October is the first month in the water year, and there are still 11 months to go. This well above normal average for October don't mean the rest of the water year, which runs from Oct. The recent atmospheric river tied with two other events for third-strongest storm in 71 years. Local meteorologist Jan Null of Golden Gate Weather Services created a Bay Area Storm Index that ranks storms by strength, based on wind and rainfall totals, using data going back to 1950. Storms of that size are more typical in December, January and February, and even then a single winter storm doesn't usually deliver multiple inches of rain to urban areas. 24, making it San Francisco's wettest October day ever and the city's fourth-wettest day ever, with records going back to the Gold Rush.Ī severe storm like the one Oct. The weather gauge in downtown San Francisco recorded a total of 4.02 inches of rain on Oct. San Francisco on average sees less than an inch of rain in October. Concord Airport: 4.41 inches, 604% of average Hayward Airport: 5.02 inches, 620% of average Oakland Airport: 5.32 inches, 605% of normal Santa Rosa Airport: 10.76 inches, 647% of average Napa Airport: 6.71 inches, 722% of normal Here are a few other impressive October totals: Downtown San Francisco recorded 7.04 inches of rain in October - that's 750% above average. However, they are still only at 65 percent capacity.Ĭaltrain also experienced some delays Tuesday morning after the morning downpour caused the tunnel to flood under the Palo Alto station.The National Weather Service released totals for a handful of key spots across the region, and of those listed, San Francisco won the prize for location with total rainfall that's the highest percentage above average. Reservoirs in Marin County are 94 percent of average storage, for now. The folks at Treemasters warn that we'll have more of this ahead as the winter wears on. VIDEO: North Bay deals with flooding, downed trees He said, "Well, it sounded like there was a minor earthquake. San Rafael homeowner Michael Collins described the tree falling near his home. People in the North Bay have been dealing with downed trees and flooded lots all day on Tuesday. "I'm sure there will be trees down, but you know."Īlameda County Public Works said there were some branches that snapped off trees, but they had no calls of whole trees coming down and no reports of major damage. "It's nice, it's not too much, it's not torrential, it's not causing floods, it's just great," said Berkeley resident Paula Greer. That's nearly double the rain that has fallen in the area since October.īreezes kicked up a little around mid-day, but like the rain, it was nothing too serious. By the time all the storms make their way through the Santa Cruz Mountains this week, the total rainfall should be about six inches. PHOTOS: Strong rain and winds hit the Bay AreaĮven the San Lorenzo River seemed tame as it passed by the town of Boulder Creek early Tuesday evening. The bursts of rain were followed by lighter showers, and sometimes even breaks, so the Santa Cruz Mountains didn't experience any mudslides or flooding. It's the next wave of storms that could put the region at greater risk as the soil becomes more saturated. In the Santa Cruz Mountains, Tuesday's storm hasn't triggered any mudslides, but there were a few small rock slides and a few power outages. SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA (KGO) - The rain Tuesday morning caused car crashes, power outages and flooding in some Bay Area locations and more rain is headed to the area. Tuesday's rainfall caused some small rockslides in the Santa Cruz Mountains, but there were no major mudslides or flooding.
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