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SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Intense storms that battered the San Francisco Bay Area for much than a week caused flooding, downed trees and powerfulness outages. After different play of rainfall and beardown winds, immoderate adust days are up this week, but different tempest is expected Wednesday. Even with a interruption successful the rainfall for now, the portion is inactive facing residual effects arsenic a effect of the beardown storm.
Jan. 16, 2023
11 p.m.
People caput extracurricular to bask the sunshine for 1st clip successful weeks arsenic tempest cleanup continues
After a seemingly never-ending agelong of storms, the sunshine is yet backmost successful the Bay Area.
In San Francisco, a inactive soaked Crissy Field was live with people.
"We didn't person to bring our umbrella. We conscionable benignant of walked retired of the location and didn't person to interest astir getting drenched," said Kate Costello.
But it wasn't agleam skies for everyone. Earlier successful the day, The Golden Gate National Recreation Area tweeted a photograph of an aged subject operation connected the formation of Fort Funston aft it slid down a adjacent bluff.
"I judge that what rolled retired of the elevation this greeting was a portion of the firearm range, seemingly dated to the 1930s," said retired National Park Service Curator, John Martini.
The operation tumbled disconnected the cliff astir 10 a.m. Monday, apt owed to the saturated onshore according to parkland officials.
"We really did a survey to spot could we stabilize successful spot immoderate of these structures, particularly immoderate of the weapon positions, and it was conscionable truthful prohibitively expensive," said Martini.
Fort Funston is location to respective specified subject structures, immoderate of which played roles during the 2nd satellite war.
Due to clip and erosion, respective person fallen implicit the years.
No 1 was injured successful the slide, but parkland unit reminded visitors to beryllium cautious of their surroundings successful the area.
4 p.m.
Hwy 13 expected to reopen Monday evening aft closure for mudslides
Caltrans crews are inactive moving Monday day to region mud from a agelong of of southbound Highway 13 successful Oakland, wherever a fallen histrion and mudslides closed the roadworthy precocious Sunday night.
The roadworthy is expected to reopen betwixt 5 and 6 p.m. Monday, according California Highway Patrol Officer Adib Zeid.
3:40 p.m.
Southbound lanes of Hwy 1 reopen aft rockslide adjacent Tom Lantos Tunnels
The southbound lanes of Highway 1 adjacent the Tom Lantos Tunnels person reopened aft a monolithic boulder and rockslide blocked portion of the roadway.
3:30 p.m.
South Bay reservoirs spilling pursuing storms
This bid of atmospheric storms filled galore Santa Clara County reservoirs to the constituent of spilling.
"Uvas Reservoir successful South County has been spilling for a bully week, Almaden Reservoir connected and off, Coyote Reservoir been spilling," said Bassam Kassab, Water Supply Operation Manager for Valley Water.
The astir caller to spill has been Lexington Reservoir adjacent Los Gatos.
Crews person been moving to wide debris and blockage passim the region but 1 of the astir important jobs for those who negociate the section waterways volition beryllium to gully down the reservoirs to halt the spilling.
They expect spilling astatine Lexington to halt successful the adjacent 3 days and the different reservoirs wrong a week oregon two.
This clip of year, Valley Water says the reservoirs can't enactment wholly afloat successful lawsuit much storms come, truthful they volition beryllium releasing immoderate of the h2o until the outpouring erstwhile we typically don't expect arsenic overmuch rain.
2:15 p.m.
WWII bunker slides disconnected bluff onto formation astatine Fort Funston
Golden Gate National Recreation Area officials are urging visitors to beryllium attentive to their surroundings and travel trailhead signs aft a WWII bunker slid disconnected a bluff and onto the formation below.
1:10 p.m.
Both directions of Hwy 37 reopen aft flooding
The California Highway Patrol tweeted Monday day that some directions of Highway 37 are unfastened and lone the close westbound lane remains closed for information reasons. It volition reopen erstwhile CHP deems it to beryllium safe.
1 p.m.
Massive boulder, rockslide blocking portion of Hwy 1 adjacent Devil's Slide
A monolithic boulder and rockslide are blocking portion of Highway 1 adjacent the Tom Lantos Tunnels. Video taken from ABC7 newsman Gloria Rodriguez shows cars are inactive capable to marque it astir the boulder but postulation is slowed successful the area.
12:30 p.m.
19 homes evacuated on Kirker Creek successful Pittsburg
Pittsburg PD confirms they asked families successful astatine slightest 19 homes on the Kirker Creek to evacuate overnight, on with 4 units successful the Fox Creek Apartment complex. Twelve radical were rescued via vessel by a swift-water rescue team.
12 p.m.
Rushing h2o astatine the Lexington Reservoir
Video shows the Lexington Reservoir spillway outflow astatine the basal of the dam. The h2o goes into Los Gatos Creek.
8:20 a.m.
NB 101 successful Redwood City closed
Lanes are blocked connected Northboound 101 successful Redwood City owed to exigency pothole repairs astatine Woodside Road. Dozens of cars person been damaged by the ample pothole.
CHP says to expect delays and advises utilizing alternate routes. There is nary estimated clip of opening.
8:15 a.m.
Berkeley mudslides shutdown roads, origin evacuation warnings
Several areas successful Berkeley person seen mudslides Monday morning.
The spiral betwixt Wildcat Canyon and Middlefield, Middlefield North of the crossways, and Wildcat Canyon betwixt Sunset and Park Hills Road are closed owed to a mudslide.
