Not even 24 hours after the final gentle showers fell alongside the tail finish of an atmospheric river storm, the sprinklers turned again on forward of a brand new storm that’s set to slam the area Monday.
That moisture from the southern a part of the Pacific Ocean lastly began touching land about 5 p.m. Sunday, based on the Nationwide Climate Service. It was sufficient to drop gentle rain primarily within the inside mountains of the North Bay and within the coastal ranges, and with a number of areas of drizzle within the East Bay.
Subsequent comes the Monday bombardment, with rain seemingly falling laborious sufficient to present those self same North Bay inside mountains not less than 3 inches of rain and areas of the North Bay and coastal ranges between 2 and 2½, based on the climate service. Areas of Alameda, Contra Costa and Santa Clara counties seemingly will get between three-quarters and and an inch of rain.
And in contrast to the atmospheric river storm of final week, this one shouldn’t be taking its time.
“It’s really fast-moving,” NWS meteorologist Nicole Sarment mentioned Sunday evening. “This one does have a better chance of thunderstorms. I’d argue that’s our biggest concern with this one. We’re also starting to see the soils start to get overly saturated, and that also brings concern for run-off. But the higher chances are for thunder and lightning, and we actually (already) had the first strikes offshore.”
The area already has seen three techniques undergo the realm for the reason that begin of November. The climate service reported that since Thursday, Mt. Umunum within the Santa Cruz Mountains has acquired 3.3 inches of rain, Santa Cruz 1.3 inches, Livermore 0.9 inches, Fremont 0.35 inches and San Jose .13 inches. Harmony acquired solely .01 inches.
By Tuesday, the rain ought to be carried out, however Sarment mentioned extra is anticipated Wednesday morning and presumably Friday morning main into the weekend. These showers will likely be not almost as heavy as these coming Monday, she mentioned, with not more than three-quarters of an inch anticipated anyplace and a few locations prone to get solely a smidgen, if any.
Excessive surf additionally will return to the seashores on Friday, although the climate service mentioned they’ll have extra particular particulars of what that will seem like because the week strikes forward.
