Winds Are Dying Down

The wind in the mountains has subsided considerably in the last 12 hours, though it is still breezy. Some Lilac Park homes suffered minor damage from falling trees, but as of this posting, there have been no reports of injuries and property damage as been relatively minor.

PLEASE NOTE: Lilac Drive between Maple and Alder is still closed while clean up and utility crews remove debris and make repairs to downed power lines. If you’re headed into the Arnold area today or tomorrow and you have to travel this section of road, we strongly encourage that you plan your travels to arrive while there is still daylight. There are debris and branches everywhere and getting through this area on foot may be hazardous in low light conditions.

UTILITY STATUS:
Certain parts of Lilac Park continue to be without power (See areas in posts below). Comcast is down along the ridge section of Summit View, but how much of Lilac Park that’s affected is unclear at this point.

PROPERTY DAMAGE REPORTS:
The Fu family on Lilac Drive had a tree come down on their property resulting in fairly minor damage to the corner of their house and a portion of the surrounding deck. They have already been contacted.

There is a home on Ponderosa that sustained minor damage to a deck by a falling tree. The address and lot information isn’t available as of this posting, but Grace Neurath is attempting to make direct contact with the homeowner this morning.

There is a vacant home for sale on Summit View that sustained minor damage from a falling tree. We will attempt to contact the Real Estate office listing the property this morning.

CLEAN UP BEGINS
The entire area is littered with debris and branches and clean up efforts have already begun. If you’re planning a trip to assess your property and begin clean up, please be sure to bring appropriate tools. Lot cleaning services are also available HERE.

Thanks go to Grace Neurath for making some telephone calls to bring you this update.

Going outside has been hazardous due to flying branches and other material so most are staying inside. The high winds have scattered debris over the entire area.

The downed power pole is located between Maple and Alder and is affecting homes in that area since 10:30pm last night. PG & E is on scene and actively working to correct the problem.

All of Laurel Circle is currently without power since 6:30am this morning. This outage may be related to the utility crew working on the downed pole, though this is unclear.
PG & E is aware of the problem.

The Pond family on Lilac Drive had a tree fall on their property resulting in severe damage to an automobile. Initial reports indicate that it was totalled.

There are two homes at the top end of Summit View that are without power due to a tree down, but this is isolated. The rest of Summit View and Ponderosa are currrently unaffected. No other reports of power status are available.

As of this update at 1:35pm, 12/1/11
NO DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES HAS BEEN REPORTED.

We’ll keep you updated.

HIGH WINDS / TREES DOWN
This is day two of high winds in Arnold. Weather reports indicate strong, steady winds between 25 and 35mph, with gusts to 50. As a result, there are a number of trees down throughout the area with a few down in Lilac Park. No damage to structures in Lilac Park has been reported as of this posting (1:15pm 12/1/11). As more information comes in, we will do our best to keep you informed via e-mail and the web site. Please check back often.

POWER OUTAGES
Certain parts of Lilac Park are without power and have been since last night. PG & E reports numerous trees down all over the Arnold area with at least one utility pole down in Lilac Park affecting power and cable services to an unknown number of homes.

The PG & E map on our Storm Activity Page is a literal pincushion of power failures all over the central part of the state.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK

.DAY ONE...TODAY
WINDY CONDITIONS CONTINUE TODAY. NORTHERLY VALLEY WINDS 15 TO 40
WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL BE
VERY WINDY TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. NORTHEAST WINDS
INCREASING TO 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 100 MPH
ARE POSSIBLE OVER HIGHEST RIDGES. NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 45 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 60 MPH AT ELEVATIONS BETWEEN 3000 AND 5000 FEET.