Berkeley constabulary are advising residents successful the country to beryllium prepared to evacuate, and accidental immoderate already have.
UC Berkeley constabulary besides accidental to debar the country of Sports Lane astatine the Clark Kerr field due to the fact that of a mudslide.
Jan. 15, 2023
9:40 p.m.
Santa Clara County extends evacuation informing to see much areas
The County of Santa Clara announced an hold to existing evacuation warnings to see assemblage members residing successful the watershed areas on the Bloomfield Avenue Area - betwixt Highways 25 and 152, and southbound of Bloomfield Avenue to the region enactment - owed to the upwind conditions and imaginable risks of flooding to the wide nationalist and property.
SCC said the anterior evacuation informing portion is being expanded owed to 2 levy breaches successful San Benito County, which is adjacent to the expanded portion area.
The county's bureau of exigency services recommends that assemblage members surviving successful the marked areas should stitchery their household members, pets, idiosyncratic items, important documents, medicine medications, alteration of clothes, non-perishable foods, water, other batteries, flashlights, and telephone chargers successful mentation for imaginable evacuations.
The region besides announced a Local Assistance Center astatine San Martin Lion's Club, located astatine 12415 Murphy Ave. successful San Martin. This structure is accessible and each work animals are welcome.
4:35 p.m.
Caltrans announces respective storm-related road closures
The latest wintertime tempest strategy to determination done the Bay Area portion has resulted successful assorted road closures successful the pursuing locations owed to roadworthy hazards connected the highway, says Caltrans:
East Bay:
Alameda County -- SR 84 (Niles Canyon) from Main Street successful Sunol to Mission Boulevard successful Fremont is closed.
North Bay:
Sonoma County -- SR 1 adjacent Coleman Gulch Road. One-way postulation power successful place.
Sonoma County -- SR 1 astatine Russian Gulch to Meyers Grade Road. One-way postulation power successful place.
Marin County -- Full closure of SR 37 betwixt U.S. 101 and Atherton Avenue, including connector ramps from U.S. 101
Napa County -- Westbound SR 128 adjacent Lower Chiles Valley Road. One-way postulation power successful place.
South Bay:
Santa Clara County -- Eastbound SR 130 adjacent Quimby Road. Local Traffic Only.
San Mateo County -- SR 92 from precocious SR 35 to Pilarcitos Creek Road, Half Moon Bay. One-way postulation control.
San Mateo County -- Lane simplification successful spot connected southbound U.S. 101 adjacent Broadway Street.
San Mateo County -- Northbound SR 1 adjacent Pescadero Road. One-way postulation power successful place.
4:15 p.m.
More slides punctual new, continued closures to parts of Hwy 1, Caltrans says
Caltrans says it continues to marque assessments successful its betterment efforts for galore locations connected Highway 1 that person been impacted by the bid of California storms.
Multiple locations proceed to beryllium closed:
- Roads conscionable southbound of Mill Creek are closed some ways owed to a caller rockslide
- Crews are responding to an country northbound of Lucia, wherever a lane has accrued implicit 1 ft of debris and sediment implicit the past 2 days
- A caller closures is successful spot astatine the determination known arsenic Morning Glory
- The confederate closure of Highway 1 volition stay astatine the elephant seal viewing area, 4 miles northbound of San Simeon.
- A important slide, 1 mile southbound of Ragged Point, extends implicit some lanes of travel. As a result, the road is impassible astatine this determination and is expected to restrict entree to Ragged Point from the southbound for respective weeks.
Caltrans crews volition beryllium onsite astatine these locations implicit the adjacent fewer days to assistance wide the roadways.
12:50 p.m.
Hwy 37 successful Novato to stay closed indefinitely, Caltrans says
Highway 37 betwixt Highway 101 and Atherton Ave. successful Novato volition stay closed indefinitely, Caltrans said successful a tweet.
11 a.m.
Both directions of Hwy 37 successful Novato to stay closed until Monday, Caltrans says
Highway 37 betwixt Highway 101 and Atherton Ave. successful Novato volition stay closed until Monday, Caltrans said. The country closed aft h2o roseate from the Novato Creek Saturday afternoon.
Caltrans is continuing to pump retired flood water, but crews say, much h2o is coming from downstream.
10 a.m.
Muir Woods successful Mill Valley reopens Sunday
After being closed Saturday owed to storm, Muir Woods is expected to reopen Sunday, but astatine a aboriginal time, astatine 10 a.m.
9 a.m.
Both directions of Hwy 37 closed successful Novato owed to flooding, CHP says
Image of flooding astatine Highway 37 successful Novato, Calif. connected Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023.
California Highway Patrol
The California Highway Patrol says some directions of Highway 37 from Atherton Ave. to U.S. Route 101 successful Novato are closed owed to terrible flooding.
Crews are trying to pump retired floodwater.
No connection erstwhile the road volition reopen.
8 a.m.
Highway 92 adjacent Half Moon Bay partially reopens, crews proceed to repair sinkhole
Caltrans has partially reopened authorities Highway 92 adjacent Half Moon Bay arsenic of Saturday evening.
One-way postulation power went into effect conscionable aft 8 p.m. Saturday connected eastbound Highway 92 astatine Highway 35 (Skyline Boulevard) to Pilarcitos Creek Road successful Half Moon Bay.
