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Remnants of 'bomb cyclone' or 'bombogenesis' hover over Bay Area as rain continues

ByMike Nicco KGO logo

Wednesday, November 27, 2019

Remnants of 'bomb cyclone' hover over Bay Area as rain continues

History was made on Tuesday as a "bomb cyclone" or "bombogenesis" hit the Bay Area for the first time in at least 15 years. And there's still rain on the way!

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- History was made on Tuesday as a "bomb cyclone" or "bombogenesis" hit the Bay Area for the first time in at least 15 years.

ABC7 News Meteorologist Mike Nicco explained what happened and has a look ahead to the rest of the week.

On Tuesday, Nicco said it started as a cluster of clouds but the low explosively developed, dropping more than 24MB in 24 hours.

It was such an impressive storm, it set an all-time record low pressure for the entire state. That happened in Crescent City.

Hurricane force winds occurred in Cape Blanco, Oregon - 106 mph!

The rain was impressive, too. Nearly three-quarters of an inch fell down in San Jose to more than 2 inches in Mill Valley.

Nicco says there's still a chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms Wednesday and, to a lesser extent, Thursday. That's why we're a 1-Light on the Storm Impact Scale.

There will some brief heavy rain, some possible hail and even snow down to around 2,500 feet.

Remember -- if thunder roars, go indoors for at least 30 minutes.

The bulk of the rain is mainly going to fall Wednesday and we have less of a chance of scattered showers on Thursday. It will be completely dry Friday before more rain rolls in this weekend.

Watch the latest AccuWeather forecast and take a look at recent weather stories and videos.

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