the san lorenzo river overflowing its bank. in sonoma county, we have a flash flood warning informuntil and what is happening here is colgan creek at llano road is overflowing and flooding right now. if you look at irritate, we've got a little little light shower moving from half moon bay into san francisco but that's about it. we're transitioning to light rain and showers for the rest of the afternoon but the commute still a mess. so here's alexis. >>> yeah, it is. but definitely some welcome news that the heaviest of that rain is pushing out. here's a live look at the san mateo bridge. quite a few crashes around 880 and 92. those have cleared up. new one south of the dumbarton bridge. even though the heaviest of the rain is out of here, we still have some wet pavement and you need to slow down and really drive for conditions this morning. 46 minutes, westbound 580, still pretty soggy for your drive. southbound 680, 24 minutes so some delays to the tri-valley too. northbound 85 looking okay in the south bay, though. you are in

lorenzo river below. >>chief kevin mcclish/boulder creek fire dept-- basically, we are expecting heavy rain showers tonight. we are worried about trees coming down sandpit lines coming down. -- and lines >> reporter:across from the slide.a home battle to keep the mud from blocking her driveway. >> sharon/mountain resident -- it was scary. >> reporter:the wettest winter in ten years here means the drought is over but santa cruz county has declared a water residents to conserve water lomond reservoir failed. >>eileen cross/santa cruz water dept-- santa cruz receives 75 percent of its water from surface either-- streams >> reporter:the san lorenzo river is on the rise again as residents are worried about high winds that can bring down trees lines and electricity. >>rob besson/mountain resident-- >> reporter:there is widespread flooding and all those closures and slides are taking a toll on mountain roads. at least $2 million in damage so far. at least 26 different roads across the mountains have suffered clo

san lorenzo river could go more than five feet above flood stage. notice the guadalupe river near san jose 3:00 to 4:00 tomorrow afternoon may briefly touch flood stage. we'll let you know two more storms in the seven-day forecast coming up at about eleven 15. >> rob, thank you very much. we continue team coverage live in the santa cruz mountains which is expected to bear the brunt of the storm. that is not news to nbc bay area's marianne fab row. she joins us live. it was coming down earlier. as we look behind you, pouring up there. >> reporter: yes, terry. one word for this rain, unrelenting. it has been coming down in sheets like this for the past four hours. the big concern tonight is the san lorenzo river as rob mentioned. it's expected to reach 21 feet by tomorrow afternoon. and that is well above flood stage. what a difference a few hours makes. from steady rain in the afternoonton unrelenting pounding tonight. which left people living alongside the san lorenzo river in boulder creek nervous they watched the water levels climb rapidly. the st

many people are keeping an eye on the san lorenzo river, robert. >> reporter: you're right. people were relieved when the rain tapered off but they never let down their guard because of the san lorenzo river which had gone up and down and now with more rain could go up again. the rain came down relentlessly at times today. the biggest concern was in the felton grove area of felton where people have to keep an eye on the san lorenzo river which runs by and on occasion into the river bank homes. >> oh, wow. >> does that surprise you a little bit? >> yeah, because it's soggy here. we should be okay. >> it seems to me like it's pretty close. >> yeah, this is the closest it's been in a while. >> you can see it's right there. >> oh, yeah. >> just a few feet from coming in. >> seems like you are taking this all in stride, though. >> now, yes, now. the last couple days it's been, like i said, it's been nerve wracking. just what's going to happen and try to be as prepared as possible, pack a bag and just in case. >> reporter: now back with a live picture of the san lorenzo river. the

the san lorenzo river near felton hitting 20.9 feet as we head throughout late tonight and also early monday morning. getting close to major flood stage. so you know who you are if you live near the san lorenzo river, you have to watch it extremely closely, evacuations may also be in place. please, please follow the advice of those local officials. san franciscouito river. the gaud lupe river near highway 101 and we could hit 13.1 feet again this evening. now, joining us down here at the river, meteorologist rob. rob, it's also important to continue to watch this at least for the next couple of days. >> reporter: yeah. en though technically not at flood stage, i can tell you we are seeing some localized flooding along the guadelupe river. probably another hour or so from reaching its crest. fast moving and we're still on the bike path that heads into san jose international airport. seeing all sorts of things, large tree trunks, debris moving very quickly from left to right across the screen as heavy rain falling into the santa cruz mountains, heads down the watershed throughout the ba

all this water is going into the san lorenzo river. i received that alert that mike was talking about on my phone, on my drive here on 17, and yes, there is a lot of water. everybody's keeping a close eye on that san lorenzo river this morning. and it's not just the rivers, though, we're worried about up here. that heavy rain caused mud and rocks to come down on local roads. cal fire called it a significant land slide with potential to get worse. cars were directed cautiously through the area. on highway 9 just outside of brook dale, there was a multiple car accident. the drivers didn't hit each other. they crashed into rocks that had fallen on to the highway. >> i hit about a rock this big, and it destroyed my car. >> it's the first time the air bag has ever popped into my face and it was kind of crazy but i'm fine. i'm pretty sure they're >> reporter: chp says to slow down since you don't know what's around the corner. the next couple of hours will be critical here in the santa cruz mountains. we're keeping an eye on the san lorenzo

