BAY AREA (KCBS) -- Downed trees and power lines, PG&E outages, flooded roads and major commute problems have all been part of Tuesday's storm that has rolled through the Bay Area.
Forecasters said you have to go back to 1962 to find this much rain falling on the Bay Area in an October storm.
More than eight inches have hit parts of the Santa Cruz Mountains since early Tuesday morning and former National Weather Service lead forecaster Jan Null said for once, the storm has lived up to the hype.
KCBS Team Coverage: Storm Watch
"The computer models have really nailed this one. As far as about a week ago, we started saying, hey, you know this looks like a really significant October event and it's happening," Null said.
The Davenport area of the Santa Cruz Mountains have been hit especially hard, just months after the Lockheed Fire.
KCBS' Dave Padilla Reports
An evacuation was ordered Tuesday morning because of a fear of mudslides.
This affected about 60 homes along Swanton Road from the Cheese House to Scotts Creek. There was concern that the rain could cause mudslides in areas near where the fire had burned in August.
There have been no actual reports of mudslides in the area, just plenty of downed trees and flooding.
KCBS' Bob Melorse Reports
The Red Cross has set up an evacuation center at 100 Church Street in Davenport.
Over 100,00 customers have been affected by PG&E power outages throughout the day, and spokesman Joe Molica said some are still without power.
"For us, this is an all hands-on deck situation. We practice and drill for storms year-round so we're ready when these storms do hit," Molica said. "And this one is definitely giving us our best."
The National Weather Service has posted off and on flash flood warnings throughout the area and wind advisories are also in affect through the Tuesday evening hours.
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