Westbound Highway 92 remains closed from Highway 35 to Pilarcitos Creek Road successful Half Moon Bay.
The closure remains successful effect portion enactment crews proceed to marque repairs connected a sinkhole.
Jan. 14, 2023
8 p.m.
Golden Gate Bridge reopens some directions aft large rig overturn: Caltrans
Golden Gate Bridge is opening backmost up successful some directions, according to Caltrans. Drivers should expect postulation delays, see alternate routes, and let for further question time.
7:15 p.m.
SR 37 adjacent Atherton Avenue successful Marin Co. closed successful some directions owed to flooding: Caltrans
Caltrans successful coordination with the California Highway Patrol has closed State Route 37 successful some eastbound and westbound directions adjacent Atherton Avenue successful Novato owed to tempest related flooding.
Motorists are encouraged to usage U.S. 101 to I-580 Richmond-San Rafael Bridge, past eastbound I-80 to question from Marin County to Solano and different North Bay destinations.
7 p.m.
Golden Gate Bridge closed successful some directions owed to overturned large rig: Caltrans
The Golden Gate Bridge closed successful some directions aboriginal Saturday evening owed to an overturned large rig. Emergency crews and the California Highway Patrol are connected scene. Motorists tin expect postulation delays.
4 p.m.
Flood Advisory successful effect successful Santa Cruz Co., NWS says
The National Weather Service issued a Flood Advisory successful Santa Cruz County until 6 p.m.
1 p.m.
Evacuation orders for Holohan, East Lake and College successful Santa Cruz County, officials say
Evacuations are underway on Holohan, East Lake and College areas successful Santa Cruz County, officials say
11:30 a.m.
Hundreds without powerfulness successful West Marin aft elephantine histrion knocks down powerfulness lines, blocks road
PG&E is trying to reconstruct powerfulness aft a elephantine Cypress histrion fell connected the roadworthy knocking down powerfulness lines connected Highway 1 successful Point Reyes successful West Marin.
The histrion fell astatine Mesa Rd. and Cypress Rd. shutting down the road. Caltrans is moving to wide the tree, according to ABC7's Cornell Barnard who's astatine the scene.
At past check, astir 900 customers successful the country are without power.
10:40 a.m.
Muir Woods successful Marin County closed Saturday owed to weather, parkland says
Officials with Muir Woods accidental the parkland volition beryllium closed Saturday arsenic a effect of the morning's storm. "Due to terrible tempest impacts, upwind forecast, and roadworthy conditions, we person decided to adjacent Muir Woods today."
They accidental reservations volition beryllium automatically canceled and refunded. They volition show Sunday's upwind conditions to spot if the parkland volition reopen.
10:35a.m.
Parts of Cloverdale Road successful Pescadero successful San Mateo County closed owed to mudslide, CAL FIRE says
Parts of Cloverdale Road successful Pescadero successful San Mateo County is closed owed to mudslide, CAL FIRE CZU said connected Saturday. Officials accidental the closure is adjacent Butano State Park Road. Drivers should debar the area. There is nary estimation of reopening.
9:25 a.m.
Flood Watch undegraded to Flood Warning for Sonoma County, Santa Rosa occurrence officials say
The National Weather Service has upgraded a Flood Watch to a Flood Warning for Sonoma County done 2:30 p.m., Santa Rosa occurrence officials said. The NWS could alteration the clip of the informing based connected upwind conditions, officials added.
8.30 a.m.
Report of powerfulness lines down successful Berkeley, firefighters say
The Berkeley occurrence section is advising residents to debar the country of Clairmont Ave. betwixt Stonewall, Tanglewood and Avalon until further announcement owed to aggregate powerfulness lines down successful Clairmont. More info here.
8 a.m.
Evacuations underway successful Felton Grove successful Santa Cruz Co. owed to large storm, officials say
Emergency evacuations are underway successful Felton Grove due to the fact that of the relentless weather.
"Deputies are successful the area. If you unrecorded successful the neighborhood, delight permission now," Santa Cruz County officials tweeted Saturday morning.
They're acrophobic astir imaginable flooding on the San Lorenzo River aboriginal today.
There are 2 evacuation centers unfastened for this community.
One is astatine the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds successful Watsonville.
Another is acceptable up astatine Cabrillo College successful Aptos.
Both areas are favored affable and person RV parking.
This is an country that has already been deed hard.
The municipality of Felton has been pummeled with rainfall --- leaving a swampy messiness for radical surviving successful the Felton Grove neighborhood.
Residents person had to evacuate aggregate times since the commencement of the caller twelvemonth owed to large flooding.
And this morning, Santa Cruz County officials urging residents to get retired erstwhile again.
7:45 a.m.
Pregame flyover implicit Levi's Stadium canceled
Saturday's scheduled pregame flyover implicit Levi's Stadium has been canceled due to the fact that of weather.
The wild-card playoff crippled volition inactive continue.
The 49ers are acceptable to play against the Seattle Seahawks astatine 1:30 p.m.
6 a.m.
High Surf Warning successful effect for coastline until 10 a.m.
A High Surf Warning is successful effect for the coastline until 10 a.m. Saturday owed to the dense rainfall and beardown wind. Waves are expected to beryllium 20 - 25 feet tall. Officials accidental radical should enactment retired of the h2o due to the fact that of life-threatening swimming and surf conditions.
5:30 a.m.
Wind Advisory successful effect for Bay Area Saturday morning, Solano Co. until 6 p.m.
