High winds and falling palm fronds knocked out power to a section of San Jose, Calif., sending a PG&E linesman up into a basket at East San Fernando Street and North Eleventh Street, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
Before the Bay Area could get excited about the possibility of snow on local peaks with a storm expected to land later in the week, strong winds Tuesday pushed public agencies and the region’s major power provider to prepare for major challenges.
National Weather Service meteorologist Brayden Murdock said the first indicators of the system arrived Tuesday, with a not-so-subtle increase