Bay Area under flood watch ahead of weekend storms

San Francisco is ringing in the new year on a rather wet note. Just how wet?

The Bay Area will be under a flood watch from Friday evening into Saturday night as a category 4 atmospheric river moves through the region this weekend, according to the National Weather Service.S.F. Public Works offers free sandbags ahead of upcoming rain Residents of The City can expect wet weather to make its return on Thursday

A Pacific storm will then move into the area Friday night through Saturday evening, dumping moderate to heavy rain. Increased runoff from this heavy rainfall will result in rapid rises and flooding of area rivers, streams and creeks.New Year's Day provides a break from the wet weather with a mostly sunny forecast. However the rain returns on Monday and sticks around for the upcoming week.

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