Tuesday marks the calm before the storm in the San Francisco Bay Area as Wednesday is expected to bring another whack of insanely wet and windy weather.
is threatening to kick up powerful winds and dump up to another 3 inches of rain in urban areas, including San Francisco, and up to 5 to 8 inches in the valleys and mountains of the North Bay, the National Weather Service said.
With similar or worse impacts expected with this system compared to the Dec. 31 event, the weather service warned,"Threat to life likely during this storm." Widespread flooding and wind impacts are expected. Forecasters are also referring to the system as a"bomb cyclone" as it is forming rapidly while pressure decreases."As long as pressure is dropping, that means the storm is strengthening," said Rick Canepa, a forecaster with the weather service."It's a strong storm, no doubt."
A potent atmospheric river caused widespread flooding across the Bay Area in the final days of 2022, and the big question is: Will the second storm be worse than theThis storm is expected to bring more rain to the North Bay and less rain in the San Francisco area. Coastal mountain ranges are forecast to record 3 to 8 inches Wednesday through Thursday, while most urban areas are forecast to pick up 1 to 3 inches. Valley areas of the North Bay could see up to 5 inches, the weather service said.
since record keeping began in 1849, recording 5.46 inches across 24 hours, according to the weather service.
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