{"id":8709301,"date":"2023-01-08T09:37:13","date_gmt":"2023-01-08T17:37:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eastbaytimes.com\/?p=8709301&preview=true&preview_id=8709301"},"modified":"2023-01-09T05:27:49","modified_gmt":"2023-01-09T13:27:49","slug":"bay-area-storms-another-round-of-dangerous-wind-rain-expected-to-hit-bay-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eastbaytimes.com\/2023\/01\/08\/bay-area-storms-another-round-of-dangerous-wind-rain-expected-to-hit-bay-area\/","title":{"rendered":"Bay Area storms: Another round of \u2018dangerous\u2019 wind, rain expected to hit region"},"content":{"rendered":"

Another windy deluge could send some streams over their banks and cause widespread power outages across the Bay Area over the next couple days, marking the latest salvo from an ongoing parade of winter storms that shows no sign of relenting any time soon.<\/p>\n

The latest atmospheric river-fed storm is expected to pack damaging winds and drop several more inches of rain over much of the Bay Area \u2014 a double-whammy that forecasters say should peak Monday morning and linger through Tuesday. Even more storms are forecast to make landfall beginning later this week \u2014 threatening to further saturate soils during one of the Bay Area\u2019s most waterlogged stretches in recent years.<\/p>\n

On Sunday afternoon, Gov. Gavin Newsom implored Californians to avoid driving through flooded roadways and to prepare for even more water in the near future \u2014 noting that 12 people had died over the last week and a half due to storms across the state.<\/p>\n

\u201cUse your common sense,\u201d Newsom said at a press conference. \u201cDon\u2019t test fate\u2026 just a foot of water and your car\u2019s floating. So it\u2019s really important that people are mindful, and again, just use their common sense.\u201d<\/p>\n

The National Weather Service issued a flood warning for areas along the Guadalupe River above the Almaden Expressway in San Jose. The river is expected to reach its flood state of 9.5 feet by 9 a.m. Monday before cresting at 11.5 feet at about 4 p.m. that day.<\/p>\n

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Juan Alexander takes a picture of Belen Cortez, as they stop at the Penitencia Creek. The creek has a strong flow during a break in the rain in San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023. (Josie Lepe for Bay Area News Group) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A flood watch also exists through Tuesday for almost the entire Bay Area. Alameda Creek near Niles Canyon and Sunol could reach its flood stage of 9 feet on Monday morning before cresting that afternoon, just shy of its 14-foot, 9-inch record. Also at risk of topping their banks were Arroyo de la Laguna at Verona in Alameda County and the San Lorenzo River in Santa Cruz County.<\/p>\n

On Sunday afternoon, Santa Clara County officials issued evacuation warnings \u2014 essentially, advisements to be prepared to leave a moment\u2019s notice \u2014 to people living in the watershed areas of the Uvas Reservoir and Pacheco Pass River Basin, due to flooding concerns. The warnings are impacting roughly 1,600 people, according to the county.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is going to be dangerous,\u201d said Brayden Murdock, a National Weather Service meteorologist.<\/p>\n

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Updated forecast rainfall totals for round 2, expected to begin tonight between 10 pm and midnight. The heaviest rain will occur between 4 am and 4 pm Monday. Slight lowering of totals from the Bay Area northward and southern valleys. More details in follow up tweet.#CAwx<\/a><\/p>\n

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— NWS Bay Area \ud83c\udf09 (@NWSBayArea) January 8, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n