Tuesday, according to California Highway Patrol. Urban areas including San Francisco, Oakland and Monterey reported minor ponding but that could also be due to clogged storm drains and poor drainage design, according to NWS meteorologist Eleanor Dhuyvetter.įlooding temporarily shuttered the Gilman Street on-ramp in the East Bay to westbound Interstate 80 until 5 a.m. There were also reports of minor mudslides and debris around Santa Cruz and the CZU Lightening Complex burn scar.

A tree fell onto a house in Forestville in Sonoma and another tree toppled onto a Felton home.

In Marin County, there were downed lines and power lines. There were also reports of rocks and debris flowing into country roads in Monterey County. Some roads were washed away due to the heavy rainfall and there was flooding along the San Lorenzo River that flows down into Santa Cruz. Throughout the Bay Area, Monday’s storm left its mark. Kirkwood Mountain Resort reported getting more than two feet of snow and temporarily closed Tuesday due to safety and avalanche mitigation. Northstar California Resort reported on Tuesday receiving more than two feet of snow overnight while Palisades Tahoe said it got more than 21 inches in 24 hours on Monday. The storm brought around two inches of snow to Mount Diablo in Contra Costa County and three to four inches to Mount Hamilton in Santa Clara County, closing the road at Lick Observatory Tuesday morning.Īfter delivering several feet of snow to the Lake Tahoe region, giving a much-needed boost to ski resorts and replenishing snow levels ahead of the holidays, another storm Thursday is expected to dump up to 36 inches of snow on Lassen Park, up to 18 inches on Donner Pass and between 12 to 18 inches on Interstate 5. Snow is visible on this image from a camera at the Lick Observatory atop Mount Hamilton in Santa Clara County on Dec.

“It doesn’t look like it’s gonna be strong, but what it says is that we’re staying active through the rest of the weekend and next week,” said NWS forecaster Matt Mehle.Īs of 11:25 a.m., 72-hour precipitation totals included: 10.07 inches at Ben Lomond, 8.63 inches at Boulder Creek, 9.22 inches at Mount Tamalpais, 3.94 inches at the Oakland International Airport, 3.38 in downtown San Francisco, 2.71 inches in Redwood City and 1.46 inches in San Jose. There are also chances of rain in the forecast for Saturday night into Sunday. There are potential systems coming through, some light brushes and light systems this week and next week.”Ī “quick-moving” weak storm will move in through the North Bay on Wednesday night into Thursday, dropping between a quarter to three quarters of an inch of rain in the Santa Clara Valley and San Jose while higher elevations in the mountains could get an inch to an inch and a half of rain, according to the weather service. It was a pretty dry November coming on the heels of a very wet October. It was an atmospheric river that had wide-ranging rainfall and strong winds through the area, especially the southern parts of the Bay Area to the Central Coast,” said National Weather Service forecaster Jeff Lorber.

“The past storm was a pretty impactful storm. And smaller storms are possible over the weekend, signaling that the storm door has swung wide open. Another storm - much weaker - is brewing for Wednesday night while Lake Tahoe could get several more feet of snow on Thursday. Crews cleared leaves from storm drains and removed downed trees and utility lines Tuesday after a robust atmospheric river storm pounded Northern California, flooding portions of major highways, dumping snow on the Bay Area’s highest peaks and prompting evacuation warnings in areas scarred by wildfires.īut the Bay Area hasn’t seen the last of the rainfall this week.

Bay area rainfall totals