the san lorenzo river. flood stage. 16.5 feet. by the afternoon, possibly spiking more than five feet above flood stage. quince denially, the santa cruz mountains will probably see six to ten inches of rain falling. the santa cruz mountains expected to bear the brunt of the storm. marianne, we can see it all around you. the rain is really coming down. >> reporter: yes, it is coming down in sheets. the big concern is what, the san lorenzo river, it is at eight feet biffle tomorrow it is expected to be at 21 feet. that's well above flood stage. >> in boulder creek, homeowners living alongside the river are keeping an anxious eye on the rising river. >> in the erosion control around my house, i've had water leaking under my house and i've gone to a lot of trouble. some curtain walls and berms and things like that. >> reporter: she's shopping for head lamps and flashlights here at boulder creek hardware where there's been a run on supplies. >> tarps, bungi cords, emergency candles, propane, sources of heat, flashlights. >> reporter: t

lorenzo river levels. >> reporter: we are watching the san lorenzo river here. a look at what the river is doing. trees there that were in the dry ground. just before the storm. you can see they are now covered by water. several feet deep. people continue to watch the river because it flows through the towns. that is where people are gathering to watch the river. >> reporter: in boulder creek they came to check on the status of the san lorenzo as it threatens to flood. >> better be concerned. >> reporter: and for some children this is the first in their life time. [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: but down stream a flood warning is in effect. >> due to the fact of how much rain we got and look at where it is at right now it will flood tonight. >> reporter: felton grove one of the most flood prone areas. he says his garage flooded three times in the last 10 years but this time it is different. >> it will run, maybe, this time to the laund roimate. last year i -- land romat. last year i lost my car . we are prepared. >> reporter: we ever been watching the river since

we have several pipeline reaches along landslides in the san lorenzo valley. if those get mobilized bit storms we'll be concerned. >> reporter: near fellton, david louie, abc 7 news. >> the path of this weekend's storm appears to be changing. we get to abc 7 meteorologist drew tuma on that. >> something we're tracking as we head into the weekend, rain into the bay area. live lopper it 7 now is quiet. a busy week ahead. look at the rain chances the next seven days. it is impressive. we have storm after storm after storm, and right now, still looks like the heaviest rain and the strongest winds will coincide on sunday. you can see down the pipeline on tuesday we're still going to have a moderate storm to forecast so a very active pattern. let's get you into the first day on saturday and storm impact scale this is a two, a moderate system as it arrives in the morning. it will feature heavy rain in the morning, tapering to scattered showers in the evening. you will notice in the evening the winds are going to begin to pick up, and this storm is going to strengthen

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all this water is going into the san lorenzo river. i received that alert that mike was talking about on my phone, on my drive here on 17, and yes, there is a lot of water. everybody's keeping a close eye on that san lorenzo river this morning. and it's not just the rivers, though, we're worried about up here. that heavy rain caused mud and rocks to come down on local roads. cal fire cal

los expertos aseguran que se estÁn enfocando en el rÍo que ven a mi espalda, el rÍo san lorenzo. recogiendo bolsas para llenar las de arena comprando vÍveres, algunos residentes de santa cruz, yse estÁn preparando para lo peor. aa raÍz de las lluvias expertos del centro de geologÍa de estados unidos estÁnmidiendo el rÍo de san lorenzo, que seis pulgadas de lluvia cayeron ayer, causando que subiera 11 pies, algo que no habÍa pasado en cinco aÑos, mÁs lluvias podrÍan causar inundaciones en esta zona. se caen entre 10:11 pulgadas, el agua puede subir aÚn mÁs. estamos preparÁndonos para cualquier cosa esperamos que no caiga mucha agua, pero estamos monitoreando para alertar al pÚblico. esta residente de santa cruz asegura que no ha visto muchas inundaciones en esta zona. pero que frecuentemente se va la luz cada vez que llueve. >> tenemos que ser prevenidos. luz; en la autopista 17, comenzÓ a limpiar el lodo que cayÓ en esta carretera para alistarse y prevenir accidentes, tambiÉn se espera que tres pulgadas de lluvia caigan en las zonas de auckland y san francisco es

and here in paradise park, also along the san lorenzo river, a few low lying garages are under water, but the river stopped just short of causing serious damage and the worst is over, at least for now. hollister is experiencing another wave of heavy flooding. pacheco creek began overflowing just before one p-m this afternoon. causing the levee gave way again. you can see the flooding in this video from our helicoptor partnership with abc7. residents on lovers lane and san felipe road were forced to evacuate for the second time in two weeks. heavy rainfall is expected to continue through the weekend. pit has been raining off and on through out the day all across the bay area. in the east bay, there have been reports of downed trees and flooded roadways. kron 4's charles clifford is live for us tonight in martinez with a look at some of the problems. charles? the city of pacifica has decided to close the pacifica pier for the day because of dangerous high surf conditions. >> reporter: person was hurt by the tree falling on the car. let typical weather related issues and set to do more i

