Heavy Rains Monday Cause Flooded Roadways, Traffic Backups, Power Outages
It may not be as windy as last week, but there's plenty more rain in Monday's forecast and more people on the roads are causing several traffic backups for commuters.
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It may not be as windy as last week, but there's plenty more rain in Monday's forecast and more people on the roads are causing several traffic backups for commuters.
Another round of rainy weather is heading toward the Bay Area just days after a powerful storm delivered a wallop of flooding and power outages throughout the region this week.
Residents near the Guerneville Bridge are taking things in stride and have been under a voluntary evacuation order following Thursday's heavy rains, but only low-lying areas are affected.
Dozens of people were evacuated from two mobile home parks in Redwood City that were inundated with flood waters during Thursday's storm.
Rain continued falling and the river kept rising in Guernville Friday, where it was likely to crest above 20 feet.
An urban and small flood advisory is in effect for seven of nine Bay Area counties Friday after a powerful storm flooded roadways and agricultural areas.
During Thursday's massive storm, a Rohnert Park family patrolled the flooded streets of Rohnert Park to find stranded motorists.
As promised, the San Francisco Bay area was smacked with an intense storm Thursday morning, prompting flood advisories downing trees delaying transit and cancelling classes and work for much of the Bay Area.
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Across the Bay, several inches of rain have flooded streets, garages, and business as millions are under a flash flood warning emergency, and the storm continues to pound the area with gale-force wind and torrential rain.
The National Weather Service has issued a warning of flash flooding about to occur or already happening for several Bay Area counties.
San Francisco is scrambling to prepare for a powerful storm in an area of the city notorious for flooding during heavy rain.
At least four local rivers including the Napa, Russian, Navarro and Sacramento Rivers are forecast to peak above flood stage late Thursday or early Friday, adding up to 32 feet of water to their nearly dry banks as torrential rain reaches the watershed, according to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration charts.
A big storm with strong winds and torrential downpours is rapidly approaching the Bay Area, giving residents a reason to dust off the rain boots -- if they're lucky enough to find any locally.
Thursday's massive storm could be the biggest since 2008, possibly the biggest since 1998 with wind gusts over 100 miles per hour screaming over the top of the Sierra, and rainfall amounts forecast above 8 inches for coastal mountains. The key is WHEN it all hits, and that's where the KPIX FutureCast forecast comes in.
The potential flooding is so severe, and so imminent that San Francisco public works officials are actually asking for the public's help clearing out clogged storm drains and other parts of the runoff system in advance of Thursday's deluge.
The Bay Area can expect heavy rain and strong winds that could uproot trees, down power lines and cause flooding and mudslides due to a strong weather system starting late Wednesday and continuing through Thursday, National Weather Service officials said.
Heavy downpours took a parting shot Thursday at California, triggering flash floods that temporarily stranded more than three dozen people in their cars in inland Riverside County.
The National Weather Service San Francisco Bay area has issued an Urban Flood Advisory for Santa Clara County, Alameda County, Contra Costa County, San Mateo County...
The National Weather Service in the San Francisco Bay area has issued a coastal Flood Advisory... which is in effect until 4 PM PST this afternoon.
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