EMERGENCY ALERT, FLASH FLOOD WARNING: Dangerous Flooding Imminent Or Already Occurring In Alameda, Contra Costa, Napa, Sonoma, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz Counties
(CBS SF) -- Over 6.6 million people in the Bay Area are under an emergency Flash Flood Warning issued by the National Weather Service, including Alameda, Contra Costa, Napa, Sonoma, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz counties as torrential rain continues flooding neighborhoods and streets.
Some of the worst residential and commercial flooding was reported in Daly City and Healdsburg, while street flooding is widespread with water easily overpowering cars all across the Bay Area.
The Bay Area is not alone in terms of wild weather. Wind reached 135mph near Tahoe, where people were surfing on the lake.
The following is the official Emergency Alert from the National Weather Service:
LIVE STORM UPDATES:
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EMERGENCY BULLETIN:
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA
922 AM PST THU DEC 11 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS
ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR FLASH FLOODING AND DEBRIS FLOWS FOR...
ALAMEDA COUNTY IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...PLEASANTON...LIVERMORE...FREMONT...
DUBLIN...
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...OAKLEY...ANTIOCH...
SANTA CLARA COUNTY IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...SUNNYVALE...SARATOGA...SANTA CLARA...
SAN JOSE...MILPITAS...LOS GATOS...CUPERTINO...CAMPBELL...
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF SANTA CRUZ...
* UNTIL 1215 PM PST
* AT 918 AM PST...THE PUBLIC REPORTED HEAVY RAIN AND
FLOODING...FROM AN AREA OF HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA.
WIDESPREAD FLASH FLOODING HAS OCCURRED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE BAY
AREA WITH THE PASSING OF THIS HEAVY RAIN. TRAVEL IS NOT RECCOMENDED
DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS IN THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING AREA.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO DISCOVERY
BAY...BRENTWOOD AND BLACKHAWK
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
&&
LAT...LON 3810 12157 3797 12156 3696 12186 3697 12194
3694 12207 3699 12219 3738 12204 3804 12186
3805 12184 3802 12181 3802 12174 3806 12169
3810 12168 3811 12160
TIME...MOT...LOC 1721Z 180DEG 0KT 3747 12192
$$
JOHNSON
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
CAC055-097-112000-
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA
900 AM PST THU DEC 11 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS
ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR FLASH FLOODING AND DEBRIS FLOWS FOR...
NAPA COUNTY IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...
SONOMA COUNTY IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...GEYSERVILLE...SANTA ROSA...
* UNTIL NOON PST
* AT 857 AM PST...THE PUBLIC REPORTED HEAVY RAIN AND
FLOODING...FROM AN AREA OF HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA.
SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IS OBSERVED IN HEALDSBURG. FLASH FLOODING WILL
OCCUR ON STREAMS AND CREEKS IN THE AREA.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CA SEA
RANCH...HEALDSBURG AND CLOVERDALE
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
&&
LAT...LON 3885 12281 3880 12274 3872 12269 3871 12265
3868 12262 3845 12266 3842 12263 3844 12273
3831 12305 3845 12314 3850 12326 3877 12354
3881 12327 3881 12314 3883 12314 3886 12298
TIME...MOT...LOC 1700Z 180DEG 0KT 3860 12283
$$
JOHNSON
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
CAC001-013-081-085-087-111915-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA
816 AM PST THU DEC 11 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS
ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR FLASH FLOODING AND DEBRIS FLOWS FOR...
ALAMEDA COUNTY IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...UNION CITY...SAN LORENZO...SAN
LEANDRO...NEWARK...HAYWARD...FREMONT...CASTRO VALLEY...
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF SAN RAMON...
SAN MATEO COUNTY IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...MENLO PARK...EAST PALO ALTO...
SANTA CLARA COUNTY IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...SUNNYVALE...PALO ALTO...MOUNTAIN
VIEW...LOS ALTOS...CUPERTINO...
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...
* UNTIL 1115 AM PST
* AT 814 AM PST...THE PUBLIC REPORTED HEAVY RAIN AND
FLOODING...FROM AN AREA OF HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA.
SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOODING HAS BEEN CAUSED BY THIS HEAVY RAIN IN SAN
MATEO COUNTY AND IT WILL SPREAD EAST CONTINUING SIGNFICANT FLOODING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.
&&
LAT...LON 3745 12216 3755 12222 3751 12216 3751 12212
3754 12212 3758 12215 3765 12216 3771 12221
3780 12221 3781 12193 3734 12203 3700 12219
3718 12238
TIME...MOT...LOC 1615Z 180DEG 0KT 3764 12205
$$
JOHNSON
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
CAC055-097-111845-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA
748 AM PST THU DEC 11 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS
ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR FLASH FLOODING AND DEBRIS FLOWS FOR...
NAPA COUNTY IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...
SONOMA COUNTY IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...
* UNTIL 1045 AM PST
* AT 745 AM PST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING...FROM AN AREA OF HEAVY RAIN OVER THE
WARNED AREA.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
RUTHERFORD...POPE VALLEY...OAKVILLE...KENWOOD...ST. HELENA AND
CALISTOGA
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS
FLOODED ROADS.
&&
LAT...LON 3849 12229 3820 12232 3819 12235 3828 12242
3845 12266 3868 12262 3868 12258 3869 12255
3870 12243
TIME...MOT...LOC 1548Z 180DEG 0KT 3839 12240
$$
JOHNSON
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
CAC041-097-111815-
/O.NEW.KMTR.FF.W.0004.141211T1515Z-141211T1815Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA
715 AM PST THU DEC 11 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS
ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR FLASH FLOODING AND DEBRIS FLOWS FOR...
MARIN COUNTY IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...SAN RAFAEL...NOVATO...
SONOMA COUNTY IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...ROHNERT PARK...PETALUMA...
* UNTIL 1015 AM PST
* AT 712 AM PST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING...FROM AN AREA OF HEAVY RAIN OVER THE
WARNED AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MUD SLIDES AND ROCK SLIDES CAN POTENTIALLY TRAP AND KILL PEOPLE
CAUGHT IN THEIR PATH.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
&&
LAT...LON 3845 12272 3841 12261 3827 12240 3818 12236
3816 12237 3816 12240 3814 12239 3810 12248
3782 12248 3790 12265 3790 12273 3802 12286
3823 12301 3825 12298 3831 12303
TIME...MOT...LOC 1515Z 180DEG 0KT 3847 12277
$$
JOHNSON
