Storm Live Updates: Toppled trees, thousands without power across Bay Area
Last updated: Saturday, December 14, 2024 10:35PM GMT
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The National Weather Service forecast for the greater San Francisco Bay Area for Saturday calls for rain and thunderstorm in most part of the region.
Daytime highs will be mostly in the high 50s to low 60s on the coast, mid 50s to low 60s around the bay, and in the mid to high 60s inland. Overnight lows will be mostly in the mid 30s to low 40s.
According to the NWS, the North Bay and Bay Area will experience moderate to heavy rainfall Saturday night with strong winds. Strong south winds of 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 55 mph are possible.
There was a High Wind Warning in the Coastal areas and East Bay Hills until 7 a.m., on Saturday. There was an ongoing Wind Advisory in the Interior Bay Area and Interior Central Coast effective until Saturday, 10 a.m.
The weather conditions are expected to be the strongest overnight and into late Sunday morning.
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Here's how the news is developing.
3 hours and 48 minutes ago
Calle del Arroyo and Highway 1 flooded in Marin County
The Marin County Office of Emergency Management asked drivers to avoid Calle del Arroyo and state Highway 1, which is Shoreline Highway in the area, because of flooding.
Both lanes of Calle del Arroyo were blocked because of the water, emergency managers said at 9:38 a.m. Saturday.
About 2 inches of rain fell in the Stinson Beach area of Marin County within the past 24 hours as a rainstorm moved through the area, according to data from precip.ai.
There was no estimate for when the road would reopen.
There is a coastal flood advisory in effect from the National Weather Service through Monday afternoon.
Flood Advisory issued for Petaluma
The National Weather Service issued a flood advisory for the Petaluma area on Saturday, effective until 1:30 p.m.
The advisory was issued at 8:23 a.m. and followed a night of heavy rain in the Bay Area that followed up on a coastal flood advisory from the NWS issued this morning, lasting through Monday afternoon.
About 2 inches of rain fell in the Petaluma area in the past 24 hours, according to data from precip.ai, which tracks live rainfall totals.
Rain is expected to stop at about 10 a.m. with less than a tenth of an inch forecast, before rain is expected to return on Sunday night and Monday.
Belmont road closed due to flooding
Belmont police asked the public to avoid Shoreway Road on Saturday morning because of flooding caused by rain.
Shoreway Road is closed in both directions between 1301 Shoreway Road to Redwood Shores Parkway/Holly Street, police said in an advisory at about 8 a.m.
About an inch of rain fell in the area over the past 24 hours, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
There was no estimate for when the road would reopen.
Police said the Recology site at 225 Shoreway Road is inaccessible during the closure.
Thousands without power across Bay Area
Thousands of PG&E customers are without power across the Bay Area Saturday morning, according to the company's website.
The largest outages are being reported on the Peninsula and in the South Bay.
You can track those with the map below.
BAY AREA POWER OUTAGE MAP
