Photos: After the Drought, California Deluged With Rain
It's been called a #BayAreaStorm, a #stormaggedon, a #rainpocalypse and a #hellastorm. Whatever it is, it brought a deluge of rain and wind to northern California Thursday, inspiring a storm of coverage on social media.
More than 100,000 PG&E customers have lost power in San Francisco due to a substation outage. Thousands more on every side of the bay were reported to be without electricity. Schools in San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley and more were closed for the day, along with San Francisco State University and City College of San Francisco.
The storm comes after a severe drought has plagued the state, and will the much-needed rain will go some way in mitigating the impact of the drought, according to AccuWeather. Unfortunately, the storm could also cause flooding, mudslides, and other damage.
Californians started tweeting in anticipation of the storm.
Pretty accurate depiction of anticipatory mood in SF hours before #rainageddon http://t.co/7eF6E6PeG4 #hellastorm pic.twitter.com/PUvJGb0zTT
— Jim Murphy (@jimmurphySF) December 11, 2014
We're ready for anything on the Google campus. #hellastorm #rainpocalypse pic.twitter.com/SbbrpJNMmU
— Jeremy Joslin (@jcj) December 11, 2014
As the intense rain came down on Thursday, social media was flooded with comments and photos about the storm, generating a short list of hashtags, from the straightforward #BayAreaStorm to the unmistakably Bay Area-influenced #hellastorm.
Workers furiously making sand bags @ SClara Valley H20 District. Sand also being rushed to areas prone to flooding pic.twitter.com/LIfkqzshpj
— Matt Bigler (@mattbigler740) December 11, 2014
Big #BayAreaStorm arrives — rain, wind, outages packing punch: http://t.co/4APDDE7qaC pic.twitter.com/i7OBJJ5Bf9
— San Francisco Chronicle (@sfchronicle) December 11, 2014
Car at a standstill due to flooding in South San Francisco. (Via @OneTakeJake2) #BayAreaStorm pic.twitter.com/kXOPkqBGDc
— Luke Johnson (@Scoop_Johnson) December 11, 2014
Here's the parking lot of a Safeway in Sonoma County. #BayAreaStorm pic.twitter.com/jzH0HKOH9J
— Brodie Brazil (@BrodieNBCS) December 11, 2014
Glad I didn't try taking it today. MT @kurtisalexander: Montgomery BART closed because of power outage. #BayAreaStorm pic.twitter.com/X1L1QypQPk
— Britnee Tanner (@BritneeTanner) December 11, 2014
South San Francisco #BayAreaStorm pic.twitter.com/rPzoHUn3WZ
— Los Medanos News (@LMC_Experience) December 11, 2014
#Storm drain we excavated last night from under 5 inches of soil and leaves. Now working beautifully! #BayAreaStorm pic.twitter.com/21MAIgEHUM
— Katrinka Reinhart 任春霞 (@kat_reinhart) December 11, 2014
101freeway at Oyster Point at 8:15. I literally sailed thru. #rainpocalypse @KCBSNews @KQED pic.twitter.com/1YA4WWuuJx
— Connie Guglielmo (@techledes) December 11, 2014
Stop lights out all over the city. Counted 26 down during my drive from Turk & Masonic to Bush & Montgomery. #BayAreaStorm #hellastorm
— Leah Millis (@LeahMillis) December 11, 2014
PHOTO: flooding on Hwy 1 at the Manor Drive overpass in #Pacifica. More #BayAreaStorm updates http://t.co/LhJKTxtrd5 pic.twitter.com/qz2Jx73E8i
— KQED (@KQED) December 11, 2014
This used to be the pumpkin patch in Petaluma. #BayAreaStorm pic.twitter.com/LbmIig2Br9
— Lori A. Carter (@loriacarter) December 11, 2014
Massive oak tree crashes into SUV /home in West San Jose. Fortunately no injuries but LOTS of damage. pic.twitter.com/Emc2zXBcm7
— Matt Bigler (@mattbigler740) December 11, 2014
Some joked that Bay Area residents just aren't prepared to deal with winter weather or expressed skepticism about the severity of the weather.
Folks in the Bay Area don't have #winterskin. They can't handle a #Snowmageddon let alone a #BayAreaStorm ..ha!
— Clay dé SOUZA (@cdesouza39) December 11, 2014
School is canceled for our first-ever rain day tomorrow. Surely, the entire East Coast is laughing at us?#hellastorm pic.twitter.com/xHdYEXrgeA
— nicolewong (@nicolewong) December 11, 2014
#California prepares for #stormageddon. Or as the rest of the country calls it, #rain.
— AJ+ (@ajplus) December 11, 2014
Are you fortifying your bunker for the #hellastorm?
