Yet another big storm is forecast to blow through the Bay Area this week, with the biggest impacts expected throughout the day Tuesday.
The wet, windy weather will likely arrive late Monday and slowly taper off by Thursday, but not before dumping up to 3 or 4 inches of rain in the hardest hit areas.
Also, on Monday morning the National Weather Service expanded its wind advisory beyond the coast to include hilly areas in the interior north bay, east bay and eastern Santa Clara County.
Forecasts are showing peak wind gusts reaching 55 miles per hour with stronger gusts possible at higher elevations.
The highest rainfall totals — up to 4 inches — are expected in the north bay's coastal and interior mountains, the highest peaks in the Santa Cruz Mountains and in the Santa Lucia range in San Benito and Monterey counties, which could also see some snowfall.
The San Francisco Peninsula, the east bay and south bay valleys can expect from between a half-inch to 1 1/2 inches of rain as the weather moves south across the region in bands, with a possible break expected before Wednesday's showers.
In addition to the cold, wet and windy conditions, coastal areas will see an increase flood danger as a storm surge of 1 to 2 feet results in "astronomical high tide levels" that should peak at 12:54 p.m. Wednesday and 1:18 a.m. Thursday, according to the National Weather Service.
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Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Mar 27, 2023 at 5:17 pm
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on Mar 27, 2023 at 5:17 pm
Shall we play who will lose power first?
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Embarcadero Oaks/Leland
on Mar 27, 2023 at 8:31 pm
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on Mar 27, 2023 at 8:31 pm
We could go for the 1st to lose power this time but consideration should also be given to those who lost in past storms.
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another community
on Mar 27, 2023 at 9:46 pm
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on Mar 27, 2023 at 9:46 pm
Its not a matter of losing power. The city is completely out of their league when it comes to storm related debris removal. Today my journeys ran me all over the city from 101 to 280 and everything in between, including the soul crushing car suspension killing road known as ECR. Then, driving over Pacheco Pass, the usual potholes were actually not as bad as Palo Alto. Also, all of the trees on the pass that had been toppled by recent storms had been cleared. If I could give anybody advice they would heed, it is do not venture out in your car until the debris is removed. Just cutting them and leaving piles all over, leaves behind projectiles. The winds are strong enough to throw a limb through your windshield. And your undercarriage (whatever is left after traversing ECR) is a perfect place where limbs like to lodge. I know we are all tired of the rain and wind. Those arent our preferred disasters and we just arent used to them and lack coping mechanism. Our forte is being relatively earthquake-proof, or at least we are better off than Oakland and Santa Cruz are when quakes hit. But with soggy ground? I would like to see the vegas odds on our resilience if theres a quake before the ground hardens. Im just sayin.