SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – A cyclone off the northwest coast targeted a strong atmospheric river in northern California on Sunday and dropped a staggering amount of rain in parts of the Bay Area over a 24-hour period, weather officials said.

The National Weather Service determined that the storm system should make October 23rd the ninth day of the heaviest rainfall in downtown San Francisco since rainfall records began in 1849.

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With persistent rain, the total rainfall on Sunday for San Francisco could rise to the seventh largest rainfall of all time.

Over all months / days for a period of 24 hours, this day will already occupy the 9th of all time. There is definitely a chance of getting to 7th place. Harder to get beyond and number 1 seems very unlikely. pic.twitter.com/A4soFMW3Ba

– NWS Bay Area (@NWSBayArea) October 25, 2021

As the storm’s strongest concentration of precipitation gradually shifted south, parts of the Santa Cruz Mountains began to see significant increases in rainfall, ranging from three to ten centimeters to over eight centimeters in the past 24 hours.

The wettest place in the Bay Area was Marin County in Kentfield, where nearly 12 inches of rain had fallen by 7 p.m.

24-hour rain sums and the radar almost 7 p.m.: Heavy rain continues to fall on already saturated ground. San Francisco has gained 3.28 “since midnight, making this the 13th rainiest day on record since 1850, and we’re breaking the October record every hour. @KPIXtv #CAwx pic.twitter.com/48TK05ZS72

– Paul Heggen (@PaulKPIX) October 25, 2021

Heavy rains at 12:30 p.m. triggered a flood warning for the Hennessey portion of the LNU Lightning Complex burn area in Napa and Sonoma counties

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“Doppler radar and automatic rain gauges indicated that heavy rainfall was falling over the Hennessey portion of the LNU Lightning Complex Burn Area,” the weather service said. “The expected rate of precipitation is 0.75 to 1 inch in 1 hour. Additional rainfall of up to 1 inch is possible in the warned area. Flash floods are underway or are expected to begin shortly. “

The National Weather Service later extended flood warnings for areas in the Napa, Sonoma, and Marin counties to 9:00 p.m.

Flood warning extended to 9:00 p.m. for parts of Counties Napa, Sonoma and Marin. #cawx pic.twitter.com/EzWQNhURjT

– NWS Bay Area (@NWSBayArea) October 25, 2021

While most flood warnings in the Bay Area were allowed to expire at 11:00 p.m., the National Weather Service extended a flood warning for the Santa Cruz district to 3:00 a.m.

Due to heavy rainfall, a flood warning was issued for the Santa Cruz district until 3 a.m. #Cawx pic.twitter.com/RCIWrNjcpy

– NWS Bay Area (@NWSBayArea) October 25, 2021

In addition to the floods in Santa Rosa, which resulted in some evacuations and extensive road flooding in San Rafael, the National Weather Service has also issued an Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory for much of the East Bay covering Contra Costa and Alameda counties includes departure at 7:15 p.m.

The San Francisco National Weather Service has issued a flood guide to cities and small rivers. https://t.co/jR9Pc3J1po #CAwx pic.twitter.com/9TighR6JUa

– NWS Bay Area (@NWSBayArea) October 24, 2021

Winds above 50 mph were also a problem as they howled across the Bay Area, toppling dozens of drought-weakened trees, crashing them onto cars and power lines, and forcing residents of San Francisco’s Forest Hill neighborhood out of their homes.

The National Weather Service issued a wind warning for much of the area by 8:00 p.m. when a strong atmospheric river roared into the Bay Area, grabbing nearby gale force winds and driving rain showers.

“Peak gusts were around 70 mph on higher peaks, with gusts of 40 to 80 mph filtered into lower areas,” the weather service said. “Expect the winds to linger within the main rainband, but reduce them before the rain subsides.”

From Santa Rosa to San Francisco, work teams were dispatched to the neighborhoods to clean up the fallen trees and large branches.

In San Rafael crashed on Las Pavadas Ave. a large tree on top of a car while the lower Great Highway in San Francisco between Moraga and Lawton was temporarily closed in both directions by another tree that was knocked down in the wind.

