase following distance because stopping distances lengthen on wet roadways. PG&E has staged personnel, equipment, and tree crews at Half Moon Bay Airport to prepare for possible storm repairs and outages. Downed power lines are possible and should be treated as live; people should keep away and protect children and pets. Caltrans warns of whiteouts, chain controls, road closures, and strongly discourages mountain travel.
Read at ABC7 San Francisco
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