the san lorenzo river flowing sleepily to the sea still well below flood stage. but emergency managers say that could change and quickly and that the greatest threat of flooding in santa cruz is along its banks. >> those areas tend to flood when we get the big large amounts of rain in short periods of time so we met with those business owners and agencies just to put them on alert. >> reporter: a series of powerful storms over the weekend is expected to dump as much as a foot of rain in parts of santa cruz. the city is giving away free sandbags for residents who want to protect their homes or businesses. and they are also racing against the clock themselves to do what they can to minimize the potential for flooding. >> we have had our public works crews out clearing drains so that when we get the heavy rain it will drain properly. >> reporter: but even as the city prepares for the next storm, they are still busy cleaning up from the wet weather earlier this week. a caltrans group partially shut down the southbound lanes of highway 17 this afternoon to clear mudsl

and here in paradise park, also along the san lorenzo river, a few low lying garages are under water, but the river stopped just short of causing serious damage and the worst is over, at least for now. standup closer and many people across the bay area are still recovering from the flooding caused by recent storms. kron four's jeff pierce shows us a street in san francisco that's now facing sewer issues. >> reporter:residents of the one hundred block of cayuga avenue were trying to salvage what they could after their street flooded from a backed up sewer line. one resident took these images of water that innundated the. street. it's four eighteen in the morning. the man holes just popped. at four in the morning we heard the gurgling from the toilet. this time we were able to move our car before it floated away. we got it out of the driveway just before the whole street became an ocean of water. i thought it would be okay because the firefighters came and unclogged everything but i guess it was too late the damage was already done. raoul cobar was not so fortunate. he was vacuming sewe

. >> reporter: in felton grove, a community along the san luenso. i am in -- san lorenzo. i am in someone's backyard. the area is beyond the trees. the trees are 3 to 4 feet under water. the water may be going down. 3:30 p.m. this afternoon we put this stake in the water. earlier it was here. gone down 3 feet. that is good news. i have been covering this area long enough to know it could go up and it could go down as long as there are flood warnings in effect and that is what is happening here in the felton grove area. what it looks like higher up the mountain. this is boulder creek. the san lorenzo is a raging river. topping a small dam and a spill way. people coming out to check on the status of the river. the river dislodged a lot of logs. the tree trunks and debris could lead to jams causing a surge to go down street. we talked to one owner who thinks it is just a matter of time before there is flooding. >> due to the fact of how much rain we got and look at where it is at, it is going to flood tonight. maybe hit it time to the laundromat. 3 feet deep. last year i lost

. >> we're also watching the san lorenzo river in bolder creek. water level there is rising rapidly. >> people are facing street flooding. in the mission, city workers have lined up interlocking flood barriers to try to protect homes and businesses. officials tell us they're monitoring all of the flood-prone areas. some neighborhoods, people are afraid the storm could ignite ongoing sewage problems. good it rains, the sewers back up. they got sandbags. they dropped them off at the end of the street, but they're all gone now. >> the public utilities commission says the workers clean the drains when it rains heavily. >> and the hot chocolate run is still on despite the weather. it start at sev:30 this morning. runners are told to prepare for rain and expect strong winds. it benefits the ronald mcdonald house which provides homes near hospitals for families with children with serious medical conditions. >> in the north bay, wheel we're watching the russian river rising at 15 feet right now, flood stage is 32 feet. we're also closely watching a creek

as well as guadalupe along highway 101 in san jose, and san lorenzo in the santa cruz mountains from major road block in marin county. four trees toppled on the road, and took out the power lines. that's why some people lost power this afternoon. the roads closed, and they tell us it won't reopen until tomorrow morning. >>> the outages from the incident in margin were in the -- marin were in the hundreds, and pg&e has restored service. but there are hundreds of outages in san jose. nearly 500 customers in the dark southwest of downtown. there are still delays tonight as well at san francisco international. so far, 258 delays, 74 cancellations. the weather affects the arriving and departing flight, and travel through sfo not looking much better tomorrow. >>> flooding is a major concern long the truckee river. it will crest at 7.2 feet tomorrow afternoon that flood stage is 4.5 feet. the rain with the melting snow is to cause problems and projected to be similar to the flood on new year's eve in 2005. kpix5 emily turner is in south lake tahoe where crews are scrambling to prevent flood

the san lorenzo river has widened considerably in the past three days taking trees down with it. locals say they have not seen it this strong in years. >> i would like to say it's been about ten years. >> reporter: on friday the rivers would plague the playground, leaving dirt and debris on the basketball court. but landslides are harder to manage than the river. >> we've had highway 9 close twice this week already. a car was struck by a tree. >> reporter: the clean up is taking a little longer with efforts complicated by the rain. which is why donner says it's best he works on the road now. and again with that wind, that took down a lot of trees. we saw one on bear creek road. but also put down a couple of power lines for pg&e. the entire santa cruz mountain area is about almost 700 people without power. as for those dangling power lines, they said, you know, the power had been turned off for them and they had crews there right now trying to take care of them. back to you. >> leigh, it is not raining now. hopefully they would get more of a break to fix things up. thank you, leig

