Some rainfall totals in the San Francisco Bay Area topped 4 inches (10 centimeters). Officials warned that rivers and streams could overflow and urged residents to get sandbags ready. The Sacramento agency released a map of 24-hour precipitation through Saturday morning, showing a wide range of totals in the region, from less than an inch (2.54 centimeters) in some areas to more than 5 inches (12.7 centimeters) in the Sierra foothills.Ī flood watch was in effect across much of Northern California through New Year's Eve. "We're seeing a lot of flooding," Carpenter said. One ski resort south of Lake Tahoe closed chair lifts because of flooding and operational problems, and posted a photo on Twitter showing one lift tower and its empty chairs surrounded by water. Weather service meteorologist Courtney Carpenter said the storm could drop over an inch of rain in the Sacramento area before moving south. Videos on Twitter showed mud-colored water streaming along San Francisco streets, and a staircase in Oakland turned into a veritable waterfall by heavy rains. 101 - one of the state's main traffic arteries - was closed indefinitely south of San Francisco because of flooding. The California Highway Patrol said a section of U.S. With rain continuing to fall, it could threaten the nearly three-decade old record. Rainfall in downtown San Francisco on Saturday topped 5 inches (12.7 centimeters) at midafternoon, making it the second-wettest day on record, behind a November 1994 deluge.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |