Flood Advisory Issued For San Francisco Peninsula; Intense Downpours As Entrance Rolls By way of – CBS San Francisco
SAN MATEO (CBS SF) – A band of intense rains rolled across the San Francisco peninsula Wednesday morning, triggering a National Weather Service flood alert as runoff from the saturated hills jammed into streets and flowed into creeks and creeks.
Forecasters said the recommendation would stay in place until at least 1 p.m.
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“At 9:55 am, the Doppler radar showed heavy rain moving in the direction of the San Mateo Coast,” the weather service said in its statement. “This will lead to flooding in cities and small streams.”
Some places flooding will occur, forecasters said, including San Francisco, Daly City, San Mateo, Redwood City, South San Francisco, San Bruno, Pacifica, Burlingame, Half Moon Bay, and Hillsborough.
Sudden floods have already proven fatal during the current storm.
The San Mateo County coroner office on Monday identified the couple who were found dead in a flooded vehicle in a flooded underpass in Millbrae during last week’s storm.
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The coroner’s office said the victims were 63-year-old Rolando Ortigas Glorioso and 62-year-old Susana Glorioso, both from Millbrae.
The authorities also confirmed that the couple were married. The couple tragically died last Thursday in floods during the storm that flooded the Bay Area with rain.
A spokesman for the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office said firefighters had to respond to reports of flooding on Hemlock Ave at around 5:45 a.m. and E. Hillcrest Blvd. reacted. in Millbrae, where E. Hillcrest goes under Caltrain Railway.
Tragic incident here in Millbrae this morning. The San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office says two people died after the car they were in went into hiding in a flooded area on Hillcrest & Hemlock. Details at 12 noon on @KPIXtv pic.twitter.com/veVdYjNO1E
– Jocelyn Moran (@jocelynamoran) December 23, 2021
“Upon arrival, they noticed a person standing on the roof of a vehicle. The fire brigade got into the water to save the person in the vehicle. They discovered that there was a second vehicle in the water, ”said Detective Javier Acosta of the sheriff. “When they rescued the first person, they tried to gain access to the vehicle in the water. However, the conditions changed quickly and it became too dangerous for the emergency services. The water rose very quickly and they had to withdraw. “
Caltrain Underpass where two people were found dead in a submerged car on E. Hillcrest Blvd. between Hemlock Ave. and Aviador Ave. in Millbrae, December 23, 2021. (CBS)
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Acosta said it took the crews several hours to drain the water in the area and when firefighters got access to the second vehicle they found two dead in it.
