SF Bay Area storm live updates: Pres. Biden approves Emergency Declaration for CA in response to flooding, power outages - KGO-TV

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SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- A fewer storms person slammed the San Francisco Bay Area the past fewer days, including the Level 5 tempest past Wednesday, causing flooding connected roadways and highways astir the region, arsenic good arsenic important tempest damage.

According to our ABC7 meteorologists, determination is simply a Level 3 tempest Monday greeting and much soggy days coming this week.

This includes a Flood Watch done Tuesday.

Jan. 9, 2023

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.

Santa Cruz County provided this link to cheque connected evacuation warnings.

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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