. >>> the san lorenzo river is flowing fast and high. people who live in flood prone areas have been warned. >> lilian kim has detailed. >> we need you to get ready to leave the neighborhood. >> reporter: volunteers of the felton road disaster planning committee went door to door warning residents about the rising river. they say so far the process has gone smatly. >> i feel like people are doing a good job. we give them lots of warnings. the county has used the reverse 911 system. >> reporter: people came to the covered bridge in felton to get a good look at the san lorenzo river. they haven't seen it this high in a while? in 2008 it got pretty high but usually it's very, very low. 'cool to come out and you know see what's going on. >> reporter: homeowners have been through this before. many have elevated their homes over the years but the peterson family still did what they could to keep potential flood water out of their garage. >> this is nothing new. it's the same thing. we stay here. the water comes in. it goes out, we clean up. th

. >> brittney: this is just outside of the scotts valley at the san lorenzo river. the current is almost as 16 ft. so it is expected to rise and that is something that we will keep a close eye on. >> brittney: running right through the downtown region, so evacuation has been issued. so you want to be careful and hit to the second story or higher ground if you can't. again, the police is expressing that people who leave the downtown area and this location. >> brittney: outside of san mateo at our san francisco peninsula location and it looks like the heaviest rain showers and the east bay's own corporate--in the east bay's own. --zone >> brittney: write off around 6:00 we should see a little break. however, we will see another round beckham will give heavy rain and the north bay zone. >> brittney: it is no wonder that we are dealing with all of these flash flood yvette. --events >> steve: thank you, brittney >> pam: grant? >> grant: i do want to get to some breaking news as the embarcadero bart station is shut down right now it does not appear to be storm related. ho

the san lorenzo river are widened considerably in the last few days, taking trees down with it. >> i haven't seen this probably in about 10 years. >> reporter: the water swelled to flood the playground, leaving dirt and debris on the basketball court, but locals say landslides are harder to manage than a river. >> a car was struck by a tree. >> reporter: the cleanup is taking a little longer with efforts complicated by the rain, which is why donner says it's best he works on the road now. behind that fence is a san lorenzo river, and all of that debris piled up, well, that's the water mark. that's how high the water got up to on friday, when it took over this park here, and beside the water, the town here had trouble with high winds. pg&e said they are working to restore power to almost 700 people. >>> after heavy rains, a major intersection in sonoma, look at this, looked more like a river. i was just out there. the intersection was closed yesterday after the road flooded. one resident said the floods happen out there on the roads often, but it's happened a lot lately. >> usually fl

enough to have residents near the san lorenzo river very concerned. people in felton taking extra precautions, in case, and checking updates repeatedly throughout the day. >> this was really scary with the atmospheric river that was about to come in. it was really looming. checking the updates every, i don't know, 30 minutes, 45 minutes, and really watching the storm as it tracked. >> one resident we talked to said the river yesterday rose to about 17 feet, but says it went slightly down by the evening. >>> drivers planning to go to or from lake tahoe today may want to rethink their plans. if we can start the video, maybe, we should have a live look from caltrans camera near donner's summit. that's right, get it going. look at this. they had both sides actually shut down there. mud slides closed the westbound direction. a photo from the chp shows the slide on 80, which actually happened adjacent to donner lake. we'll take a look at that, now. chp says maybe hours before that slide is actually cleared, a lot of mess to clean up there. downed pao lines

looks like san lorenzo and then heading over to the east bay. walnut creek and concord have had reports of lighting. you can see the back edge to that. there is some -- cloverdale. bodega bay. this line is moving. what's over you if it's the right there is verien tins. there is one line over fremont. very heavy. so far no reports of hail but that doesn't mean it's not happening. then the next line heading toward san ramone. danville and heading over toward contra costa. there is another line in the mountains and that line is stretching now toward the southern end of the peninsula heading toward the south bay. after we get through the front that's a good news. we have a wind advisory. there is so much moisture. urban and small stream flood advisory. only for another 15 minutes. 40s on the temperatures to 50s. the wind is the big story. 25 gusts already to 40, 45. that will continue but look for this to continue in this afternoon with more rain moving in. highs will only be in the 50s. another system on sunday. that looks to be the wettest. i thin

the san lorenzo river flowing through downtown santa cruz is as high as it's been in months. folks in paradise park are keeping an eye on it. gina has already cleared out her basement expecting the worst. >> we're hoping it doesn't get that high. it sounds like it could with this storm coming in. last week it was very high on the banks. >> reporter: sherri knows the drill. there is nothing to do for now but wait by the riverbank. >> the last five, 10 feet happen really quick. so i always gauge it by coming to the concrete, coming up to the patio. when it gets to the patio, it's time to get busy. >> reporter: so this is how it's been pretty much all day long. heavy winds, sporadic showers, everybody just kind of waiting for the weekend. government agencies are monitoring the situation as they say. coming up in the 6:00 hour, we'll show you the surf conditions out here. let me tell ya, surf is up on the beach in santa cruz! live at lexington reservoir, kiet do, kpix 5. >>let's go to the mountains. caltrans working hard to keep the roads clear at donner summit. this of course a

santa cruz mountains we had the san lorenzo overflowed near felton so while we knew this was going to be a dare situation with this particular storm, everything started coming together yesterday around lunch hour where we started looking ahead towards the weekend and realizing it's going to be a serious situation here in the bay area with heavy rain perhaps up to 7" in many of our location and in san francisco. we're talking about up to 6 inches of rain. but that's the frontal boundary all that yellow and red that you're taking a look at slicing out of the north bay. you see the east bay still getting hammered around walnut creek, concord, clayton and walnut creek, san ramon valley into the tri-valley. san jose just some light rainfall there. you're being shielded by the santa cruz mountains. meanwhile, the peninsula plenty of rainfall and right there in san francisco, you see the rain drifting into daly city as far as pretty moderate to heavy rain. we have some pounding rain right now in santa cruz back through scotts valley and here's the deal. take a look at that. that's a massive

