Orange right there will slide through the central and southern bay area. We will see some heavy rain on this Late Afternoon commute. In the north bank there is concern that rain or the kinkead fire burned just weeks ago could cause runoff or even worse mudslides. Andre senior is in Sonoma County and it is pouring up there. Reporter we were with you at 5 pm and it hasnt stopped since then. It has been going like this for two hours. This much rain this fast is not a great combination in a county that is three weeks removed from a massive wildfire. Sonoma county needed the rain and on tuesday finally got it. Residents in downtown donned raincoats and umbrellas. The rain is welcome but with it comes the danger of a Flash Flood Watch for the kinkead fire burn area. There still ash in the area we want to make sure that ash doesnt washed downstream and harm any of the environment for their downhill. Reporter the board of supervisors chair said plans were put in place soon after the fire that
Has dropped temperatures. It is snowing on mount diablo. Hamilton will be seeing snow as well. Not a ton but definitely colder , 30 degrees at mount diablo. The winds are the other part of the story and the rain. In the next couple of hours as the front passes through the kinkaid fire zone theres a Flash Flood Watch for debris flow and mudslides. If rainfall rates transpire, three quarters of an inch an hour we could see that problem. You could see an emergency bulletin in those areas. We are preparing for that friend to come through. It will be in the next couple of hours when the heaviest rain is. The heavy wind will be pretty much throughout the evening hours and in the mountains a winter storm warning that is significant. It is almost a blizzard warning because the highways are already closed. The wind and snowfall rates, the snow level will create conditions that are almost impossible to travel. It is a good storm and a big storm. In terms of flooding rain not there. In terms of a