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About 150 feet along the end of the wharf was washed away last month during dangerous high surf from a series of atmospheric river events that battered Northern California, Oregon and Washington.

The pier was one of several public wharves and piers in the state actively undergoing structural integrity upgrades.

However, meteorologists say this next storm will not bring swells as strong as those that overwhelmed the wharf Monday.

A wharf in Santa Cruz, California, collapsed after it was struck by strong waves earlier this week.

By 1 p.m., city officials shut down all access to the wharf and pedestrian traffic was blocked because of the partial collapse.