There is simply a Wind Advisory successful effect for the full Bay Area this morning. The advisory volition beryllium successful effect longer for Solano County from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday.
5a.m.
Flood Watch successful effect for full Bay Area this play done Monday with much rain, beardown winds
There is simply a Flood Watch for the full Bay Area done Monday astatine 4 p.m. with flooding imaginable arsenic beardown Level 3 Storm makes mode to the Bay Area Saturday morning.
Jan. 13, 2023
11 p.m.
Marin Co. archetypal responders cogwheel up for the weekend, portion inactive recovering from Friday's storm
At an flat analyzable successful Fairfax, a mudslide crashed into the gathering from an adjacent hill, displacing 19 residents on with their pets.
"I got woken up this greeting by a large sound connected the door. It was the occurrence section saying the full elevation was coming down," said 1 of the evacuees.
Another descent happened down the roadworthy successful Lagunitas, wherever 1 household was near to cleanable up the messiness successful their backyard.
While Friday was a engaged time for archetypal responders astir Marin County, occurrence officials archer ABC7 News they're besides gearing up for what's to travel this weekend.
At the Marin County Fire Station successful Woodacre, Battalion Chief Graham Groneman showed america immoderate of the hunt and rescue instrumentality helium and his squad are getting acceptable for the coming days.
"We're going to spot trees down, powerfulness lines down. People are going to beryllium retired of power. And I deliberation it each comes down to wherever the tempest impacts the Bay Area," helium said.
He says that determination volition beryllium respective teams connected standby passim the county, acceptable to respond successful a moment's notice.
"We've had aggregate deployments of our municipality hunt and rescue squad and our h2o squad successful mentation for these tempest events," said Groneman.
But aft weeks of dense rainfall and wind, Groneman says helium thinks everyone is acceptable for a small break.
"I deliberation we're each acceptable for the prima to travel retired and things to adust retired a small bit."
8 p.m.
North Bay nether Flood Advisory until 10 p.m.
The National Weather Service issued a Flood Advisory for portions of the Northern Bay Area, including Sonoma County until 10 p.m. this evening. NWS says municipality and tiny watercourse flooding caused by further rainfall connected already saturated ungraded is expected.
This volition person an interaction of :
- Minor flooding successful low-lying and mediocre drainage areas
- Rises successful tiny streams
- Dangerous flows implicit low-water crossings
- Water implicit roadways
- Overflowing mediocre drainage areas
- Some impassable low-water crossings
- Elevated stream oregon watercourse flows
- Ponding of h2o successful municipality oregon different area
"Turn around, don't drown erstwhile encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths hap successful vehicles," said NWS successful its announcement.
The bureau besides recommends the nationalist to:
- Be alert of your surroundings and bash not thrust connected flooded roads.
- Do not effort to transverse flooded roads. Find an alternate route.
- Please study observed flooding to section exigency services oregon instrumentality enforcement and petition they walk this accusation to the National Weather work erstwhile you tin bash truthful safely.
5:45 p.m.
Evacuation warnings issued for parts of Santa Clara County
Santa Clara County has issued evacuation warnings for watershed areas of the Uvas Reservoir, Pacheo Pass River basin and Highway 101 and Bolsa Road owed to imaginable hazard of flooding and upwind conditions.
Pacheco Pass River Basin for those surviving successful the areas of:
- El Toro Rd South of HWY 152 to Bloomfield Ave
- Lovers Lane betwixt Shore Rd and HWY 152
Watershed Areas of the Uvas Reservoir see those living:
- South of Uvas Reservoir including Thousand Trails RV Park and Uvas Pines RV Park
- South of Sycamore Drive and Watsonville Rd
- Homes southbound of Lions Peak
- South of Day Road and Geri Lane
- Watsonville and HWY 152
HWY 101 and Bolsa Rd.:
- South of Hwy 152, East of Hwy 101.
- South of Pacheco Pass (Hwy 152) and East of Hwy 101.
- South of Luchessa Ave. and East of Thomas Rd.
- East of Santa Teresa Blvd. to Castro Valley Rd.
- North of Castro Valley Rd. to Luchessa Ave.
- North of Hwy 25 betwixt Hwy 101 & Bloomfield Rd.
- West of Bloomfield Ave. betwixt Hwy 25 & Pacheco Pass (Hwy 152)
- East of Hwy 101 to Pacheco Pass (Hwy 152)
The region is encouraging nonmigratory to enactment disconnected the roads, creek beds, waterways and accelerated moving waters. For much information, spell to www.PrepareSCC.org/Flood.
5 p.m.
Santa Clara County braces for much storms
In Santa Clara County, cleanable up and repairs proceed aft the portion was deed with flooding and wide powerfulness outages.
Now, officials are preparing for the adjacent circular of storms and moving to marque definite the nationalist is acceptable too.
"Crews, arsenic you're good aware, are moving astir the timepiece for the past fewer weeks to region debris and different blockages from those portions of creeks and streams passim Santa Clara County," said John Varela, Valley Water committee chair.
The exigency bid has been extended passim the region to supply indispensable resources.
Varela says astir 52,000 homes and businesses successful Santa Clara County are wrong the FEMA peculiar flood hazard area.
County officials accidental the circumstances are challenging, but they're acceptable for the worst.
"This season, we've been coordinating each twelvemonth done blistery upwind and acold weather," said Darrell Ray, lawman manager of Santa Clara County's Office of Emergency Management, "So we got plentifulness of signifier passim the past 12 months."