. >> reporter: i'm by the san lorenzo river and it's high today but nothing compared to earlier today. the problem sit's going to rise again and residents tell me they're ready to leave at a moment's notice. >> this area is buried with sandbags. >> reporter: it's been a busy day for richard schafer and his neighbors who were forced to leave their homes early this morning due to possible flooding. >> there's also the sign of pooling and sort of flooding. but when the san lorenzo comes up, then it gets more serious. >> reporter: that's exactly what happened. the san lorenzo river nearby rises quickly and can spill over its bank within minutes >> a couple of feet in 45 minutes this morning. my wife told me about that. and we anticipate that that will happen again saturday. >> reporter: schafer isn't taking any chances. sandbags sit by the front door. the ground level windows and garage boarded up. >> the front door the same way. >> reporter: next door, elaine remains relatively high and dry. >> i don't feel worried about it. almost every house in the area is lifted up. >> reporter: but t

crews are watching the san lorenzo river because it overflowed overnight. the water is receding this morning but again, today that flash flood warning set to expire in a few minutes at 6:45. although the waters are receding and the flash flood warning is set to expire, there is more rain on the way this weekend. live in santa cruz, maria medina, kpix 5. >>> 6:35. let's check the morning commute. roqui, you keep saying take it slow out there. that's good advice. >> absolutely. another piece of good advice would be to take mass transit but of course on the day when we need mass transit we have delays. bart delays from daly city to sfo millbrae or east bay direction, you have a 20-minute delay and that's due to equipment problems. also cap corridor systemwide delay due to bridge delays between suisun and martinez. 's trains 1, 3 and 5 no delays and caltrain no delays. let's move to roads. in livermore it frees up to the dublin interchange. slow-moving traffic. you can barely see it because of the rain. altamont pass to 680, 17 minutes. let's move to the nimitz

boulder creek, riverside grove and also san lorenzo park. those are the areas prone to flood. peninsula you're now picking up rain showers from daly city making tracks 280 into the san francisco where we have rain showers across the golden gate bridge. we have a flash flood watch in effect for most of the bay area. coastal flood advisory, as well. we have a high wind warning for our highest elevations of our bay area. and we also have a wind advisory in effect for the bay and the coast. winds 20 to 35 miles per hour. currently blowing up to 20. temperatures are in the 50s. and if it matters, with the rain and the wind today's highs 50s and 60s. we'll continue to track this present storm and the one for thursday next time around but first, here's roqui. >> reporter: all right, thank you, roberta. it's 5:30. good morning. >>> you'll have a rough morning commute out the door. so let's take a look here in oakland. this crash we reported earlier is now a traffic alert issued by chp. it's westbound 24 in oakland before broadway. it's a two-car crash but also resulted in a car fire.

that was enough to have residents near the san lorenzo river very concerned. many people in sultan took extra precautions in case and they checked updates repeatedly throughout the day. >> this was really scary with the atmospheric river that was about to come in. it was really looming. checking the updates every, i don't know, 30 minutes, 45 minutes, and really watching the storm as it tracked. >> one resident we spoke to said the river yesterday rose to about 17 feet, but had gone down slightly by the evening. >> 5:16 on your monday morning. some really amazing video. this is the yuba river, shot by our photographer are on his way down from donner pass. both directions of i-80 closed this morning and will be for most of the day because of the mud slide. we've been encourage yog ing yo take your own video. obviously, be very careful if you get that close to water. >> i want to check the commute right now. there's some standing water out there. some breaks in the storm, you say, spotty showers today. >> still some spotty showers. it won't be completely dry thr

parte de esta calle colapsó y está el río san lorenzo, cuyo caudal si sobrepasa los 20 pies se desborda. un sábado en la noche aquí debería haber mucha gente en las calles pero hoy está desierto, lo que es un problema para noel, que sirve tragos en un bar local >>> menos dinero >>> se espera que la lluvia en santa cruz siga hasta el miércoles >>> las autoridades llaman a que si no tiene que salir de su hogar no lo haga, si tiene que salir lo haga con mucho cuidado y esté pendiente en las carreteras a cualquier posible deslave. la peor parte de las lluvias podría estar por venir. es la información en vivo desde santa cruz, regreso a los estudios >>> gracias por ese reporte. la tormenta de esta noche causa preocupación a residentes cercanos a ríos y arroyos por posibles inundaciones, como vemos en imágenes del arroyo fairfax. también en la zona cercana al río napa los residentes están monitoreando las aguas que se presume podrían sobrepasar sus riveras mañana por la tarde >>> eche un vistazo al río guadalupe en san josé que en las próximas horas podría desbordarse y ca

