The storm that arrived in the Bay Area Thursday appears to be delivering what was expected, with an atmospheric river delivering enough rainfall for some parts of the Bay Area to be put under a flood warning.
A system developing off the West Coast will continue to bring heavy rainfall, heavy mountain snow and strong winds to portions of the state through Saturday, according to the National Weather Service’s Thursday update.
Richmond on Thursday had recorded receiving about 1.7 inches of rain. (Click the controls on the map to explore real-time data from the Contra Costa County Flood Control District, which collects rainfall totals from 30 rain gauges and publishes it online every 20 minutes.)
The storm, along with moisture from last month, will help “significantly lower the wildfire risk” the region often grapples with in the autumn, officials told Richmondside.
Rain is likely to continue until 10 p.m. Thursday. Friday looks milder with a 30% chance of rain. It will be mostly cloudy, gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 63 and southeast winds around 6 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch are possible.
