Bay Area Disaster Watch

Line 14 service to Fruitvale BART faces immediate detours starting October 18, 2026 until further notice.

• Closed stops: 35th Av & Suter St [55465],...

BART cancels all train service between 24th St. Mission and Daly City on November 14-15 for train control upgrades.

• Green Line: Entire line...

Storms forecast to deliver much-needed rain across Northern California from Wednesday through Friday, including the Bay Area, offering wildfire relief...

Cooler fall weather and rain showers arrive this week after recent heat.

• Light rain likely Tuesday afternoon or evening, with brief heavy periods...

Drivers should steer clear of 20th Avenue between Irving and Judah streets in San Francisco's Inner Sunset as crews mop up after a residential fire....

Multiple factors are aligning for the highest King Tides in 18 years, increasing coastal flooding risk this winter.

• Lunar cycle wobble every 18.6...

The Cooley Fire west of Cloverdale remains at 731 acres with 5% containment as of Cal Fire's 7:12 a.m. Sunday update.

• Overnight work: Firefighters...

The Cooley Fire west of Cloverdale is holding at 731 acres with 5% containment as of Sunday morning.

• Overnight crews used night-flying helicopters...

PG&E’s planned Public Safety Power Shutoffs in San Luis Obispo County ended by Sunday morning, with the utility’s map showing zero remaining PSPS...

Cooler temperatures arrive Sunday and persist next week, with daytime highs in the high 60s to mid 80s and overnight lows in the high 40s to low 50s....

Bay Area drivers face reduced lanes on the Golden Gate Bridge this week for seismic work, but the span stays open both ways.

• Closures run...

Prescribed burn up to 25 acres starts as early as Monday in Marin’s Mount Tamalpais Watershed to cut wildfire fuel and create breaks. Timing depends...

BART canceled its planned single-tracking between San Leandro and Bay Fair for Sunday, restoring full Green Line service and eliminating the expected 25-30 minute delays from vegetation work. Riders can expect normal operations on that segment.

A woman walking on Highway 101 in San Jose died Saturday after police took her into custody.

• Incident: CHP received a call at 11:10 a.m. about a...

The 1989 Loma Prieta quake collapsed a 50-foot Bay Bridge section, closing it for a month and forcing over 200,000 daily drivers to...

• A large prescribed burn on the Sonoma-Mendocino border north of Lake Sonoma produced a visible smoke column Friday evening.
• The Cooley Ranch burn...

Smoke from the Chileno Fire is impacting Bay Area air quality, so residents should check conditions at fire.airnow.gov and take steps to protect their health.

Elevated wildfire air pollution in Oakland peaks May through October during hot, dry conditions. Use the Oakland Air Quality Map to monitor levels and protect your health.

• Transportation severed: The quake collapsed Oakland's Cypress Viaduct and a Bay Bridge section, killing 64 and cutting vital Bay Area routes.
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Extreme heat already kills more Californians than all other disasters combined, with El Niño forecasts prompting a state emergency declaration and...