Storm brings heavy rain, strong winds to Bay Area

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Monday, January 8, 2018
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SANTA ROSA, Calif. (KGO) -- The strongest storm of the season so far has arrived in the Bay Area. The storm ranks a 3 on our Storm Impact Scale and will bring heavy rain at times, strong winds and flooding concerns for parts of the North Bay.[br /][br /][b]TIMING:[/b][br /][Ads /][br /]Light showers for the AM Rush[br /]Heavier rain begins to arrive midday.[br /]Heaviest rain will occur after 3pm (yellows/orange colors below) making a mess of the PM Rush[br /]Actions winds down as we approach Midnight.[br /][br /][br /][media ID="2911841" /][br /][media ID="2911843" /][br /][media ID="2911844" /][br /][Ads /][br /][b]FLASH FLOOD WATCH:[/b][br /]Over our recent burn scars Monday Evening.[br /]Possibility of mudslides/debris flows/flash flooding.[br /][media ID="2911847" /][br /][br /][b]WIND ADVISORY[/b]:[br /]Power outages/trees down possible.[br /]Strongest winds likely Monday evening between 5pm - 10pm with frequent gusts over 30mph.[br /][media ID="2911848" /][br /][Ads /][br /][media ID="2911853" /][br /][br /][b]SIERRA SNOWFALL:[/b][br /]4"-7" at pass level by Tuesday PM[br /]1-2 Feet highest peaks.[br /][media ID="2911854" /][br /][br /][b][url HREF="http://abc7news.com/weather/the-abc7-news-storm-impact-scale-explained/1113589/" TARGET="" REL=""]The ABC7 News Storm Impact Scale explained[/url][/b][br /][br /][br /][b][url HREF="http://abc7news.com/apps/" TARGET="" REL=""]Click here[/url] to download the ABC7 News App to get your weather forecast on the go. And make sure you enable push alerts for immediate notifications and severe weather alerts.[/b][/url]