UPDATE: Power restored after outage hits nearly 1,500 PG&E customers in Berkeley
PG&E said the power came back just after 7:45 p.m. Bonus: Don't miss dramatic videos of Berkeley creeks overflowing.
A power outage in North Berkeley affected more than 1,500 PG&E customers Saturday night.
Berkeley residents said the power outage started shortly after 6 p.m.
According to a PG&E text alert, electricity was restored just after 7:45 p.m. — shortly after a notice went out that said the outage was likely to last all night.
Elsewhere in Alameda County, about 5,500 PG&E customers were without power Saturday night, according to the PG&E outage map.
The map included minimal information about Berkeley.
"Our preliminary determination is that your outage was caused by the weather," the outage map noted.
Berkeley and the Bay Area have been experiencing storm-related impacts all day, with overflowing creeks, flooded streets and downed trees.
Community members elsewhere in the city reported small-scale outages earlier Saturday.
In Berkeley lots of streets are flooded, minor mud slides in the hills as well as power outages. We’re not setup for heavy downpours. Gonna go grab some gumbo for lunch and catch a movie. Power on and off at home… no 🏈 for me today it seems!
— Juan Selles (@JuanSelles1) December 31, 2022
While we're on the subject of Berkeley weather…
There were some dramatic videos on Twitter on Saturday showing Berkeley creeks overflowing. Here are just a few we highlighted in case you don't follow us there.
@NWSBayArea @RobMayeda Wildcat Creek is raging at Tilden Park in Berkeley. #CAwx pic.twitter.com/Sn08wsVNPG
— Erik Olson (@_erik_o) December 31, 2022
Berkeley storm impacts: flooding at Aquatic Park in West Berkeley. Video: @arielnavaphoto pic.twitter.com/rzSlffxwNx
— The Berkeley Scanner (@BerkeleyScanner) December 31, 2022
Strawberry creek park. Berkeley waterways in action. Imagine if this extended further throughout Central Berkeley. pic.twitter.com/P7Sc6qadBM
— Alexander Quinn (@Quinn_110) December 31, 2022
Codornices Creek in Berkeley is usually bucolic but not today. pic.twitter.com/LjItGruehE
— Tom Dawson (@tw0t0ne) December 31, 2022
Rode to Strawberry Creek on campus and in Strawberry Creek Park in Berkeley. Found out my rain pants no longer work. 😂 pic.twitter.com/aOyByB5nnt
— Heather Bradley Ball 🚲 (@Hublovin) December 31, 2022
While we're still on the subject of weather, don't miss this amazing video from @kjslaughter of the Berkeley Rose Garden just last weekend. What a sight! I want our Bay Area trails to dry so we can do some waterfall hunting. (But also in no rush for the rain to end!) pic.twitter.com/fnogt0lO8O
— The Berkeley Scanner (@BerkeleyScanner) January 6, 2023
The Berkeley Scanner updated this story repeatedly as more information became available. PG&E did not respond to a request for information.
