San Francisco – Utility crews in San Francisco scrambled Wednesday to fix power lines knocked over during a winter storm that snarled traffic, killed one woman and left tens of thousands of people without electricity across northern California.
The post-Christmas storm had passed through the San Francisco Bay Area by Wednesday morning.
Downed power lines caused by heavy rains and winds left more than 100,000 customers without power Wednesday morning, Pacific Gas & Electric Co. spokesman Brian Swanson said.
One woman was killed when the storm’s powerful gusts pushed an oak tree into a home, Marin County Fire Department spokeswoman Sarah Gibson said.
The storm had forced some flight delays Tuesday at San Francisco International Airport. But by Wednesday, flight arrivals were on time while some departures were slightly delayed, airport officials said.