In San Francisco’s Forest Hill neighborhood, fire officers issued a mandatory evacuation warrant for houses along one block of 9th Avenue. A 30 meter high tree tilted dangerously and threatened at least three buildings.

The National Weather Service said the storm’s arrival in San Francisco was slightly ahead of schedule on Saturday night with steady rains.

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“If anything, the precipitation is above average with values ​​around 1.25 for downtown San Francisco,” said weather forecasters in the update at 3:45 am. “In the last hour alone, Mount Tamalpais reported 0.79 inches with 6-hour values ​​of 3.34 inches overnight. This is of course one of the wettest spots. “

Atmospheric flux has been raised to Category 5, the highest accolade on the Extreme Weather Laboratory scale of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and has sparked a litany of severe weather warnings and guards for the Bay Area.

Authorities have issued an evacuation order for hundreds of homes in and around the burn scar zone of the CZU Lightning Complex in the Santa Cruz Mountains. The order goes into effect on Sunday at 8 a.m. in parts of San Mateo and Santa Cruz counties.

“In the Santa Cruz Mountains it will go downhill quickly in the afternoon hours,” warned the weather service.

But many Boulder Creek residents told KPIX 5 they would ignore the order and try to weather the storm, which could dump up to six inches of rain on slopes that have just started from massive flames that burned 86,500 acres again too overgrown.

“Yeah, we’re sticking to it,” said Steven Coleman, a resident of Boulder Creek. “Where else should we go?”

Those who stayed said they had experience dealing with large storms, evacuation fatigue, and fear of looting.

“We’ll stay until it gets unsafe,” said Coleman.

“We decided to stay,” said another resident of Gloria Sitz.

Most people like Sitz either stayed with family and friends or paid for hotel rooms for more than a month during last year’s CZU fire evacuation. They said they don’t want to deal with it anymore.

“At my location we have a generator, we have chainsaws, we know how to use them and we are prepared,” said Sitz.

The weather service also warned of flooding in the north bay, particularly around the Russian River. A rockslide fell on Mark West Springs Rd overnight. near Fox Lane.

There has already been flooding at Colgan Creek near Sebastopol, where the water level had risen to 76.5 feet on Sunday morning.

“If the atmospheric flow comes to a standstill over the Russian River Basin for even a few hours, we need to watch the trends closely,” said the weather service. “More worrisome are some of the more noticeable streams from the Russian Basin such as Mark West and those near the base of Mount Tamalpais such as San Anselmo and Corte Madera.”

The main impulse of the strong subtropical moisture cloud was still aimed at North Bay on Sunday morning but would be on the move.

“The main atmospheric river will fall around the Golden Gate around 2:00 pm this afternoon,” said the weather service. “In this timeframe, expect several hours of very heavy rain to hit the urban corridors, including 101/280 in the Peninsula and 880/680 in East Bay.”

The threat of heavy rains has also already forced the Alameda County Fair, Danville Fallfest and Oakland Zoo to close on Sunday.

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WESTERLY, RI (AP) – Tropical Storm Henri dotted the northeast with high winds as it hit land on the coast of Rhode Island on Sunday, sending lashing rainbands westward that cut power

Monday, Aug 23, 2021 4:08 AM EST

By DAVID KLEPPER, MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and DAVID PORTER, AP

WESTERLY, RI (AP) – Tropical Storm Henri hit the northeast with strong winds as it landed on the coast of Rhode Island on Sunday, sending lashing rainbands west, turning off electricity to over 140,000 homes and causing flooding Bridges closed and flooded roads, leaving some people stranded in their vehicles.

The storm was downgraded by a hurricane before it hit New England, which gave many a sigh of relief.

For two days, heavy, persistent rainfall inundated areas in southwestern New Jersey, even as it assumed tropical depression status.

The storm threatened to stall near the New York-Connecticut border overnight before swiveling east and moving towards the Atlantic on Monday. Some of the highest rain totals were expected inland. There were few early reports of major coastal damage from wind or surf.

