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The worst impacts including flooding and downed trees will come Wednesday evening after sunset.
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AccuWeather Forecast: Storm to stay active until at least midnight
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TIMELINE
- 4/5/6 p.m.: This is when we will be in the worst of the storm. High winds, heavy rain at times. May start to hear of storm damage.
- 11 p.m.: Winds will have calmed down, but rain will still be heavy in spots. Likely hearing of flooding reports and trees down.
RAINFALL
- Heaviest rain will fall in the evening. Highest impacts will be seen after sunset.
- Expecting 4"-7" in our coastal hills, 3"-5" in the North Bay, 1"-2" for the rest of the Bay Area.
- Soil is saturated and runoff will occur quickly. Roads, smaller streams and creeks will see flooding.
- Shallow landslides will likely happen (think mud on roads and not necessarily massive boulders).
- Currently, none of our rivers have a high chance of flooding.
- Flood Watch in effect for the entire Bay Area
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WIND
- Gusts up to 45 mph possible in the afternoon and evening.
- In the Santa Cruz Mountains we could see gusts up to 60 mph.
- Saturated soil is like oatmeal. Trees have no stable surface and will come down easily.
- Power outages are likely in areas, especially in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
- Wind advisories and warnings are in effect
SNOW
- Winter Storm Watch for the Sierra starting Wednesday morning
- 1-2 feet of snow above 6,000ft
- 3 feet of snow on highest peaks
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