...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE ENTIRE SAN FRANCISCO AND MONTEREY BAY REGION. * FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT * A VERY WET STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SUBSTANTIAL RAINFALL TO OUR AREA BEGINNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT OVER THE NORTH BAY AND SPREADING TO THE SOUTH THROUGH THE DAY ON THURSDAY. RAIN WILL LIKELY BE HEAVY AT TIMES WHICH WILL INCREASE THE RISK FOR FLOODING. * RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES FOR NORTH BAY VALLEYS...AN INCH AND A HALF TO THREE INCHES FOR MOST URBAN AREAS FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA AND MONTEREY BAY REGION...AND UP TO 8 INCHES FOR THE COASTAL RANGES.
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING: WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON STARTING IN THE NORTH BAY AND INCREASING TO THE SOUTH THROUGH THE DAY. * WINDS: WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS WELL OVER 40 MPH FOR URBAN LOCATIONS. WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS WELL OVER 60 MPH FOR HIGHER ELEVATION LOCATIONS. * IMPACTS: DOWNED TREES AND FALLING POWER LINES CREATING WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS.
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