President Joe Biden promised on Sunday that he would provide federal aid to residents of the affected states. The president declared disasters in large parts of the region and opened the wallets for federal reconstruction aid.

Biden had previously offered his condolences to the people of Tennessee after at least 22 people, including young children and the elderly, were killed in severe flooding from an unrelated storm, and dozens more were missing.

When it hit land near Westerly, Rhode Island, Henri had winds of about 60 mph and gusts of up to 70 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center. By late Sunday, Henri had winds of about 30 mph as he moved via Connecticut towards the New York state line.

Some of the worst rains came long before the center of the storm. In Helmetta, New Jersey, around 200 residents fled to higher elevations, sought refuge in hotels or with friends and family when the floods flooded their homes.

“It happened so quickly – in the twinkling of an eye,” said the city’s mayor, Christopher Slavicek, whose parents spent the night after their escape.

“Now it’s going to be cleaned up. So that’s far from over, ”said the mayor.

Some communities in central New Jersey were inundated with up to eight inches of rain by noon on Sunday. In Jamesburg, television videos showed flooded downtown streets and cars almost completely submerged.

In Newark, public safety director Brian O’Hara said police and firefighters saved 86 people in 11 storm-related incidents. He said “significant flooding” resulted in several vehicles submerged in flooded areas.

“This could have been a lot worse, especially with regard to the wind,” said New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy on Sunday evening.

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont said Henri was close to being in the “rearview mirror” but said there was more work to be done even if mandatory evacuations were lifted in some communities. Around 250 residents from four nursing homes on the bank had to be relocated to other nursing homes.

Several major bridges in Rhode Island, which connect much of the state, were temporarily closed on Sunday, and some coastal roads were almost impassable.

In Newport, Paul and Cherie Saunders weathered the storm in a house their family has owned since the late 1950s. Her basement was flooded with 1.5 m of water during super storm Sandy nine years ago.

“This house has seen so many hurricanes and so many things,” said Cherie Saunders, 68. “We’ll just wait and see what happens.”

Rhode Island has been hit by regular hurricanes and tropical storms – including Superstorm Sandy in 2012, Irene in 2011, and Hurricane Bob in 1991. The city of Providence suffered so much flood damage from a hurricane in 1938 and Hurricane Carol in 1954, that they created a hurricane barrier in the 1960s to protect downtown from a storm surge that drifts up Narragansett Bay. This barrier – and newer gates that have been built nearby – were closed for hours on Sunday before reopening.

The National Weather Service recorded what could be the wettest hour ever in Central Park, with 1.94 inches of torrential rainfall pounding the park between 10:00 PM and 11:00 PM on Saturday. In the early evening, thousands who attended a homecoming concert in the park had to disperse due to heavy rains.

After the hurricane center returned through New England and swept into the Atlantic over the next few days, the hurricane center predicted that Henri “will lose his identity”.

By then, areas from northeast Pennsylvania to New England were preparing for heavy rains.

Marshall Shepherd, director of the atmospheric science program at the University of Georgia and past president of the American Meteorological Society, said Henri was somewhat reminiscent of Hurricane Harvey, a slow-moving storm that decimated the Houston area in 2017.

“There’s a banding on the west side of the storm that has literally been stationary – sitting there and draining rain. That will pose a significant threat to the New York and New Jersey area, “Shepherd said.

After Tropical Storm Irene hit the coast in August 2011, many were relieved when the New York City area was largely spared. But then the storm settled over the Green Mountains, and Irene became the greatest natural disaster to hit Vermont since an epic flood in 1927. Parts of the state got 11 inches of rain in just 24 hours. Irene killed six in Vermont, left thousands homeless, and damaged or destroyed more than 200 bridges and 500 miles of freeway.

“I remember Irene and the media outside Vermont brushing it aside like it wasn’t a big deal while it hit Vermont,” tweeted Robert Welch, a podcaster on Sunday. “I’ll relax when I see it on the radar at sea.”

In one of his final appearances as governor before stepping down on a sexual harassment scandal late Monday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said the state’s main concern is inland, like the Hudson River Valley north of New York City, in the it should rain only a few centimeters in the next few days.