Officials besides impulse everyone to motion up for section reverse 911 alerts similar SCCalerts successful Santa Clara County.
Other reminders see making definite you person an exigency program with household and friends and person an exigency proviso kit.
1 p.m.
Comcast opens escaped WiFi hotspots to assistance residents during storms
Comcast announced Friday that much than 147,000 nationalist Xfinity WiFi hotspots passim Northern and Central California are present disposable and escaped for anyone, including non-Xfinity customers, to usage during the storms. For a representation of nationalist hotspots sojourn Xfinity.com/wifi.
12:45 p.m.
Wind Advisory issued for full Bay Area connected Saturday
ABC7 News Meteorologist Drew Tuma says a Wind Advisory has been issued for the full Bay Area from 4 a.m.-Noon Saturday for upwind gusts up to 50 mph.
6 a.m.
Caltrans moving constricted convoy operations to closure country of Hwy 1
Caltrans is moving a constricted convoy cognition connected Friday successful bid to let for entree successful and retired of the closure country of authorities Highway 1 for resupply runs.
This is constricted entree to let for resupplies during this model of milder upwind earlier a much aggravated tempest passes implicit the portion this weekend.
Convoy docket for Friday:
- Convoy volition depart from Ragged Point astatine 12 noon and get conscionable southbound of Deetjen's Inn astatine astir 1:30 p.m.
- Convoy volition depart from conscionable southbound of Deetjen's Inn astatine 3 p.m. and get astatine Ragged Point astatine astir 4:40 p.m.
Jan. 12, 2023
6 p.m.
North Bay prepares for adjacent circular of storms
In the North Bay, a interruption betwixt storms Thursday meant a accidental to cleanup, adust retired and measure the harm from the past storm.
Chain saws were moving overtime, trying to region a elephantine 100-foot Pine histrion from Janine Wilson's backyard successful Santa Rosa wherever it toppled astir 3 a.m. Thursday, aft dense storms this week.
"We heard a large boom, saw spread successful the ceiling, got retired and called 911," said Wilson. Remarkably, nary 1 was wounded but astir that spread successful the chamber ceiling - it's astir 12 inches wide.
Across town, Robert Cepeda's histrion trimming unit was much than busy, helium says they've moving non-stop since New Year's Eve.
On the accelerated moving Russian River, levels were holding dependable astatine Forestville.
Flooding could hap perchance Sunday. Sonoma County Fire District Captain Shawn Johnson was watching the stream and taking vantage of a interruption successful the upwind to bash immoderate swift h2o rescue training.
3:05 p.m.
Oakland Zoo to stay closed
Oakland Zoo tweeted connected Thursday that it would stay closed owed to reconstruction delays from monolithic sinkhole harm caused by the Bay Area storms.
2:30 p.m.
Niles Canyon Road reopens aft repairs, flooding
Caltrans tweeted Thursday day that Niles Canyon Road (Highway 84) betwixt Fremont and Sunol has reopened aft repairs to a guardrail and flooding.
12 p.m.
Santa Clara Co. leaders impulse residents to motion up for Emergency Alerts
After devastating flooding crossed Santa Clara County, leaders are calling connected the nationalist to marque perchance life-saving preparations connected our past time of adust upwind earlier the rainfall returns this weekend. The champion mode they accidental radical tin bash this is by signing up for exigency alerts from SCCAlerts.org.
More than 1 cardinal residents person signed up for the personalized alerts for wherever you unrecorded successful the county. 166 1000 texts and made 462 calls person been sent retired implicit our caller wintertime storms. This includes erstwhile the Uvas Creek Flooded successful Gilroy. With flooding a anticipation this weekend, Santa Clara County wants everyone to beryllium acceptable for each possibilities.
"Knowledge tin prevention lives," Santa Clara Co. Board of Supervisors President Susan Ellenberg said. "Information tin assistance you avert idiosyncratic disaster. Connectivity allows you to support your loved ones."
8:30 a.m.
Flood Watch issued for full Bay Area this weekend
ABC7 Meteorologist Drew Tuma says a Flood Watch has been issued for the full Bay Area this weekend. While we're getting a interruption from the rainfall Thursday, helium forecasts it returning with a accidental of thunderstorms Friday. An adjacent stronger storm, a Level 3 connected the exclusive ABC7 Storm Impact Scale, is expected to deed the portion connected Saturday, with the worst of it hitting betwixt 6 a.m. and 12 p.m.
8:30 a.m.
Sinkhole closes some directions of Highway 92 adjacent Half Moon Bay, CHP says
Highway 92 successful San Mateo County has been unopen down again successful some directions owed to a sinkhole that formed overnight, CHP says. Latest here.
7 a.m.
CA utmost drought virtually eliminated aft January storms, Bay Area sees 'huge gains'
A caller drought show is retired and the utmost drought class (second highest) has been virtually wiped retired crossed California. A tiny sliver inactive exists connected the California/Oregon borderline but that lone accounts for 0.3% of the state. Full communicative here.
Jan. 11, 2023
5 p.m.
Hwy 92 reopens with alternating one-way postulation controls owed to unsafe roadworthy conditions
Authorities accidental Highway 92 has reopened with alternating one-way postulation controls from precocious Highway 35 westbound to Pilacritos Creek Road.
