‘Atmospheric river’ pounds California, Washington, Oregon with heavy rain, wind; thousands lose power

More than 114,000 customers are without power on the West Coast Tuesday as a storm surge swept across the region.

According to tracker PowerOutage.US, 114,066 customers were affected by early morning.

The storm brought strong winds, heavy rain and snow, causing temperatures to drop sharply in some areas.

There were numerous reports of road flooding and downed trees as the system traveled south.

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In the Bay Area, the wet weather will continue until January 4.

A truck drives through a flooded intersection on E Bolivar Street in Salinas, Calif., Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2022.
(AP Photo/Nic Coury)

“We got a good soak! Here are the rain totals across the region for December 26-27 ranging from 0.5″ in the center [California] up to 4″ in the North Bay with locally higher amounts of 5-6” in Mount Tamalpais and Santa Cruz [Mountains],” the National Weather Service office there tweeted.

The 2.12 inches of rain measured since midnight near the Oakland Museum broke the previous record of 1.86 inches on the same day in 2004.

A Caltrans crew works to clear a flooded section of the northbound 13 Freeway, Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2022, in Oakland, California.
(Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group via AP)

According to the agency, this is the eighth wettest December for the East Bay city on record.

The National Weather Service also issued winter storm warnings for the Sierra Nevada.

Cars are stopped in the northbound lanes of the 101 Freeway after flooding closed the freeway near Chualar, Calif., Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2022.
(AP Photo/Nic Coury)

Motorists there were warned that travel conditions could be hazardous and chains or snow tires were required on some highways.

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There, winds of up to 120 miles per hour were recorded on some ridge tops and avalanche warnings were issued in parts of the mountain range.

A Caltrans crew works to clear a flooded section of the northbound 13 Freeway, Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2022, in Oakland, California.
(Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group via AP)

In Southern California, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health issued an ocean water quality advisory for rain that lasts until at least 4:30 pm PT Friday.

“A rain advisory is issued when there is significant rainfall that can cause bacteria levels to increase in ocean waters,” the Los Angeles County Fire Department wrote Monday.

A woman looks at cars stalled in the northbound lanes of the 101 Freeway after flooding closed the freeway near Chualar, Calif., Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2022.
(AP Photo/Nic Coury)

The atmospheric river was created by a low pressure system in the Pacific Northwest.

In Seattle, wind gusts reached over 55 miles per hour Monday night and rain brought flooding to congested streets.

A car drives through a flooded section of Mountain Boulevard Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2022, in Oakland, California.
(Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group via AP)

The National Weather Service office in Portland, Oregon, shared images of downed trees and advised to avoid icy patches.

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Flooding, storms and dangerous winds were all reported to have affected the state.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.