Gutter autos pineapple express. I consider them lightly. Out in front of the house a tee trimming crew was cutting down branches. Here inds marin county we have 15 crews roaming this, is something we do year round. Theyll work tomorrow, when storm gets gusty, well keep them out as long as conditions are safe, theyre out here working 365 days per year. No sandbags on the sidewalk and owners of shops that flooded several times over past years say theyre not concerned. There is not been any rain. The creek is low. Were not worried. Just minutes ago i spoke with a representative from county public works told me theyve not been out clearing drains because they were out clearing drains for two months in preparation for storms. They say they will be out in force, tomorrow, reporting from Marin Headlands abc 7 news. Mark. Thank you. Santa clara valley Water District using web cams to monitor creeks and rivers around the county. Water managers, can see where storm drains are getting clogged. An
Unloaded before this storm. Crab cams in by boatful today. Workers at fishermans warp rushed to hall in before the storms hit. Any time theres a storm it means cant go out and work. Coast guard is aid ad advicing boat owner nots go out and that they are secured. This is going to be a pretty good storm. You have to be young or crazy to go out in weather like this. Winds as high. A 96 means hour. 134 315foot wave coming through. But once you add that anyone it really makes everything steep. Reporter the coast guard also is advising people to stay wayaway from the shorelines where large waves could sweep someone away. A small part ocean beach remains close where a storm last week caused a sewage spill. Crews were out there today bolting and welling a manhole that bursted. Crews also empties the under Ground Holding tanks to hopefully prevent another spill. With the coming rain that kind of impacts our efforts but were figuring out a plan to clean this and is up and get the beach reopened.
Hang on. First in a series of storms line the up in the pacific is getting ready to come ashore and slam the bay area. San jose city crew cleared storm drains to prevent rain water prosecute backing up into the street. Several bay area cities are making sand bag available to people for free training to prevent flooding in their neighborhood. Storm strong winds prompted this Christmas Tree lot in San Francisco to tie down the tree so they dont get blown away. Coast guard warning about potentially dangerous waves at local beaches and says boaters should avoid sailing during the storm even though tempting because the winds are up and make sure the boat is properly tied up or anchored as the storm approaches. Good evenin evening. Could be pretty rough. Receipts get the very latest on it now from sandhya who is tracking the storm on live doppler 7 hd. It is going to be a rough morning for wind and rain. Heaviest will arrive for the morning commute. Show you the timing in a moment. Live dopp
During the morning drive tomorrow, there could be gusts up in the peaks up to 70 miles an hour. So we have the wind and well also get the rain. This is where its coming from. A pretty potent subtropical storm thats out there. That low pressure is going to work its way toward the bay area and right smack in the middle of the morning commute tomorrow. We are going to get pretty heavy rain and pretty strong wind and a thunderstorm would not be a surprise. How much rain . The amounts look significant. 5 to 8 of rain, this is by sunday. So these are totals by sunday. As much as a foot of rain in some of the hills of marin. Well have the entire forecast for you when we do the weather in just a few minutes. Michelle . Thank you. Even though the rain isnt here yet, people across the bay area are getting ready. That includes a bay area town thats no stranger to flooding. Cbs 5 reporter Elissa Harrington shows us what residents there are doing to stay safe. Reporter this is downtown san anselmo
Ready for the storms and they are loading up on sandbags. 15, 20 pounds but not too heavy or you wont be able to line them up correctly. Reporter san anselmo is no stranger to flooding. The downtown area was heavily damaged in 2005 so residents and merchants alike take the warnings of whats in store seriously. Michael feldmans art gallery still displays a plaque which shows the high watermark in 2005 halfway up the main entrance. I think this one is going to be strong. A lot of news on the street about people getting worried that the flood might happen. Reporter also gearing up for the heavy rains the california highway patrol. The inundation of rain is going to bring all the oils to the surface creating a slick roadway. Reporter he says the first major storms of the season could be extra hazardous for drivers. And thats really important that you drive slow and create a lot of space like snow and ice. Reporter back in san Anselmo Joe Elliott is offering his services for free to help pe