Earlier Thursday, CHP unopen down the road owed to unsafe roadworthy conditions caused by the bedewed weather. CHP tweeted retired a representation of the dip successful the roadworthy that they said could crook into a sinkhole if cars proceed to thrust connected that information of the road.
2:20 p.m.
Flood Advisory issued for San Francisco, parts of Marin, San Mateo counties
ABC7 Meteorologist Drew Tuma says Flood Advisory has been issued for San Francisco, confederate Marin County and bluish San Mateo County.
1 p.m.
CA h2o officials springiness update connected parade of storms
Officials with the California Department of Water Resources and forecasters springiness an update connected the parade of storms that proceed to origin problems crossed the state.
11:18 a.m.
State Route 92 successful Redwood City closed successful some directions astatine State Route 35 successful Redwood City, CHP says
State Route 92 successful Redwood City is closed successful some directions betwixt precocious and little State Route 35 owed to unsafe roadworthy conditions caused by the bedewed weather, the California Highway Patrol says. They accidental drivers should instrumentality alternate routes.
11:12 a.m.
Eastbound lane of Bolinas Road successful West Marin closed owed to landslide
Marin Public Works says the eastbound lane of Bolinas Rd is closed adjacent Sky Oaks Rd intersection successful West Marin owed to a landslide. Traffic controls says measures are successful spot let for alternating two-way postulation done the different lane until the roadworthy tin beryllium repaired.
Jan. 10, 2023
2:15 p.m.
Gov. Gavin Newsom and CA officials springiness update connected tempest harm successful Bay Area, state
Governor Gavin Newsom and California officials gave an update connected the tempest harm that slammed the Bay Area and state.
He says astir 34,000 radical crossed California are presently nether evacuation orders and 163,000 radical are without powerfulness successful the state.
Gov. Newsom says the upwind has been a disproportionate origin successful presumption of downed powerfulness lines and fallen trees.
He is reminding the nationalist "just due to the fact that it looks clear, doesn't mean it is clear," to instrumentality precautions with the weather.
Newsom besides addressed the five-year-old San Luis Obispo lad who is missing aft helium was swept distant successful floodwaters connected Monday.
"It's astatine moments similar this, we conscionable commune for a miracle. That young lad kid whose lives present information having been missing for immoderate time, down successful Paso Robles."
He besides addressed however we're successful a drought. "We're successful the 3rd twelvemonth of the driest drought conditions that we've experienced successful recorded past going backmost to 1896."
Newsom besides says "the dryers are getting a batch drier successful the past 3 years and the wets are getting a batch wetter. This upwind Whiplash is that caller reality?"
He says the absorption should beryllium connected however the authorities manages these challenges and however it deals with hydrology going forward. "In presumption of tempest h2o capture, rainwater capture, and however we code these floods successful presumption of banking the h2o for the future."
1:45 p.m.
Flash Flood Warning downgraded to Flash Flood Watch
A Flash Flood Warning has been downgraded to a Flash Flood Watch for the full Bay Area until 4 p.m., according to the National Weather Service.
1:21 p.m.
Tree falls connected Muni autobus successful San Francisco
A large histrion fell connected a Muni autobus successful San Francisco connected Tuesday, according to ABC7's Lyanne Melendez who changeable video of the incident. It happened astatine Stockton and Sutter. Melendez says unrecorded powerfulness lines besides fell. No connection yet connected immoderate injuries.
12:40 p.m.
Thunderstorms expected astatine parts of the Bay Area this afternoon, National Weather Service says
The National Weather Service says thunderstorms are expected to deed portions of the Bay Area passim the day connected Tuesday. They are advising residents to instrumentality precautions, saying "when thunder roars, spell indoors."
Officials accidental Sutro Tower successful San Francisco suffered a lightning onslaught arsenic a thunderstorm moved crossed the city.
12:20 p.m.
Flash Flood Warning issued for SF, Daly City and South San Francisco, NWS says
A Flash Flood Warning has been issued for San Francisco, Daly City CA and South San Francisco until 3:30 p.m., the National Weather Service tweeted connected Tuesday.
10:00 a.m.
SF sees fractional a year's worthy of rainfall successful past 2 weeks
ABC7 News Meteorologist Drew Tuma says San Francisco has seen fractional a year's worthy of rainfall successful the past 2 weeks. Since Christmas Day we person lone experienced 2 wholly adust days.
9 a.m.
These State Routes are closed successful Santa Cruz County, CHP says
SR-9 astatine Keystone way
SR-9, betwixt Glen Arbor Rd. and Holiday Ln.
SR-9, northbound of SR-236
SR-9 astatine Lazy Woods Rd.
SR-35 astatine Bear Creek Rd.
SR-236 astatine Little Basin Rd.
9 a.m.
Nearly 100,000 powerfulness outages successful Bay Area
PG&E is reporting implicit 93,000 powerfulness outages connected Tuesday, with astir coming from the South Bay.
PG&E says that implicit 53,000 outages are successful the South Bay and implicit 19,000 outages are connected the Peninsula.
Downed trees and powerfulness lines person caused issues Tuesday morning.
4:45 a.m.
Flood Warning canceled for Russian River
The flood informing on the Russian River has been canceled arsenic cresting moved conscionable beneath the 32-foot flood stage.
However, determination remains important flooding and harm successful the area. The parking batch astatine Steelhead Beach connected the Russian River is underwater.
John Cordes says his friend's full gait successful Guerneville flooded and his lone mode retired was by boat.
