Live, from the cbs bay area studios, this is kpix5 news. This is just a taste of the damage in the bay area left behind by el nino. Lets take a live look outside from treasure island. We are getting a break from the series of storms right now at least, but brace yourself for another blast. Paul, things could really get nasty in a couple of hours. The break is almost over. By 3 00, it will be raining steadily. Here is kpix5 highdef doppler showing the rain building to the north and to the west. Within just a couple of hours, it will be pouring throughout much if not all of the bay area. Nearly five inches of rain in the mountains. Nearly an inch in san jose. Danville, san mateo, more rain than today is expected tomorrow. And because of the very brief break between weather systems, some urban flooding. Small stream flooding is likely tomorrow. And the majority of the bay area is under a flash flood watch. Lets go hourly hour with futurecast. We are dry right now. Look at all the rain mov
Possibility of thunderstorms and gusty winds. But it will be very hit or miss throughout the day and even continuing into parts of tomorrow. Ill detail that and what else to expect. Lets check in with mike to see whats happening on the roadways. As the rain and wind continue, were watching for flood reports, downed trees and rock and mudslides. We have heard reports of flooding. Look at the reasons why. Watch the slick offramps as well. A lot of spinouts reported throughout the morning. You see the blue highlighted for the entire bay south of the san mateo bridge. We had flooding reported for san jose and the spinout. As we move our map north, we had a couple spinouts, 92 through 101 and through san mateo, both cleared from the roadway. Slowing getting through the interchange. Maybe flashing lights and more flooding like we had early this morning. Down the eastshore freeway, a slower drive. Another spinout reported on west 24. Indicator of how slippery it is out there. The camera tremb
Ahead. Slick roadways and fast winds make for an eventful morning in the north bay. Those winds knocking down a tree that took out a utility pole in mill valley, leaving hundreds of residents without power for a while. Like heard this big explosion. I wondered if it was a car backfiring. And this could be an indication of bigger things to come. As we work to coordinate things. Woody works for marin countys office of emergency services. The office is empty now, but if the storms were to cause major damage, it would be the Meeting Place for different county agencies. So in this case, its weather events were looking, National Weather service, chp, with the road conditions. The county has already shut down the park and ride in mill valley for the fex few days since its prone to heavy flooding. He also recommended stocking up on sandbags. Putting out the message on where people can buy sandbags. Dm theyre free at the Fire Department. Its do it yourself, and with the rain continuing, the Fir
Mountains. And south San Francisco. San mateo, the peninsula. And some of this imbedded, very heavy rain and it will continue. You can see down to the south. Another tough commute on many of the freeways including 101 and 280 probably already. And plenty that has to roll in here this morning. The breeze is picking up. And gusts 25 to 30 miles an hour. And this has a lot more wind than our system had yesterday. This is going to be a windy day. And then we will see the cold air come in and the possibility of thundershowers. So rain and wind, cooler, showers, possible thunderstorms, and heaviest rain this morning and some of the isolated thundershowers can also produce some heavy rain, briefly. It is 4 01. Sal, lets hope today is quiet. Turn on your mic, buddy. Turn on your mic, buddy. It is 4 01. Can you hear me . I sure can. Okay. There you go. I was just saying, we can always hope but im looking at my monitor here, and i am going to count how many incidents we have. Because usually on
Of gun safety measures. This morning we are joined by the police chief. Rain continues to be the story of the morning. We have crews all over the bay area as we track the effects from this next round of rain. Plus, a Consumer Electronics show is underway in las vegas. Were there live for a look at some of the hottest gadgets that could be hitting the market. It is the scene to welcome back, kotter. I show that. You probably missed it because you were far too young it be propped up in front of the television in the 70s. We welcome you back to the 9 as well on this rainy, rainy day. We are getting a lot of help getting through the morning commute. The rain is sticking around. Thanks for joining us. Hope you are warm and cozy on the couch like i think we all wish we could be. This is the first time all three of us, mike, sal. I was nice and warm only the couch on sunday. My wife started to get when i was sick. Those two dont go together and throw in the two and fiveyearold. When you are s