Homeless advocates in San Jose are highlighting how fierce wind, frozen temperatures and other inclement weather conditions are perpetuating the struggle for the unhoused population. But the reality is: if your car is not equipped for serious weather, you should stay away. As beautiful as it was, many had to make the call to turn back for safety.Ĭaltrans told us that they understand that many people have never seen snow before, and having it this close makes it seem like it's worth the trip. We watched many cars without snow capabilities like four-wheel drive quickly learn driving here was a mistake. As temperatures dropped into the mid to lower 30s, the falling precipitation along Big Basin Way quickly turned from rain to snow. Words I don't think any San Jose resident has said before. Hamilton at the observatory," San Jose resident Jose Arevalos said. ![]() "I've been living here my whole life, I'm 22 years old and I have not seen this much snow, only up on Mt. It made for one of the easiest trips to snow that people in the area have ever seen. Hamilton, we saw snow falling and covering the Saratoga Hills, just about 15 minutes from town. ![]() No, it wasn't snowfall in the Santa Cruz Mountains or at Mt. Snow covered the Saratoga Hills on Monday, making it one of the easiest trips to snow that people in the area have ever seen.Ī taste of Tahoe in the South Bay. VIDEO: A look at the best snow videos from rare Bay Area snowfall Previously one lane was open in each direction.Īlso in Palo Alto, Page Mill road is closed again due to snow in the road, between Moody Road and Skyline Boulevard. Storm-related impacts continued to affect Bay Area traffic and BART on Monday afternoon, with some roads flooded by heavy rains or closed due to snow.Įl Camino Real in Palo Alto is closed in both directions due to flooding at the University Avenue underpass, police said about 12:30 p.m. There's no timetable on the cleanup here, but Mill Valley police say the section of Cascade Drive where the trees fell is now closed to the public. "I don't want to brag, but the fire department, the police department, and DPW all came out and nobody did anything, so myself and a guy I just met who's probably in his 70s, old timer from Bolinas got out here, got my battery-powered saw, cut up all these logs, cleared the road, swept everything, pulled these lines back," said Speer. In this case, no one was hit and no structures were damaged.īen says he spent most of the afternoon cleaning the roadway. They came down on a roadway that hikers use to travel from Tenderfoot Trail to those Cascade Falls. One of the top-rated waterfalls in the entire Bay Area. ![]() The trees fell on land in walking distance to Cascade Falls. "We're sitting on the couch drinking coffee, heard a loud loud bang, power went out, I saw some power lines moving back and forth and we came out and saw this," said Speer.
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