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RandySF

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Sat Jan 2, 2016, 10:45 PM Jan 2016

Two weeks of rain, Storms to drench San Francisco Bay Area

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) – Northern California is in for nearly two weeks straight of rain. Here is what the National Weather Service is saying:

WET WEEK AHEAD AS SEVERAL STORMS WILL IMPACT THE BAY AREA…

A SERIES OF STORM SYSTEMS CURRENTLY OVER THE PACIFIC WILL BRING RAINFALL TO THE ENTIRE REGION THIS UPCOMING WEEK. THE FIRST STORM IS FORECAST TO BRING LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN SUNDAY AND MONDAY. HIGHEST RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE ACROSS THE NORTH BAY AND ALL COASTAL MOUNTAINS. THE SECOND… AND STRONGEST STORM… IS FORECAST TO BRING MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. HIGHEST RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL ONCE AGAIN BE ACROSS THE NORTH BAY AND ALL COASTAL MOUNTAINS. THE SECOND STORM SYSTEM WILL ALSO BRING GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS ON TUESDAY AND LOWERING SNOW LEVELS ON WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER PEAKS OF MONTEREY AND SAN BENITO COUNTIES WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE THIRD AND FINAL STORM SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO BRING LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

HIGHEST RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE OVER THE SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS AND THE BIG SUR COASTAL MOUNTAINS. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN LOW ALLOWING FOR SOME SNOW OVER THE HIGHER PEAKS OF MONTEREY AND SAN BENITO COUNTIES THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS FOR THE UPCOMING WEEK WILL BE FOUR TO SIX INCHES FOR THE NORTH BAY COAST AND ALL COASTAL MOUNTAINS… LOCALLY HIGHER. TWO TO FOUR INCHES ELSEWHERE… WITH THE EXCEPTION OF INTERIOR MONTEREY/SAN BENITO COUNTY WHERE TWO AND HALF INCHES OR LESS OF RAIN IS EXPECTED.



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Two weeks of rain, Storms to drench San Francisco Bay Area (Original Post) RandySF Jan 2016 OP
Keep us inform Iliyah Jan 2016 #1
Supposed to hit Southern California as well. zappaman Jan 2016 #2
Excellent news. kwassa Jan 2016 #3
Socal has a week of rain coming up flamingdem Jan 2016 #4
Hoo boy. We need it so badly, but we know what to expect as well. It would be wonderful if this... Hekate Jan 2016 #5

Hekate

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5. Hoo boy. We need it so badly, but we know what to expect as well. It would be wonderful if this...
Sun Jan 3, 2016, 02:57 AM
Jan 2016

...is the drought breaker.

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