After a record-breaking winter with storm after storm pounding through the Bay Area, the latest 'atmospheric river' has arrived.
A significant storm hit the region Thursday and is expected to continue Friday with strong winds and heavy rainfall. There is a chance of flooding from Thursday afternoon until Sunday morning, according to the National Weather Service.
There will be heavy rain on Thursday afternoon and evening, but the most intense downpour will be overnight into early Friday morning. Several inches of rain are likely to fall by Saturday. The South Bay could see 2 to 3 inches of precipitation while the coastal hills of the North Bay may get 5 to 6 inches. The Santa Cruz mountains may receive up to 7 inches of rain.for Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. The declaration covers 17 other California counties that also may get hit hard by the storm.
At higher elevations in the Sierra Nevada mountains, there could be another heavy snowstorm while towns at lower levels may see hazards as rains wash away recent snow. Radar map of atmospheric riverNWS Meteorologist Brayden Murdock said rain will start around 4 a.m. Thursday, starting light and patchy but becoming widespread throughout the Bay Area later in the morning.After 10 a.m., the rain will pick up in intensity across the entire Bay Area and continue into Friday morning.
A flash flood watch for the entire Bay Area takes effect at 1 p.m. and is scheduled to be in effect until Sunday morning at 10 a.m. City streets could become inundated and there may be a sharp rise in the levels of streams and creeks. There are also concerns that the Russian River and Napa River may spill over their banks.Along with rainfall strong southerly winds will develop on Thursday with wind gusts up to around 50 mph, according to NWS.
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