National Weather Service Says Rain Expected Through Tuesday

The National Weather Service stated Thursday that rain is expected to last through Tuesday as the San Francisco Bay Area will experience a series of storms.

…ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN EXPECTED THROUGH NEXT TUESDAY…A SERIES OF SYSTEMS WILL BRING RAINFALL TO THE SAN FRANCISCO AND MONTEREY BAY REGION OVER THE FIVE DAYS. THE FIRST SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH OUR REGION TODAY INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. GENERALLY LIGHT RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED WITH AMOUNTS MOSTLY UNDER A THIRD OF AN INCH FOR URBAN LOCATIONS.

A SIMILAR SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH LATE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. AGAIN MOST URBAN LOCATIONS WILL PICK UP LESS THAN A THIRD OF AN INCH BY SATURDAY.

A THIRD AND MORE POWERFUL SYSTEM WILL BRING WIDESPREAD RAIN TO OUR ENTIRE AREA STARTING SUNDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING INTO TUESDAY MORNING. THIS SYSTEM WILL HAVE AMPLE MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH IT WHICH WILL HELP TO PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 INCH TO 2 AND A HALF INCHES FOR ALMOST ALL URBAN LOCATIONS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR

MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL AT TIMES. COASTAL RANGES SHOULD RECEIVE 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH A FEW SPOTS PICKING UP OVER 6 INCHES IN THE SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS SUNDAY EVENING INTO TUESDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION, SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE DURING SUNDAY WITH LOCAL GUSTS OVER 30 MPH LIKELY DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.

DRIER WEATHER IS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

PERSONS IN THE AREA SHOULD CHECK STORM DRAINS AND GUTTERS AND MAKE ANY PRE-STORM PREPARATION NOW ESPECIALLY IF THEY ARE NEAR STREAMS, SMALL RIVERS, OR LOW-LYING LOCATIONS THAT ARE PRONE TO MINOR FLOODING.