[1/6] A member of a Pacific Gas & Electric crew works to repair a power line, following storms in Mendocino, California, U.S. January 5, 2023.
At the southern end of Mendocino county, the small towns of Point Arena and Gualala have been largely without power for around 24 hours.
About 2,500 households and businesses were without power in the county, which is home to about 91,000 people.
California's storied coast road, Highway 1, is closed in four places in Mendocino County because of fallen trees, the California Department of Transportation said.
The high tide brought swells that washed debris across the beach and its parking lot, the high waves crashing into the mouth of the Noyo River.