Hundreds of thousands of people are without power along the west coast as one of the largest storms to hit the region in years moves in. High winds are the primary cause of power outages from Oregon to San Francisco. Take a look at the satellite view of this monster storm.
#Stormageddon update: Alcatraz is closed, Treasure Island's lost power (too): http://t.co/yZHoa79H7U pic.twitter.com/7Ao2HA7Eb7
— SFist (@SFist) December 11, 2014
Here is the power outage map from the San Francisco Bay area.
Power outage map update from @PGE4Me. pic.twitter.com/oIWhZRiL1M
— NWSBayArea (@NWSBayArea) December 11, 2014
Take a look at the current winds and wind gusts across Oregon!
3:32pm: At least 50,000 customers w/o power in Oregon now thanks to #MonsterStorm winds like these: pic.twitter.com/dxM25ZI4na
— The Weather Channel (@weatherchannel) December 11, 2014
To read more about the outages in the Bay area, check out their NBC affiliate.
#BREAKING: Per PG&E, 50,000 customers without power, after substation at Civic Center is blown. Updating: http://t.co/gWTjnZWZfI
— NBC Bay Area (@nbcbayarea) December 11, 2014
Check out the following posts for more information on the storm and numerous power outages.
Here is the latest on the storm hitting California gathered by AP reporters across the state: http://t.co/HsVLmyDsxt
— The Associated Press (@AP) December 11, 2014
Update: About 107,000 PG&E customers without power in Northern and Central California – @SFGate http://t.co/N9IXjFc5Dp
— Breaking News Storm (@breakingstorm) December 11, 2014