OAKLAND, Calif., Nov. 22 (UPI) -- At least two people died and 42,500 were without electric power after winds reaching 65 mph struck the East Bay area of San Francisco Bay, officials said.
The winds late Thursday had calmed by Friday, but emergency and cleanup crews scrambled to deal with fallen trees and power lines, the Oakland (Calif.) Tribune reported.
One unidentified man was apparently electrocuted when he was struck by a falling power line in Oakland's Fruitvale neighborhood, and another died when his car struck a standing tree, the newspaper said.
The electric company PG&E reported Friday morning 12,500 remained without power, including 9,000 in Oakland and 3,500 in Berkeley.
Police in Piedmont, a small city surrounded by the city of Oakland, said they "were chasing calls all night" regarding fallen trees and branches.
A storm produced snow in mountainous regions of Southern California, as much as 4 inches in elevations of 5,000 feet, the National Weather Service said.
Kim Hermon of Mountain High winter resort told the Los Angeles Times the facility -- in Wrightwood, northeast of Los Angeles -- got "about 4 to 6 inches of snow and it is continuing to snow right now."
