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

Heavy rain moved east of the Bay Area by about 1 p.m. on Sunday, allowing some flood advisories to be lifted by the National Weather Service, but a coastal flood watch remains in effect through 5 p.m. Monday.

Effects from the high king tides and an atmospheric river storm were still being felt Sunday as several roads and highways remained closed due to flooding:

• In Marin County, U.S. Highway 101 at Lucky Drive flooded and was closed, along with portions of Lucky Drive, Fifer Avenue, Doherty Drive at Redwood High School, and Riviera Circle at Doherty Drive, according to the Central Marin Police Authority.
• Drivers were also urged to avoid the section of U.S. Highway 101 known as Redwood Highway at Wornum Drive because of standing water.
• Mill Valley police urged drivers to move their vehicles out of low-lying areas, including Miller Avenue, which was closed between Camino Alto and Almonte Boulevard.
• In Richmond, drivers were asked by police to avoid Canal Boulevard near Cutting Boulevard because of flooding there.
• In the city of Belmont, drivers were asked to avoid the 1300 block of Shoreway Road after it was closed.
• The eastbound ramp from state Highway 121 to state Highway 37, in Sonoma County, also remained closed on Sunday, as did both directions of state Highway 12 west of 8th Street.
• In Monterey, the ramp from state Highway 68 to state Highway 1 was closed, along with Murphy Road at the Pajaro River.

Flooding from heavy rain caused the California Highway Patrol to close the westbound onramp from state Highway 68 to northbound state Highway 1 in Monterey on Sunday.

A coastal flood watch from the National Weather Service remains in effect through Monday.

The ramp was closed at about 8:30 a.m. after about 2 inches of rain fell in the area in about 12 hours, according to the National Weather Service.

CHP did not provide an estimate for when the onramp would reopen.

Elsewhere in the city of Monterey, localized flooding was reported at Del Monte and Palo Verde avenues, and at Del Monte Avenue and Camino Aguajito.

City crews were pumping and monitoring water levels at El Estero Lake and Del Monte Lake. Flooding was also reported in the 300 block of Franklin Street at the Monterey Sports Center, and in the Sports Center parking lot.

Sandbags are available at fire stations in Monterey, Pacific Grove and Carmel-by-the-Sea.

Rain is forecast to continue through Tuesday.

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.