Two cars submerged successful flood waters astatine Slusser and River Roads conscionable extracurricular Santa Rosa.
Fire crews besides helped rescue the operator trapped successful a Mercedes.
4:30 a.m.
Southbound Hwy 17 has reopened
Following a landslide that blocked the roadworthy connected Monday, Highway 17 astatine Glenwood Dr. successful Los Gatos has reopened.
Before reopening the highway, CHP officers were retired checking the roadways, which were lined with downed trees.
Jan. 9, 2023
7:45 p.m.
All lanes reopened connected Highway 101 successful Gilroy
The northbound and southbound lanes of Highway 101 successful Gilroy person reopened, according to a Caltrans tweet. Both directions closed pursuing large flooding connected the road and homes flooding.
Video shows homes, highways adjacent Gilroy flooded pursuing large storm
6:15p.m.
Southbound Highway 101 successful Gilroy reopens
ABC7's Amanda del Castillo said the southbound absorption of Highway 101 successful Gilroy has reopened.
5:30 p.m.
The pursuing roads stay closed oregon experiencing flooding successful Gilroy:
Northbound-one lane is open, each southbound lanes are closed. Closure anticipated done astatine slightest 6 p.m. For updates, sojourn here.
The City of Gilroy said drivers request to debar Silva's Crossing and the Christmas Hill Park country owed to precocious flood waters and unsafe conditions.
As of 5:30 p.m., the pursuing roads are present unfastened to traffic:
3:30 p.m.
Evacuation warnings issued for parts of Santa Clara Co. owed to flooding
Evacuation warnings person been issued for residents surviving successful the areas of Highway 101 and Bolsa Road owed to flooding and different terrible upwind impacts.
The areas include:
- South of Hwy 152, East of Hwy 101.
- South of Pacheco Pass (Hwy 152) and East of Hwy 101.
- South of Luchessa Ave. and East of Thomas Rd.
- East of Santa Teresa Blvd. to Castro Valley Rd.
- North of Castro Valley Rd. to Luchessa Ave.
- North of Hwy 25 betwixt Hwy 101 & Bloomfield Rd.
- West of Bloomfield Ave. betwixt Hwy 25 & Pacheco Pass (Hwy 152)
- East of Hwy 101 to Pacheco Pass (Hwy 152)
12:50 p.m.
Stretch of southbound Hwy 101 closed adjacent Gilroy owed to flooding
A agelong of southbound Highway 101 is closed adjacent Gilroy connected Monday owed to flooding, constabulary said.
Southbound lanes astatine Mesa Road, conscionable southbound of Monterey Highway, are closed, according to an advisory sent soon earlier noon.
Bolsa Road is besides flooding betwixt Travel Park Circle and Carnadero Avenue, constabulary said.
Motorists are asked to debar the country and usage alternate routes.
11:50 p.m.
San Jose reporting respective roadworthy closures owed to flooding, landslides
The City of San Jose is reporting respective roadworthy closure passim the metropolis owed to flooding and landslides. Officials accidental Bailey Road betwixt McKean Road and Santa Teresa is closed owed to flooding and slides. Gardendale Drive, southbound of Hillsdale Avenue is closed owed to "water levels overtopping." Lastly, Mill Pond Drive nether Highway 87 is closed owed to flooding.
11:45 a.m.
Santa Cruz. Co span collapses into Carrolitos Creek
Fire officials are informing drivers to usage different way successful Santa Cruz County aft the Browns Valley Road Bridge collapsed into the Carrolitos Creek. They accidental crews person responded to the country and made interaction with residents successful the area.
11:30 a.m.
San Jose airdrome parking batch closed owed to flooding
Officials astatine Mineta San Jose Int'l Aiport accidental Parking Lot 2 is presently closed owed to flooding. Officials accidental that it does not interaction cars already successful the batch but the entranceway to the lot. Travelers are being advised to usage an alternate batch if you are parking astatine the airdrome today.
11:10 a.m.
Flooding reported connected Crossover Drive done Golden Gate Park
Residents are encouraged to debar the agelong of Crossover Drive that runs done Golden Gate Park owed to flooding, according to an alert notification from AlertSF.
Emergency crews are moving to wide the roadworthy betwixt Fulton Street and Lincoln Way.
Drivers tin expect further question time, and should see alternate routes, said the notification.
Life postulation updates tin beryllium recovered astatine https://511.org/.
10:50 a.m.
All westbound lanes of Hwy 37 successful Marin County closed owed to flooding
Caltrans says each westbound lanes of Highway 37 astatine Atherton Drive successful Marin County are closed owed to flooding. For unrecorded postulation conditions caput to https://quickmap.dot.ca.gov.
10:45 a.m.
Road closures reported successful Fairfield owed to flooding
Flooding successful Fairfield resulted successful immoderate roadworthy closures Monday morning, constabulary said.
The closures see the on- and off- ramps to: Webster Street from Highway 12 and from Jackson Street to Highway 12. In addition, Abernathy astatine Suisun Valley Road are closed owed to floods, according to police.
Residents were advised to ne'er thrust done flooded roadways and if possible, to debar traveling.
Flooding tin beryllium reported to the Fairfield Police Departments dispatch astatine (707) 428-7300.
10 a.m.
Southbound Highway 17 closed owed to landslide
The California Highway Patrol tweeted retired Monday greeting that southbound Highway 17 is closed southbound of Glenwood Drive owed to a landslide.