i also want to mention the san lorenzo river. people are watching the river rise because it was/flooding a couple of days ago. right now i can tell you that it is four feet from flood stage. so, mudslides here and road closures, but nothing too major. as you can see, several inches of rain. people are crossing their fingers that this is the worst. maria medina, kpix 5. >>> now let's go to roberto gonzalez who is tracking the latest.>> reporter: there is more rain headed maria's way and for much of the bay area. the heaviest rain overnight has produced three inches of rain in the north bay and coastal areas. as you look at the northbay, you can see it moving out of the windsor area. in and out of moderate rain, look at oakland back to alameda. the recipient of a rain shadow -- our affect where they have been deprived of rain. right now plenty of rain around the rose garden district and willow glen. there is that fix stuff over the berlin gain area encompassing. there are delays on flights. san francisco, your heavy rain has pushed

for the san lorenzo, 11 feet. it is expected to stay below flood stage. we'll talk about what's happening in the theater coming up later. >> that's right, kari. you're talking about the rivers. flooding stages for many of those in the north bay. the roadways getting flooded because of all the rain. we continue to follow for example, silverado trail. highway 29. there is mud reported in those areas. the green sensors to the road weather index indicates wet roadways all across the entire bay area. highway 29. it will be soggy on the roadways. we still have standing water reported. be careful. it is likely still in the area. more reports. more clearing as well. still activity there. the rain has just traveled through. i'll show you the travel times. the bay bridge, all showing minimum commutes. the main shot shows you it is just starting to build. the commute just starting to build. be careful. low visibility in a school zone is not a good combination. >>> verizon going ahead with buying yahoo!. myers will leave the board of directors. she will stay with the

flash flood warnings continue for the san lorenzo river. napa river has crested. it will be below flood stage there. the russian river will be above flood stage throughout the day and not going below until early tomorrow morning. it will be rising up to 37.6 feet. a lot of concerns there. as we go hour by hour, off and on spotty showers. many more breaks. a chance for sun to dry out. it will be enough to create wet roadways into this evening and early tomorrow. so we're not completely done until this system winds down and moves off to the east. that will happen tomorrow morning. as we head over to mike now, he has fallen cable reports. >> i wanted to clarify. fallen cables, not power lines from what we understand. i take you to traffic control. both are able to get through the area. vine hill down as well. that will affect your traffic flow and the speed with which you can get through the rest of the bay area. allow extra time. traffic control for the time being is a tree from the roadway is down. this is the fallen cables at la honda road. the cable lines are not

san lorenzo will also stay below the flood stage. we'll keep an eye on several of the rivers as they'll be rising as we go through the forecast. a lot to monitor here. finally drying out and getting some sunshine in the forecast on thursday into the weekend. but it will be cool to start feeling much nicer by sunday. by then we'll all be outside taking it in because it's been a rough several days here in the bay area. >> it has been, kari, thank you. >>> we talk about the bay area but the winter storm has affected all kinds of places throughout northern california and nevada. >> it's like a fire hose and it will get worse before it gets better. here is nbc's miguel almaguer. >> reporter: overnight a powerful string of storms pummelling parts of the west causing serious flooding throughout northern california and parts of nevada. uprooting trees, causing traffic headaches and prompting evacuations. residents in an apartment complex in car michael, california, unable to leave or enter after a large oak tree blocked the road. >> if anybo

they ended up arrests four people after that car crashed into san lorenzo. the suspects are between 16 and 20 years old. still not clear what led up to that shooting. >>> well, federal authorities are investigating whether yahoo's two huge data breaches should have been reported sooner. the wall street journal reports the securities and exchange commission wants to know whyia hook took two years to disclose a breach in 2014 that they said exposed the person information of 500 million user. yahoo hasn't said publicly why they kept quiet for so long. that breech and another one that exposed information of about a billion yahoo users could have an impact on it's proposed sale to verizon. >> samsung is explaining why the batteries caught fire in their samsung 7 phones that were recalled. they are blaming manufacturing problems, and also a design flaw that caused the batteries to overheat and then catch fire. they're estimating the problems will cost samsung more than $5 billion, through the other part of 2017. >>> time is 5:26. san francisco's latest homeless co

