San Francisco Bay Space 72-hour storm totals, wettest spot will get over 11 inches
An atmospheric river drenched the greater San Francisco Bay Area for three days, resulting in impressive rainfall.
A gauge on Mount Tamalpais recorded the most rainfall, at 11.37 inches, the National Weather Service said. Some of the highest peaks in the Santa Cruz Mountains and Santa Lucia Mountains along the Big Sur coast received 9 to 10 inches of rain. Gauges in San Francisco measured between 3 and 4 inches.
Here’s a look at the Weather Service’s 72-hour precipitation totals and a map from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for locations in the Bay Area:
-Mount Tamalpais: 11.37 inches
-Ben Lomond Mountain: 10.06 inches
-Anderson Peak, Big Sur: 9.49 inches
-Boulder Creek: 9.32 inches
-Woodacre: 7.80 inches
-Santa Pink: 7.25 inches
– Saratoga: 7.21 inches
-Ross: 6.81 inches
-Cats: 5.95 inches
-The sling: 5.25 inches
-Orinda Fire Station: 4.98 inches
-Sunset District, San Francisco: 4.23 inches
-Oakland Hills: 4.78
-San Francisco International Airport: 4.03 inches
-Oakland: 3.95 inches
-Briones: 3.83 inches
-San Francisco, Embarcadero: 3.46 inches
-Travis Airforce Base: 3.40 inches
-Napa County Airport: 3.39 inches
-Novato: 2.46 inches
-Concord, Buchanan field: 2.43 inches
– Livermore Airport: 1.63 inches
– Mountain View, Moffett Field: 1.13 inches
The storm’s moisture hose was focused on the Central Coast Tuesday morning, but isolated showers and brief heavy rains remained in the Bay Area forecast. Cold air has entered the region, creating an unstable atmosphere and creating the opportunity for thunderstorms. Snow showers can also occur on the region’s highest peaks, such as Mount Diablo in the East Bay and Mount Hamilton in the South Bay.
Rain showers are expected to ease Tuesday night through Wednesday morning before a second weak and cold storm moves across the Bay Area Wednesday night through Thursday. This should bring another round of light to moderate rainfall to much of the region, with a possible 1 to 3 inches in coastal areas, 0.50 to 1 inch in the North Bay valleys and the Bay Area’s inner hills and 0.25 to 0.50 inch for most other areas.
