SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) – Can you say wet week on the way to the bay? It happens! The much-needed rain is pouring into the San Francisco Bay Area in a series of storms that are expected to soak the area for at least seven days.
ABC7 News meteorologist Drew Tuma says a level 1 storm with light rain is expected to arrive Tuesday night with rains and gusty winds.
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North Bay is hit for the first time around 7:00 p.m. Around 10:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. the rain will move south and east, “moving through San Francisco, the East Bay, the Peninsula, the South Bay and we will likely have isolated showers all over the day on Wednesday as this front lingers nearby, “said Tuma.
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Total precipitation for the next 24 hours?
“We’ll likely see about a quarter to three-quarters of an inch of rain in our neighborhoods, likely a little higher in North Bay,” Tuma said. “We’ll be watching that very closely when the storm hits. But today and tomorrow there will certainly be beneficial rain.”
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Tuma is chasing three storms at least until Monday.
“We will be on the lookout for isolated floodplains, especially in our burn scars,” said Tuma. “It looks like the heaviest rain will likely come from Sunday evening to Monday.”
Both days rank second on our storm impact scale.
“We’re watching Sunday very closely as an atmospheric river of moderate strength is targeting California. It would bring significant rain and fresh snow into the sierra for the Bay Area. We will refine the exact details in the coming days,” Tuma tweeted.
Let’s hope for the best. Tuma says, “These are sums that we normally see in the middle of winter. If these numbers come into play, it would end our fire season.”
Here an atmospheric river could flow through the Bay Area
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