photo by Tarmo Hannula

A crew from Pacific Gas & Electric monitor traffic flow along Rodeo Gulch Road in Soquel Saturday where five trees fell across the roadway and power lines during heavy weather. Emergency officials have been responding to numerous reports of trees and limbs crashing into power and communication lines around the Central Coast as an atmospheric river, charged with gusts up to 40mph, continues to blast the region.

In Aptos, Day Valley Road has been closed due to trees falling into power lines. In Felton, Graham Hill Road has been closed at Roaring Camp for toppled lines as well.

PG&E reported that  10,189 people were without power Saturday morning.

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Tarmo Hannula has been the lead photographer with The Pajaronian newspaper in Watsonville since 1997. More recently Good Times & Press Banner. He also reports on a wide range of topics, including police, fire, environment, schools, the arts and events. A fifth generation Californian, Tarmo was born in the Mother Lode of the Sierra (Columbia) and has lived in Santa Cruz County since the late 1970s. He earned a BA from UC Santa Cruz and has traveled to 33 countries.

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