Live storm updates: Effects of king tides, atmospheric river still felt around Bay Area

A coastal flood advisory was in effect until 2 p.m. Sunday, a day after San Francisco recorded its highest tide since 1988, the National Weather Service said.

The high tide in San Francisco was 2.56 feet above normal, the fourth highest on record, Weather Service meteorologist Dylan Flynn said. It was affected by 1.28 feet of storm surge blown by the wind, he said.

High tide at 11:18 a.m. Sunday is expected to be up to 1.9 feet above normal, Flynn said. The time of high tide varies up to 90 minutes earlier or later along the Pacific Coast and through the San Francisco Bay, the weather service said.

High tides will begin to grow less prominent as storm surge lessens and the moon becomes less aligned with the earth, Flynn said. There were reports of shallow landslides in the North Bay due to saturated soils as rain showers continued Saturday, the Weather Service said.

There was a second day of flooding for Marin County, where king tides, combined with a storm surge, left roads and businesses underwater for hours.

In the North Bay, there was a second day of epic flooding for Marin County, where king tides, combined with a storm surge, left roads and businesses underwater for hours.

Floodwater was rising fast in Larkspur at the Marin RV Park. The driveway was cut off by water in less than 15 minutes on Saturday.

"So, it's been a mess today," said Roy Demicco.

Demicco is living through a second day of flooding, brought on by the highest king tides recorded since 1998, combined with a lot of rain. Demicco hopes his RV stays dry.

"The plan is to get my son out of there. He's coming soon. We're going to let it do its thing and come back this afternoon," Demicco said.

Residents were moving fast to get small cars out of the high water. Managers tried to warn everyone.

"If you look down our driveway, we're four feet deep. Some people moved RVs to higher ground. We had space to accommodate," said Manager Sed Conklin.

Around 11 a.m., things got bad as flooding took over both directions of Highway 101. Cars were stranded.

"As I tried to pass through the bigger part of the flood, I'm in a Mini Cooper, and it was too low. Here I sit," said Ruthie Wahlborg.

The high water created unreal images like on 101. One driver could be seen clearly exasperated when her car lost power.

The CHP was holding traffic for a time, then reduced it to one lane.

A driver shared a video clip of a car floating away near the Lucky Drive exit. The driver, wet but OK, declined to speak with us.

The Central Marin Fire Department kept up with a lot of calls.

"But as you can see, a bit of mayhem this afternoon. Our message: turn around. Don't drown. If you need help, call 911," said Central Marin Fire Battalion Chief Brian Peterson.

They were sandbagging at Shineology car wash. Managers said their detailing garage was flooded and the gas pumps were likely damaged.

"We weren't expecting this much water. Everybody is scared," said Manager Jose Son.

Workers at the nearby Trader Joe's watched the drama unfold as the store was cut off by flooding.

"Honestly, I find it cool. I've never seen anything like this. Not really cool, but it's crazy to see," said Lula Leopard.

King Tides and heavy rain early Saturday caused several roads to be flooded around the Bay Area amid a coastal flood watch from the National Weather Service.

U.S. Highway 101 was flooded in both directions in Corte Madera, prompting a severe traffic warning from Caltrans at about 12:45 p.m.

An image taken by ABC7 News reporter Cornell Barnard showed both directions flooded under two to three foot of water.

Traffic was being diverted off the highway at Sir Francis Drake Boulevard due to a full closure with no estimated time for reopening. Drivers were urged to take alternate routes and prepare for delays.

Flooding was also reported by the California Highway Patrol in Sonoma County in the eastbound lanes of state Highway 37 at the interchange with state Highway 121, causing all lanes to be closed as of about 12:30 p.m. The closure is expected to last until at least Monday morning, according to Caltrans.

Also in Sonoma County, state Highway 12 was closed Saturday afternoon in both directions at 8th Street because of about 5-6 inches of water.

The San Francisco Department of Emergency Management urged drivers not to drive through flooded roads.

Another photo by Barnard showed the Grand gas station in Larkspur also flooded in the gas pump filling area.

Along the Peninsula coast, people prepared for the wet weather on Friday, hoping it's not as intense as the Christmas Day storm.

Along the Peninsula coast, people prepared for the wet weather on Friday, hoping it's not as intense as the Christmas Day storm that damaged homes and power lines last week.

Waves of wind and rain hit communities like Half Moon Bay. On Friday evening, we spoke with a PG&E spokesperson, who says they are keeping an eye on things.

"Coastal areas will be hit particularly hard, about 40-45 mile per hour winds along the coast and about 25 mile per hour winds inland," said Paul Moreno, PG&E spokesperson.

We spoke with a family from San Jose who made the trip to the coast.

"Freezing, it's very cold, but it's fun, we're having fun," said Peter Krieger Senior, San Jose resident.

And the forecast did not deter a couple from Dublin.

"I lived in Seattle for ten years so I don't really mind the rain," said Michelle Thein from Dublin. "And so we kind of read about king tides which I think brought more people out here," her partner said.

San Gregorio resident Paul McGregor took videos of low tide off Pillar Point Harbor, north of Half Moon Bay. Wind surfers were catching some serious air.

Earlier around 3 p.m. Friday afternoon, drone pilot Mike Kolar captured a partial cliff collapse in Santa Cruz near West Cliff Drive and Gretchell Street.

Last April, a portion of West Cliff Drive reopened after a two-year closure from winter storm damage.

PG&E's Paul Moreno says wet weather's impact on the ground can present challenges.

"This won't be as severe as the Christmas storms we just had, but we are getting quite a bit of wet weather and with soggy soils to runoff flooding can be an issue for access for crews," he said.