Forecasters say that an atmospheric river moving through Northern California just dumped almost a record amount of rain on Santa Rosa.
The National Weather Service said Wednesday was the second wettest day in 120 years in Santa Rosa.
The message said, “The North Bay got a huge amount of rain yesterday, even more than we thought it would rain.
Brayden Murdock, a scientist with the weather service, told SFGATE that downtown Santa Rosa got 9.07 inches of rain over the past day and a half. More than 2,000 homes in Santa Rosa were burned by the Tubbs Fire in 2017. The city is still getting back on its feet after this disaster.
“Today we’re not expecting as much rain, but it will still be heavy, with an extra 1 to 3 inches in the valleys and more in the mountains,” the weather service said.
A scientist from the weather service told SFGATE that the city got so much rain on Wednesday because the atmospheric river just stopped over it.
It will rain less in some places, though, because the weather service thinks the storm will move through the rest of the Bay Area. She said that on Friday, “it’s going to be wet everywhere.”
There will still be flooding and strong winds that could knock down trees and do other harm. On the other hand, Thursday should be dry on the Central Coast.
Northern California will likely be hit by more effects from a cold front on Friday. Things will finally get better on Saturday.
The prediction says that heavy rain, flooding, and thunderstorms will hit parts of the Bay Area on Friday. The bad weather will finally let up on Sunday.
The North Bay could get an extra 3 to 7 inches of rain from Thursday to Friday. The rest of the Bay Area and Central Coast are expected to get 1 to 3 inches.
Because of this, there is a flood watch in effect for the North Bay area until Saturday morning. People who are moving in the area should go slowly and never drive on flooded roads.