. >> reporter: relentless rain in the rising san lorenzo has left -- >>> we found sammy walter collecting run off to use to flush his toilet until water could be restored. >> a large tree fell and also the county line. >> reporter: that barreled through the area overnight. bringing with it drenching rain. downed trees and power lines. and a cascade of saturated soil. >> along the coast, heavy surf overturned part of the iconic cement ship. >> it's really crazy. i haven't seen anything like this on this road. >> reporter: the road we see a scott valley home completely washed out of the storm cutting off one side of the neighborhood from the other. >> it looks like a river. and i feel bad for the people that live up the road. for them to tkpwetd out -- get out or not to get out. >> reporter: most people managed to still see a silver lining in all the wet weather. >> we're pretty fortunate here. most of the trees are still standing. most of the park has power. i think we're pretty fortunate. >> in santa cruz, devin feeley. >>> we have low pressure that's now off the pacific northwest that wi

live doppler 7, we had showers around san lorenzo and castro valley, hayward 92, wet. to the north, lafayette and walnut creek. headed your way to the north and east from pleasant hill, 680 in concord. this will be moving to the delta out of martinez. as we look westward, you see what is offshore from the sonoma county coast. off of marin county. it'll move to pes flash flood watch in effect. the water will continue on the roadways and create mudslides and rockslides. that's why it is a one on the storm impact scale. it'll take us through the evening hours. if we see any breaks, it'll prime the atmosphere for a thunderstorm. 42 in napa. 43 in mountain view. hour by hour, the showers are going to pop up really anywhere from time to time. by 10:00, fremont. through the santa cruz mountains. 2:00 in the afternoon, showers. the seven-day forecast, we are drying out tomorrow. sunny days throughout the week and weekend. >> definitely looking forward to that. >>> we still have our traffic alert. this is right around the highway 13 and 24 interchange in oakland. southbound 13,

. >> the flood watch for the area surrounding the san lorenzo river has just expired. people living near that river kept a close eye on conditions throughout the day. in some places the river was just feet from homes. >> people who died up here in these homes. so yeah we better be concerned. >> these are some of the most prone hit areas. >>> the santa cruz river also rose. at one point it spilled over to the guadalupe. most days the guadalupe is nothing but a dry trail. >>> the rain swollen merced. >> the maple lodge, just beyond that the merced river now exactly one foot above flood stage and rising. with steady rain continuing to fall on the valley tonight all eyes are on this stream flow shot. as of 7:00 the merced river was above flood stage. >> tonight into early in the morning we're going to see impacts throughout the valley. >> reporter: running high and fast all day fueled by raging waterfalls on all sides of the valley the river was expected to flood at some point but when, where and how severe was almost impossible to predict. tonight, that picture is becomin

onefficer saw a car speeding away, and police chased that car into san lorenzo where they captured four people. detectives are now trying to find out who shot the man. >>> foreign policy is taking center stage for donald trump. however, as work seems to be getting done, that hasn't completely taken the attention away from the crowd size sideshow. andrew spencer has more. >> reporter: president donald trump at a swearing-in ceremony for senior staff says he has meetings set up with the leaders of the uk, canada and mexico. >> mexico, actually has been terrific. the president has been very amazing. i think we'll have a good result for mexico, for the united states and for everybody involved. >> reporter: the trump white house says it's moving toward a campaign pledge to move the u.s. embassy in israel to jerusalem. nots decisions are apparently in the very beginning stages. a day after huge crowds gathered for the women's march in washington and sister marching across the world, talk persisted of crowd size, with trump senior adviser kelly anne conway defending false claims made by the wh

. >>> there's a flood warning no those living along the san lorenzo river in the santa cruz mountains. >> lillian kim is live in felton with the story. >> felton grove is on high alert. we're in front of the sheriff's department. one of the parking lot that residents are encouraged to move their cards too. people all over came to the covered bridge to look a good look at the river. >> in 2008 it got pretty high, but, it hasn't been that high since. usually it's just very, very low. so it's pretty cool to come out and see what's going on. >> we need you to get ready to leave the neighborhood. >> reporter: volunteers with the planning committee went door to door alerting residents about the rising river. they say so far the process has gone smoothly. >> i feel like people are doing pa good job. we give them lots of warnings. the county has also used the reverse-911 system. >> reporter: homeowners have been through this before. many have elevated their homes over the years, but the peterson family did what they would to keep potential floodwart. >> it's not new. we clean up and start toe

san lorenzo river has been under water before. >> we have been flooded three times. '82 was the worst. instead of doing this in the middle of it we decided to evacuate them and get them off the premises. >> reporter: boulder creek emergency truckloads of sand came through just in time. high demand for sandbags this week wiped out earlier supplies and the county could no longer deliver. this sandbag station on highway 9 ran out two days ago. but the fire department stepped up and bought 25 tons of sand to help neighbors in the santa cruz mountain community protect properties. >> santa cruz county normally provides it but they are inundated. >> reporter: neighbors in paradise par already sandbagged their homes but flood prevention is impossible for some low-lying homes near the san lorenzo river. the owners of this place packed up and moved out. >> we are preparing as much as we can and whatever happens, you know, we'll deal with it. but hopefully it won't be as devastating as it's been said to be. >> we are talking about 12 inches to a foot of rain in the, um, in the mountain areas. >>

the san lorenzo river widened considerably in the past three days, taking trees down with it. locals say they have not seen it this strong in years. >> reporter: on friday the playground left dirt and debris on the basketball court. landslides are harder to manage than the river. >> highway 9 closed twice this week already. a car was struck by a tree. >> reporter: the clean up is taking a little longer with efforts complicated by the rain. that is why donner says it is best he works on the road now. behind that fence is a san lorenzo river and all the debris that's piled up on the chain linked fence is the water mark. that's how high the water got up to on friday when it took over this park here. besides the water, the town here had trouble with high winds. there are several down power lines and trees. pg&e says they are working to restore power to almost 700 people. i'm leigh martinez ktvu fox 2 news. >>> president donald trump reacted to the women marching in protest to his inauguration in washington, d.c. the president tweeted this morning after his first full day in power