“There are hills in the Hudson Valley, there are creeks, the water flows down those hills and turns a creek into a devastating river,” said Cuomo.

Major airports in the region remained open as the storm approached, despite hundreds of flights being canceled on Sunday. Service on some branches of the New York City subway system was suspended until Sunday, as was Amtrak service between New York and Boston.

Blackouts affected 130,000 homes in Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New York.

Connecticut’s largest electricity company said it restored 20,000 customers, but thousands like Linda Orlomoski, who lives in Canterbury, were left without power.

“I didn’t see any trucks in my neighborhood, but at the other end of my street the power was restored before 6pm. So close and yet so far! ”She said. “On Tuesday it should be disgustingly hot and humid again. So if we still have no power by then, it will be miserable. “

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Kunzelman answered it from Newport, Rhode Island. Porter reported from New York. Associate Press Writer William J. Kole in Warwick, Rhode Island, Michelle Smith in Providence, Rhode Island, Michael R. Sisak and Julie Walker of East Hampton, Will Lester in Washington, Philip Marcelo in Boston, Michael Melia in Hartford, Connecticut, Susan Haigh in Norwich, Connecticut, and Bobby Caina Calvan in New York contributed to this report.

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Corrected this story to show that the last name of a utility customer quoted is Orlomoski, not Oski.

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WESTERLY, RI (AP) – Storm Henri weakened to a tropical depression Sunday night as it crawled over the northeast and continued to unleash downpours over a region already saturated with heavy rain

Monday, Aug 23, 2021 12:15 PM EST

By DAVID KLEPPER, MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and DAVID PORTER, AP

WESTERLY, RI (AP) – Storm Henri weakened to a tropical depression on Sunday evening as it crawled over the northeast and continued to unleash downpours over a region already saturated with heavy rain and winds, and with over 100,000 households and flooded roads with it Turned off the electricity, blocked bridges and left people stuck in their vehicles.

Henri landed on the Rhode Island coast on Sunday, and the National Hurricane Center warned the slow-moving storm would continue to bring heavy rainfall to much of the area.

The storm was downgraded by a hurricane before it hit New England, which gave many a sigh of relief. There were few early reports of major damage from wind or surf.

However, the storm’s heavy, persistent rains raised concerns about flooding from the storm, which threatened to stall over the region before turning east and venturing out into the Atlantic on Monday night. Some of the highest rain totals were expected inland.

President Joe Biden pledged on Sunday to provide federal aid to residents of northeastern states affected by Henri as soon as possible. The president declared disasters in large parts of the region and opened the wallets for federal reconstruction aid.

“We are doing everything we can to help these states prepare, respond and recover,” said the president.

Biden had previously offered his condolences to the people of Tennessee after at least 22 people, including young children and the elderly, were killed in severe flooding from an unrelated storm, and dozens more were missing.

By Sunday evening, Henri had winds of about 35 mph as he moved over Connecticut and into Massachusetts, according to the National Hurricane Center. When it hit land near Westerly, Rhode Island, it had winds of about 60 miles per hour and gusts of up to 70 miles per hour.

Several major bridges in Rhode Island, which connect much of the state, were temporarily closed on Sunday, and some coastal roads were almost impassable.

West-based Collette Chisholm, a 20-year-old resident, said the waves were much higher than normal, but said she was not concerned about her home taking major damage.

“I love storms,” she said. “I find it exciting as long as no one is injured.”

In Newport, Paul and Cherie Saunders weathered the storm in a house their family has owned since the late 1950s. Her basement was flooded with 1.5 m of water during super storm Sandy nine years ago.

“This house has seen so many hurricanes and so many things,” said Cherie Saunders, 68. “We’ll just wait and see what happens.”

Rhode Island has been hit by regular hurricanes and tropical storms – including Superstorm Sandy in 2012, Irene in 2011, and Hurricane Bob in 1991. The city of Providence suffered so much flood damage from a hurricane in 1938 and Hurricane Carol in 1954, that they created a hurricane barrier in the 1960s to protect downtown from a storm surge that drifts up Narragansett Bay. This barrier – and newer gates that have been built nearby – were closed for hours on Sunday before reopening.

