An atmospheric river blew through the Bay Area on Wednesday and Thursday, leaving tens of thousands of people without power, damaging coastal piers and leading to flooding, downed trees and other problems around the region. 

  • A nearly empty downtown Berkeley during the rains on Jan. 4. (Isaac Ceja/Bay City News)
  • A warning of danger of falling branches in Berkeley. (Isaac Ceja/Bay City News)
  • A pedestrian takes shelter in a bus stop in Berkeley. (Isaac Ceja/Bay City News)
  • Wind damages umbrellas in Berkeley. (Isaac Ceja/Bay City News)
  • People continue with their business as rain moves through Berkeley. (Isaac Ceja/Bay City News)
  • Roads flood as an atmospheric river moves through Berkeley.(Isaac Ceja/Bay City News)
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As of Thursday afternoon, more than 66,000 PG&E customers were without power, including more than 24,000 in the North Bay, 17,000 along the Peninsula and 15,000 in the East Bay. 

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Dan McMenamin is the managing editor at Bay City News, directing daily news coverage of the 12-county greater Bay Area. He has worked for BCN since 2008 and has been managing editor since 2014 after previously serving as BCN’s San Francisco bureau reporter. A UC Davis graduate, he came to BCN after working for a newspaper and nonprofit in the Davis area. He handles staffing, including coaching of our interns, day-to-day coverage decisions and management of the newswire.