Weather
South Bay Braces For Series Of Powerful Storms
The first of two storms was expected to arrive in the Bay Area Wednesday night.
![The second storm is expected to arrive Friday night and bring heavy rains and high winds into the New Year.](https://patch.com/img/cdn20/users/22137850/20221228/043522/styles/patch_image/public/rainy2___28163310097.png)
SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CA β On the heels of an atmospheric river that unloaded on the Bay Area earlier this week, the region is bracing for a parade of powerful winter storms that will take us into the New Year.
The first of two storms was expected to arrive in the Bay Area Wednesday night. It will be followed by a more powerful storm later this week that will take us into the New Year, the National Weather Service.
More rain coming our way. This time with a true tap into the subtropics (Hawaiian Islands). A #PineappleExpress. While rain will be falling Thursday and Friday, this subtropical tap will arrive on Saturday.#cawx pic.twitter.com/wPRc75wuIE
β NWS Bay Area π (@NWSBayArea) December 28, 2022
The first storm, which is expected to last through Thursday, is expected to bring up to 3/4 of an inch of rain to most of the Bay Area, with some coastal North Bay mountains likely to see 1 to 2 inches, NWS Meteorologist Cindy Palmer told Patch.
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The second storm is expected to arrive Friday night and bring heavy rains and high winds through Saturday and into Sunday, with precipitation comparable to the atmospheric river earlier this week that brought up to six inches of the wet to stuff to parts of the Bay Area including Mount Tamalpais.
In the storm earlier this week, the Peninsula saw up to 3 Β½ inches of rain and the South Bay up to 1 Β½ inches.
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βThis is a very strong system,β Palmer said. βIt looks very similar to what we just had.β
Psst....you awake? Here's a sneak peak at how much more rain could fall between Dec 29-31 to finish off the year. Could see 1-6" with highest totals along coast & over mountains. #rain #BayArea #cawx pic.twitter.com/w6bFwEyyO0
β NWS Bay Area π (@NWSBayArea) December 28, 2022
The important difference between the two storms is that the one expected to arrive later this week is expected to unload on ground thatβs already saturated, and the excessive runoff could flood low-lying areas, particularly in some of the creeks and rivers of Marin, Napa, Sonoma, and Santa Cruz counties.
The Santa Cruz Mountains, which span Santa Cruz, Santa Clara and San Mateo counties, is especially susceptible to landslides in the burn-scarred areas of the CZU lightning fire.
βIf you have gutters or storm drains that need to be cleared, now is the time to prepare,β Palmer said.
We got a good soaking! Here are rain totals across the region on Dec 26-27 ranging from 0.5" in Central CA up to 4" in North Bay with locally higher amounts of 5-6" at Mt. Tamalpais & Santa Cruz Mtns. Wet pattern continues through Jan 4! #cawx #BayArea #rain pic.twitter.com/3BM291YNVx
β NWS Bay Area π (@NWSBayArea) December 28, 2022
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