A round of heavy rain on Monday from an atmospheric river ushered in the holiday week around the Bay Area. A flood watch already in place for the North Bay will spread to the rest of the region starting Tuesday morning and be in effect through 10 p.m. Friday, according to the National Weather Service.
Parts of Alameda and Contra Costa counties were under a flood advisory on Monday morning.
On Tuesday morning, light rain will transition to heavy rain starting in the North Bay before extending south into the rest of the region, the weather service said.
The storm will bring moderate to heavy rain of 2 to 5 inches in the valleys and up to 6 to 8 inches in the coastal mountains. Creeks and streams could see rapid rises and standing water is likely in urban areas and on low-lying roadways, forecasters said.
The weather service said thunderstorms are also possible on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
The California Highway Patrol reported several spin-outs and roadway flooding around the Bay Area on Monday morning, including along State Route 121 at the intersection of State Route 12 in Sonoma County.
A high wind watch will also be in effect for much of the region, from Tuesday evening through early Wednesday morning, with south winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 60 mph possible.
“Very hazardous, impactful winds Tuesday through early Friday along our entire coastline and higher elevations inland with power outages likely,” the weather service said.
Dangerous beach conditions are also expected late Tuesday through Friday along the coast.
What the heck, post ’em again,
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Pacific Palisades area, if forecast holds, 5 inches of rain next Tuesday – Friday.
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For us https://tinyurl.com/4w6sut82
If you’d like to keep track,
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CA reservoirs, I look at inflow https://tinyurl.com/2yuu3ss5
CFS to Gallons Per minute https://tinyurl.com/5n8bc47y
Olympic size swimming pool has 660000 gallons
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Ending at midnight – 12/21/2025
SHASTA
39,859 cubic feet per second
equals 17,888,461 gallons per minute or
27 Olympic swimming pools per minute
OROVILLE
51,636 cubic feet per second
equals 23,173,902 gallons per minute
35 Olympic swimming pools per minute
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Got my swim fins ready!
It was heavy rain I let a bucket fill up and I weighed it was much heavier than the rain we had last year same amount in the bucket.
I believe the Germans in early WWlI called it heavy water. Coincidence, I think not.
Then one day a strong rain came
And washed all the crops away
And at the age of 13 I thought
I was carryin’ the weight of the Whole world on my shoulders
And you know, Mama knew What I was goin’ through, ’cause
Every day I had to work the fields
‘Cause that’s the only way we got our meals
You see, I was the oldest of the family
And everybody else depended on me
Every night I heard my Mama pray
Lord, give him the strength to make another day
So years have passed and all the kids are grown
The angels took Mama to a brand new home
Lord knows, people, I shedded tears
But my daddy’s voice kept me through the years
Saying
Patches, I’m dependin’ on you, son
To pull the family through
My son, it’s all left up to you