8:50 a.m.
Several Petaluma roads closed owed to flooding
Roads crossed Petaluma has been closed owed to flooding that has stranded respective drivers. Authorities counsel residents to debar flooded roads and usage detours. They accidental the rainfall is subsiding successful the country but runoff from the Petaluma River watershed volition proceed for the adjacent fewer hours.
- Petaluma Blvd North betwixt Corona Road and US 101.
- Old Redwood Hwy betwixt North McDowell and US 101.
- The intersection of Petaluma North and Industrial Drive/Stony Point Road is closed.
- Stony Point Road betwixt Petaluma Blvd North and Pepper Road.
- Rainsville Road betwixt Stony Road and Liberty Road.
- Lakeville Hwy (SR-116) betwixt Stage Gulch Road and Frates Road.
- Westbound Lakeville successful the 100 block, adjacent Madison Street.
- Northbound North McDowell astatine Redwood Way.
8:15 a.m.
An Evacuation Warning has been issued for parts of Vacaville
Authorities person issued an Evacuation Warning for residents successful the Southwood Place country successful Vacaville. Officials accidental anyone surviving South of Marshall Road, East of Peabody, North of Alamo and West of the Putah Canal is advised determination is simply a imaginable menace to beingness and property.
6:40 a.m.
Santa Cruz County evacuations
There are evacuations happening Monday greeting successful Santa Cruz County arsenic the San Lorenzo River is astatine flood stage.
Aptos Beach Flats are nether evacuation orders, arsenic good arsenic radical successful Felton Grove and Paradise Park.
You are besides asked to permission if you are successful Soquel Wharf Road.
People evacuating successful the region tin spell to the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds successful Watsonville and Cabrillo College successful Aptos. Both areas are favored affable and person RV parking.
Santa Cruz County provided this link to cheque connected evacuations. You tin besides telephone 831-454-2285 for details connected evacuations and shelters.
5:00 a.m.
President Biden approves California Emergency Declaration
The White House has approved Governor Gavin Newsom's petition to state a national exigency successful California owed to floods and storms.
This allows the authorities to get much national funds and resources.
That includes Napa, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Sonoma, and Santa Cruz counties.
This comes aft Newsome announced the authorities authorities has mobilized resources.
Jan. 8, 2023
5:30 p.m.
Several Sonoma Co. schools volition stay closed owed to terrible weather
As of Sunday night, immoderate Sonoma County schools volition stay closed connected Monday owed to terrible weather. Here's a list.
2:45 p.m.
Gov. Newsom discusses statewide efforts connected flood information amid terrible wintertime storms
In a property conference, Governor Gavin Newsom and state, section and national officials provided updates connected the ongoing terrible wintertime storms impacting California. The Governor highlighted flood preparations and sermon statewide efforts astir flood safety.
He says the authorities authorities has mobilized resources to respond to flooding, powerfulness outages and large disasters.
Gov. Newsom is urging the nationalist to usage communal consciousness and debar putting yourself successful unsafe situations.
"Just a ft of h2o and your car is floating. Half a ft of h2o and you're disconnected your feet. Half a ft of h2o you're losing power of your vehicle. We're seeing radical spell astir these detours. due to the fact that they don't spot immoderate obstacles. they deliberation everything is fine. putting their lives astatine hazard and putting archetypal responders lives astatine risk.
The California National Guard has mobilized troops and has 4 rescue helicopters connected standby- including 1 present successful the Bay Area.
Ambulance onslaught teams person besides been activated astir the state.
Drivers are being asked to postpone travel, if possible.
11:45 a.m.
A High Wind Warning issued for the full Bay Area starting contiguous done Monday morning
A High Wind Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service for the full Bay Area starting astatine 8 p.m. contiguous lasting done time morning, ABC7 meteorologist Drew Tuma tweeted connected Sunday. Winds could gust arsenic precocious arsenic 60 mph astir the Bay shoreline with 80 mph gusts imaginable on the seashore and successful our hills. Expect much trees down and powerfulness outages.
The National Weather Service says southbound winds 20 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected successful the vale locations. 35 to 50 mph with gusts up to 80 mph supra 1000 feet.
Local gusts to astir 80 mph on the seashore and highest peaks.
The High Wind Warning is issued for Marin Coastal Range, Sonoma Coastal Range, North Bay Interior Mountains, Coastal North Bay, Including Point Reyes National Seashore and North Bay Interior Valleys.
The NWS says damaging winds could stroke down trees and powerfulness lines. Widespread powerfulness outages are expected. Travel volition beryllium difficult, particularly for precocious illustration vehicles.
9:30 a.m.
Flood Warning issued for Guadalupe River successful Santa Clara County connected Monday
The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Warning for the Guadalupe River successful Santa Clara County supra the Almaden Expressway connected Monday.
"The adjacent successful a bid of beardown storms volition determination into the country contiguous into Monday. Excessive rainfall volition pb to expanding flooding concerns done the time connected Monday arsenic the heaviest rainfall is expected to autumn betwixt the hours of 4 a.m. and 4 p.m. connected Monday," the NWS wrote.
8:30 a.m.
Muir Woods closed Sunday arsenic parkland officials asses upwind damage
Park officials accidental Muir Woods successful Mill Valley volition beryllium closed connected Sunday arsenic they volition measure the parkland from precocious upwind damage. They said each parking reservations volition beryllium automatically canceled and refunded.
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