Strong Winds Uproot Trees in San Francisco as Drivers Warned to Stay Off Roads

Strong winds uprooted trees in San Francisco and nearby areas on January 4, as drivers were warned to stay off the roads amid a dangerous storm.

Footage shot by Twitter user @MrSilverKing shows a large fallen tree in the city’s Mid-Market neighborhood.

The National Weather Service warned that heavy rain would continue throughout the night and urged drivers to stay off the roads. A flood warning was in place for the entire Bay Area through Thursday. “Very strong” winds were said to be coming ashore.

More than 4,000 residents across the city were left without power as of 1 am on January 5, according to Poweroutage.us, with energy provider Pacific Gas and Electricity warning locals to prepare for “extended outages”.

A child died in Sonoma County when a falling tree hit a home, local media said. Credit: MrSilverKingTTV via Storyful

Video transcript

- Man, a tree fell.

- Dude, [MUTED].

[WIND RUMBLING]

- Look at that bad boy.

- [MUTED] this must have just happened. Because like there's no one [INAUDIBLE] stopping it, you know, cars [INAUDIBLE].

- Yeah, but the tree fell. Man, a tree fell.

- Dude, [MUTED].

[WIND RUMBLING]

- Look at that bad boy.

- [MUTED] this must have just happened. Because like there's no one [INAUDIBLE] stopping it, you know, cars [INAUDIBLE].

- Yeah, but the tree fell. Man, a tree fell.

- Dude, [MUTED].

[WIND RUMBLING]

- Look at that bad boy.

- [MUTED] this must have just happened. Because like there's no one [INAUDIBLE] stopping it, you know, cars [INAUDIBLE].

- Yeah, but the tree fell. Man, a tree fell.

- Dude, [MUTED].

[WIND RUMBLING]

- Look at that bad boy.

- [MUTED] this must have just happened. Because like there's no one [INAUDIBLE] stopping it, you know, cars [INAUDIBLE].

- Yeah, but the tree fell. Man, a tree fell.

- Dude, [MUTED].

[WIND RUMBLING]

- Look at that bad boy.

- [MUTED] this must have just happened. Because like there's no one [INAUDIBLE] stopping it, you know, cars, [INAUDIBLE].

- Yeah, but the tree fell. Man, a tree fell.

- Dude, [MUTED].

[WIND RUMBLING]

- Look at that bad boy.

- [MUTED] this must have just happened. Because like there's no one [INAUDIBLE] stopping it, you know, cars [INAUDIBLE].

- Yeah, but the tree fell.

[WIND RUMBLING]