By Bay City News.
More than a foot of snow fell in parts of the Bay Area Friday, the first significant amount of snow in the Bay Area in more than a decade, according to the National Weather Service.
About 14 inches of snow was reported on Mount Hamilton east of San Jose at 2 p.m. Friday, the most in the region, while 11 inches was reported in the Los Gatos area.
In the North Bay, 9 inches fell at Calistoga and 8 inches fell at Angwin. In San Mateo County, about 6 inches were recorded in the Portola Valley area and 3 inches in the Orinda area of the East Bay.
Weather service meteorologist Brooke Bingaman said the last notable day of snowfall in the Bay Area was in February 2011. There was more snow that day at lower elevations, while Friday's snow accumulated more at higher elevations. higher, he noted.
People on social media posted many photos and videos of the Bay Area turning into a winter wonderland on Friday, but the region's roads were more of a horror show, with several roads having to be closed due to icy conditions. and downed trees or power lines.
State Highway 17 between San Jose and Santa Cruz, State Highway 29 in Napa County and State Highway 128 in Sonoma County are among the roads closed due to winter weather.
Santa Cruz County went so far as to issue an advisory Friday asking people not to travel anywhere in the county except in emergencies.
As of 3 p.m. Friday, nearly 13,000 PG&E customers were still without power in the region, with the majority located in the South Bay with about 4,270 customers, according to the utility.
Bingaman said scattered showers and snowfall will continue Friday night and possibly into Saturday, mainly in the North Bay and in Santa Clara and Monterey counties, but said "we've seen most of this first storm."
More precipitation is expected in the region Sunday through Wednesday morning with "some decent amounts of rain, and we're going to see some snow as well" at elevations of 2,000 feet or higher, Bingaman said.
The low temperatures will also continue through the weekend. Downtown San Francisco is forecast to be 100 degrees on Saturday, the first time that temperature has been reported there since December 2009, according to Bingaman.
The weather service is warning that the conditions could lead to the formation of black ice on roads, posing a hazard to motorists at night, even at lower elevations.
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