FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) — Strong winds, heavy rain, and dumping snow swept across the Central Valley as a series of storms hit on Monday.
A lamp post was knocked over and debris was scattered on the ground at an apartment complex in Kerman.
Santiago Perez lives at the complex and says he saw pieces of a metal roof fly through the air within seconds.
“Did it pass through here quickly?” we asked. “Yes, really quickly, the wind,” says Perez.
Brief heavy downpours were seen valley-wide.
PG&E crews were out with heavy machinery on Villa near Shaw to restore power to hundreds of customers who were left in the dark due to a falling power pole.
The energy company’s main concern over the next several days is ground saturation.
“There’s concern that it doesn’t take as much wind to knock vegetation into powerlines and cause outages,” says Jeff Smith, PG&E Spokesperson.
PG&E says it has mobilized crews and activated its switch center to monitor outages and restore power more quickly.
“It’s been minimal impact so far; we’ve had certain situations where we’ve had it several thousand customers out for a shorter amount of time where able to reroute those customers to other circuits,” says Smith.
A car slammed into the center divider on Highway 168 in East Central Fresno.
On Highway 99, a car spun out, leaving the number two and three lanes blocked and backing up traffic. All day long, slick roads made travel hazardous.
“We are seeing quite a few crashes here along the Valley floor, on the freeways,” says Officer Mike Salas, California Highway Patrol.
Drivers are now being told to brace for treacherous conditions over the coming days.
Check items such as windshield wipers, tire tread, tire pressure and headlights.
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