scientists were in the water yesterday tracking sand being washed down the san lorenzo river. >> reporter: you've got all the dash lines. a couple of the dash lines in there. this is a project that takes scientists working on land, in boats and on jet skis. their mission, to map the massive amount of sand they believe has been washed from the mountains by recent storms down the san lorenzo river to santa cruz. >> when we wonder about climate change and how rainfall may change in the future, how the severity of storms may increase or decrease in the future, that will give us a good indication of how much sand will be entering the system and how our beaches will save and how we can help sustain those beaches. >> reporter: the team believes the recent storms have moved as many as 1,000 to 3,000 dump truckloads of sand to the coast. using echo sound and gps and light radar, they map movement over time. researchers say with storm track shifting north and rain patterns changing, their work will help coastal communities to prepare for the future. jet skis may be designed for thrills, but mounted

scientists were in the water today tracking sand being washed down the san lorenzo river. david louie joined them along the coast. >> you got all the dash lines, couple of dash lines in there. >> this is a project that takes scientists working on land in boats and on jet skis. their mission to map the massive amount of sand they believe has been washed from the mountains by recent storms down the san lorenzo river to santa cruz. >> we start to wond irabout the impacts of climate change and how rainfall may change in the future, how the severity of storms may increase or decrease in the future, that will give us a good indication of how much sand will be entered to the system and how beaches will behave and how we can help sustain those beaches. >> reporter: the u.s. geological survey team believes the most recent storms moved as many as 1,000 to 3,000 dump truck loads of sand to the coast. by using echo sound, gps and lightar,hey create maps like this one. they have been doing this since 2014 to track movement over time. researchers say with storm tracks shifting north and

lorenzo river. grant l: this video with infantry following that incident prompted them to start looking for potentially dangerous trees. >>reporter: a closer look get the rain fall closer to home we're noticing a few little scattered showers a closer look double we can expect after we get rid of the storm number to a continued drop friday and saturday morning we will see the thyrsus more arrive late saturday night. ♪ life. you never really know what's coming. life just... happens. just when you think you know where it's going, sfx: (ambulance sirens) it takes you someplace else. and that's why covered california is here. to help californians who need health insurance get it. so you'll be ready next time life happens. because it's more than just health care. it's life care. >>reporter: this a response to several of suffering off major damage during the recent storms in the bay area. >>haaziq m: bear for claiming a local state of emergency in the wake of several one to storm damage related areas thi

every winter storm runoff creates a sandbar at the mouth of the san lorenzo river causing waves to break where there are none at other times of the year but after our storms, the sandbar is likely bigger than in some time. >> you know, months ago waves weren't breaking because there's no sand there. it was deeper and now the sand is washed down from the storm and it's built this delta out and now you have a surf break and you see a guy out there enjoying it. >> reporter: so researchers from the usgs spent the day zipping up and down the coast with sonar to map the sea floor. oceanographers are using time lapse photography to study the waves to answer the big question: how big is that sandbar and how much new sand got dumped here? >> probably hundreds of thousands of cubic meters of sand. so if you figure one dump truck is about 10 meters of sand it could be several thousand dump trucks worth of sand deposited in this single event over the last week or so. >> reporter: once it's collected, they will create a map like this where the red and yellow areas show a rise in the sea floor and blu

lorenzo river rose. the storm may be moving on but they know they are not out of the woods just yet. the saturated ground gave way in several spots along socal san jose road leaving behind a mess on the main alternate for highway 17. >> hopefully we can get home soon. >> reporter: a road this person lived on for nearly 20 years. >> this section right here slides quite often. >> reporter: far from the only one stopped from going home. crews worked quickly to clean up the mudslides, downed trees and power lines. >> hope to get up there sometime today. i got animals up there to take care of. >> reporter: the storm dumped heavy rain on the santa cruz mountains causing a flash flood warning as creeks and rivers rose. an alert for people who live nearby to be prepared for possible flooding. the storm caused minor inconveniences for some in the santa cruz mountains. public works is bracing for this weekend's storm with flood,accidents and shutting down highway 17. the break between storms gives everyone time to

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scientists were in the water today tracking sand being washed down the san lorenzo river. david louie joined them along the coast. >> you got all the dash lines, couple of dash lines in there. >> this is a project that takes scientists working on land in boats and on jet skis. their mission to map the massive amount of sand they believe has been washed from the mountains by recent storms down the san lorenzo river to santa cruz. >> we start to wond irabout the impacts of climate change and how rainfall may change in the future, how the severity of storms may increase or decrease in the future, that will give us a good indication of how much sand will be entered to the system and how beaches will behave and how we can help sustain those beaches. >> reporter: the u.s. geological survey team believes the most recent storms moved as many as 1,000 to 3,000 dump truck loads of sand to the coast. by using echo sound, gps and lightar, they create maps like this one. they have been doing this since 2014 to track movement over time. researchers say with storm tracks shifting north a