'Atmospheric River' To Bring Rain To Bay Area This Week
Officials with the National Weather Service are predicting rain toward the end of the week in the Bay Area.
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Officials with the National Weather Service are predicting rain toward the end of the week in the Bay Area.
High country roads in Yosemite National Park are now closed down in preparation for the first storms of the season.
By Friday night, about 13 inches of snow had fallen at Kingvale and forecasters said more snow may arrive Saturday afternoon.
A low pressure system approaching the coast spun a volatile mixture of thunder, lightning and a downpour into Oakley area early Thursday morning.
Friday's system could impact travel through Donner and Carson passes and near Lassen National Park. Snow should taper off by late evening.
Snow was falling at a rate of about one inch per hour early Monday, triggering dozens of fender benders and snarling slippery roads during the morning commute the day after Easter.
A local emergency was declared Tuesday in Santa Cruz County, where roads were damaged by stormy conditions earlier this month.
El Nino storms have slammed some Santa Cruz mountain communities hard, causing mudslides and evacuations.
The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday will look into announcing a local emergency due to heavy rainfall from El Niño storms that has damaged roads and flooded several areas.
Erosion has closed state Highway 121/Monticello Road in east Napa County until further notice, a Caltrans spokesman said.
The weekend storm helped California reach a key milestone in drought recovery efforts, with the state's largest reservoir now more than 100 percent of its historic average.
The driver of a garbage truck escaped serious injury when he lost control, smashing through a guardrail and sliding about 100 feet down an embankment in Calistoga Sunday.
Up to 3 feet of snow is expected to fall in the higher elevations of the Sierra Nevada through Monday.
A storm front that closed schools and snarled Northern California traffic moved south Friday, drenching the Los Angeles area with brief but fierce downpours.
Flooding could be possible in parts of the Bay Area over the next several days, as a series of El Niño-related storms passes through.
A woman drowned inside a car submerged by floodwater in Yuba County over the weekend, and the car's driver was arrested for suspicion of DUI and manslaughter.
Auto repair and tire shops around the Bay Area are busy Monday fixing cars damaged by potholes.
Emergency crews are working to restore power to thousands of customers throughout California after heavy wind knocked down trees and power lines.
The Bay Area was soaked Saturday by the biggest storm in weeks. Flood watches and wind advisories were in effect through midnight.
The National Weather Service in San Francisco has issued a flash flood watch for all portions of the San Francisco and Monterey Bay region from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday.
Stormy weather moving into the Bay Area has the National Weather Service warning people to be prepared, and drive carefully on roads.
A series of storm systems are forecast to impact the San Francisco/Monterey Bay Area beginning late this week and persisting into potentially much of next week.
A series of weather fronts continued their march in the Pacific toward the Bay Area Tuesday, carrying with them driving rain showers, high winds and several feet of snow for the Sierra ski resorts.
Bay Area residents are about to get a break from the warm and dry weather that has plagued the region since last week, as rain is expected Wednesday, the National Weather Service said Tuesday.
Bay Area residents braced for a second punch from a winter storm front Friday that threatened to make the evening commuter treacherous with high winds and steady rains.