The National Weather Service recorded what could be the wettest hour ever in Central Park, with 1.94 inches of torrential rainfall pounding the park between 10:00 PM and 11:00 PM on Saturday. In the early evening, thousands who attended a homecoming concert in the park had to disperse due to heavy rains.

“I call it the wettest hour in New York City, New York, for the record books,” said Dominic Ramunni, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Upton, New York.

The weekend was the wettest two-day period in New York City since Tropical Storm Irene a decade ago, said Dominic Ramunni, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Upton, New York.

Some communities in central New Jersey were inundated with up to eight inches of rain by noon on Sunday. In Jamesburg, television videos showed flooded downtown streets and cars almost completely submerged.

In Newark, public safety director Brian O’Hara said police and firefighters saved 86 people in 11 storm-related incidents. He said “significant flooding” resulted in several vehicles submerged in flooded areas.

“This could have been a lot worse, especially with regard to the wind,” said New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy on Sunday evening.

Likewise, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont said Henri was on the verge of being in the “rearview mirror” but said there was more work to be done even if mandatory evacuations were lifted in some communities. Around 250 residents from four nursing homes on the coast were relocated to other nursing homes earlier in the day.

The prediction had some feared that the worst effects of the rains would still come in a region where the soil in many areas is saturated from the recent rains.

Marshall Shepherd, director of the atmospheric science program at the University of Georgia and past president of the American Meteorological Society, said Henri was somewhat reminiscent of Hurricane Harvey, a slow-moving storm that decimated the Houston area in 2017.

“There’s a banding on the west side of the storm that has literally been stationary – sitting there and draining rain. That will pose a significant threat to the New York and New Jersey area, “Shepherd said.

After Tropical Storm Irene hit the coast in August 2011, many were relieved when the New York City area was largely spared. But then the storm settled over the Green Mountains, and Irene became the greatest natural disaster to hit Vermont since an epic flood in 1927. Parts of the state got 11 inches of rain in just 24 hours. Irene killed six in Vermont, left thousands homeless, and damaged or destroyed more than 200 bridges and 500 miles of freeway.

“I remember Irene and the media outside Vermont brushing it aside like it wasn’t a big deal while it hit Vermont,” tweeted Robert Welch, a podcaster on Sunday. “I’ll relax when I see it on the radar at sea.”

As of Sunday afternoon, over 78,000 customers in Rhode Island, 32,000 in Connecticut, 9,000 in Massachusetts and 4,000 in New York were affected by power outages.

In one of his final appearances as governor before stepping down on a sexual harassment scandal late Monday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said the state’s main concern was the decreasing threat to inland areas such as the Hudson River Valley to the north of New York City, where centimeter-wide rains were expected in the next few days.

“There are hills in the Hudson Valley, there are creeks, the water flows down those hills and turns a creek into a devastating river,” said Cuomo. “I’ve seen small towns in these mountainous areas that have been ravaged by the rain. It’s still a very real possibility. “

Major airports in the region remained open as the storm approached, despite hundreds of flights being canceled on Sunday. Service on some branches of the New York City subway system was suspended until Sunday, as was Amtrak service between New York and Boston.

Norbert Weissberg was watching the waves crash from the edge of the parking lot on an East Hampton beach when strong winds whipped an American flag fluttering from an unmanned lifeguard chair.

“I’m always very happy to see something so cruel,” said Weissberg. “It’s less cruel than I thought. We’re all prepared for a big, big disaster, and it’s a little less. “

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Kunzelman answered it from Newport, Rhode Island. Porter reported from New York. Associate Press Secretary William J. Kole in Warwick, Rhode Island, Michelle Smith in Providence, Rhode Island, Michael R. Sisak and Julie Walker from East Hampton, Will Lester in Washington, Michael Melia in Hartford, Connecticut, Susan Haigh in Norwich, Connecticut, and Bobby Caina Calvan in New York contributed to this report.

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