155,000 People Are Without Power In San Francisco

BI-AP ^ | Natasha Bertrand

[blam]

Natasha Bertrand
December 11, 2014

PG&E is reporting that 155,000 customers are without power in San Francisco after a massive storm hit Northern California early Thursday morning and fried a Civic Center substation.

Officials are preparing for the possibility of debris slides and tidal waves as a result of the storm. As much as 8 inches of rain could fall over 24 hours, and up to 2 feet of snow is expected to blanket Sierra Nevada ski resorts.

Heavy rain is long overdue in California, which has been suffering from one of its most severe droughts on record. The storm, which is the biggest to hit California in five years, is being called Pineapple Express.

Schools canceled classes and residents collected supplies Thursday morning as residents anticipated a storm with high winds and heavy rain, the Associated Press reported.

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[stephenjohnbanker]

Thats a start......

[EDINVA]

That big a storm after such a severe drought is a Rx for danger.

[bert]

Damn..... I hope they don’t have an earth quake later on today

[hinckley buzzard]

Might be enough to flush the filth from the streets.

[Farmer Dean]

It’s going to be a long night for that crowd,no lights,no warm food,no power for the vibrators.....

[corlorde]

Why is global warming so hard on its ardent supporters? lol

[Iron Munro]

“155,000 People Are Without Power In San Francisco”

Are they referring to republican voters?

[Autonomous User]

A cleansing rain.

[Red Badger]

Now they can ‘Go Green’!...........................

[Red Badger]

No, just heterosexual males................

[blam]

"It’s going to be a long night for that crowd,no lights,no warm food,no power for the vibrators....."

(ahem) I ws thinking of Oakland...just across the bay bridge from SF.

[Red Badger]

Well, the Great Flood started with a little rain....................

[kjam22]

Yep... why waste time fixing the sub station. Just tell everyone to buy their own little wind power turbine....

[Riley]

When I was a kid living in the hills of Marin County (just north of SF), I used to live for days like this. My friend and I would go to the normally-dry creekbed on the property and build earthen dams against the rushing torrent. I’d have to be hosed off before I was allowed back inside the house.

[Farmer Dean]

Oh,sorry.In Oakland they will just torch a few buildings for light and heat.

[Red Badger]

and Solar Panels, and Volts and Priuses....................

[stephenjohnbanker]

: )

[stephenjohnbanker]

: )

[glasseye]

Cold cuts & batteries man.

Be prepared, like a rainbow boyscout.....