#Hellastorm, #rainpocalypse, #biblicalrain: take your pick of media nickname for this real big rainstorm you're seeing right now. But whatever you want to call this thing, it claimed two BART stations, at both Montgomery and San Bruno.
Stn closure at MONT due to a power outage. Trains are running through and not stopping. Pls use EMBR and POWLns.
— SFBARTalert (@SFBARTalert) December 11, 2014
San Bruno station reopened fairly quickly:
Stn closure at SBRN due to flooding. Pls use sam trans ecr north bound to SSAN stn.
— SFBARTalert (@SFBARTalert) December 11, 2014
BART has recovered from earlier flooding at SBRN stn and has re-opened. All trains will stop at SBRN stn.
— SFBARTalert (@SFBARTalert) December 11, 2014
But it took Montgomery Station until nearly 1 p.m. to reopen. And by reopen, we just mean for trains, as escalators and elevators are still offline. Sorry about that.
ATTN: #subwaysvc Montgomery Station has reopened. Service has resumed. Be advised no elevators or escalators.
— SFMTA (@sfmta_muni) December 11, 2014
Oh yeah, there's still "a major delay system wide due to rain."
Here's some harrowing footage of water pouring into Montgomery Station during some heavy rain three weeks ago, which might serve as a clue to that station's troubles.
In case you were planning to take a cable car today, which wasn't a good idea to begin with, now you can't, because those are closed. Instead there are shuttle busses.
SF Bay Ferry service has been canceled due to the storm, and as of 8:45, Golden Gate Ferry service was operating as usual. Check here for updates on that.
For buses, there are several reroutes happening:
ATTN: 22, 24, 30, 45, 41 and 49 routes are rerouting due to a power outage.
— SFMTA (@sfmta_muni) December 11, 2014
And, on the sunny side, don't worry about parking tickets:
ATTN: No meter enforcement today. #BayAreaStorm
— SFMTA (@sfmta_muni) December 11, 2014
This story will be updated as warranted.