Thunderstorm Fire Threat Prompts Bay Area Red Flag Warning
The National Weather Service issued a red flag warnings for parts of the Bay Area in response to thunderstorms.
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The National Weather Service issued a red flag warnings for parts of the Bay Area in response to thunderstorms.
Those heading to the beach over the Labor Day weekend may want to take some extra precautions, as heavy swells are expected to hit the California Coast.
Crews have been working around the clock to replace the ruptured pipe that caused flooding in Capitola Village before more rain falls on Saturday.
The unseasonably warm weather broke at least a half a dozen records around the Bay Area, including in Napa, Santa Rosa, San Francisco and San Jose.
Pacific water at the equator is two to three degrees below normal, creating a La Nina condition forecasters said could make the rain hitting the Bay Area Friday the exception rather than the norm this winter.
California citrus growers braced for subfreezing temperatures that threatened to damage crops in the state's Central Valley citrus belt.
Lightning bolts lit up the sky and strong claps of thunder rattled windows across San Francisco on Saturday evening.
The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat warning in San Francisco from Tuesday afternoon until Wednesday evening.
High temperatures, dry conditions and strong evening winds have prompted the National Weather Service to issue a fire weather watch for the Bay Area on Monday and Tuesday.
