"Next comes the Monday bombardment, with rain likely falling hard enough to give those same North Bay interior mountains at least 3 inches of rain and areas of the North Bay and coastal ranges between 2 and 2½, according to the weather service. Areas of Alameda, Contra Costa and Santa Clara counties likely will get between three-quarters and and an inch of rain."
""It's really fast-moving," NWS meteorologist Nicole Sarment said Sunday night. "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 region already has seen three systems go through the area since the start of November. The weather service reported that since Thursday, Mt. Umunum in the Santa Cruz Mountains has received 3.3 inches of rain, Santa Cruz 1.3 inches, Livermore 0.9 inches, Fremont 0.35 inches and San Jose .13 inches. Concord received only .01 inches. Sarment said the speed of the system is good news regarding the concern for flooding but that minor flooding was possible. The roadways also are expected to be slick."
Moisture from the southern Pacific reached land about 5 p.m. Sunday, producing light rain in interior North Bay mountains, coastal ranges, and drizzle in the East Bay. A fast-moving storm will arrive Monday, expected to drop at least 3 inches in North Bay interior mountains, 2–2.5 inches in some North Bay and coastal ranges, and 0.75–1 inch in parts of Alameda, Contra Costa and Santa Clara counties. The system carries an elevated thunder-and-lightning threat and raises runoff concerns because soils are becoming saturated. Minor flooding is possible, roadways are expected to be slick, and additional rain is possible Wednesday and perhaps Friday.
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