Road looked like in january, when nonstop rain left it nearly impossible to drive on. Since then, the county has taken new steps to keep it from flooding. We wanted to protect the road so we went in and actually built a concrete wall underneath the road and then paved over it. Reporter Sonoma Countys public works director says they spent 18 million this year to repave and reseal roads, and clear out drains. With the rain, half the work could soon be put to the test. Residents like chrissy boois are hopeful. I hope that we are able to cross it when it does rain a lot. Reporter again, Sonoma County has spent 18 million to repave some 70 miles of roads. They hope that will help them weather this storm see in. Reporting live in the north bay, im jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. Jodi, thank you. In full weather gear in the north bay. Lets bring in nbc bay areas robert handa in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Always precarious when it comes to rain there. What are you seeing right now . Reporter
Roads ahead. Lets start with chief meteorologist, jeff ranieri. Right now you will see on the Doppler Radar a complex of wet weather off shore with the associated cold front. Its continuing to stream the most moisture into marine and napa counties. And especially on the highway 101 corridor. To the south, we havent seen a whole lot across san jose, but we have the wet weather just off shore and theres a chance we could have some of this in play for your morning commute. Rainfall totals again drastically different. Nothing in san jose measurable. 2 10 in san jose mountains. 1 10 in San Francisco. And in the north bay, as high as one inch in santa rosa. Im tracking two more storms. We continue our Team Coverage in berkley where crews spent the day removing a tree that came crashing down on an apartment complex. Not done yet. Reporter thats right. Its been raining off and on here tonight but crews worked for four hours straight to remove that huge tree from the Apartment Building but as y
Watching the rain in the north bay. Right now the biggest impact in the east bay, moderate rain closer to oakland and the east bay. The focus, central bay to north bay will start to drift from south to north heading into the afternoon. Areas near santa rosa may see another half inch of rain. Santa clara missing out with the storm. Highs today upper 60s to low 70s. A drier forecast on wednesday. A look at the storm coming up in a few minutes. Now to see how the rain is impacting that east bay commute, here is mike. A great note for drivers. The road weather index shows the green. The damp roadways that remain from overnight rain in many parts of the bay. More active approaching the bay bridge. The slowdown for the upper east shore, 22 minutes from highway 4 down to the maze. Some of that due to the volume. The live look at the bay bridge toll plaza shows you the droplets falling opt the lens, the backup forms. Keep that in mind as you drive through oakland. Oakland hills maybe gusty win
Watching the rain in the north bay. Right now the biggest impact in the east bay, moderate rain closer to oakland and the east bay. The focus, central bay to north bay will start to drift from south to north heading into the afternoon. Areas near santa rosa may see another half inch of rain. Santa clara missing out with the storm. Highs today upper 60s to low 70s. A drier forecast on wednesday. A look at the storm coming up in a few minutes. Now to see how the rain is impacting that east bay commute, here is mike. A great note for drivers. The road weather index shows the green. The damp roadways that remain from overnight rain in many parts of the bay. More active approaching the bay bridge. The slowdown for the upper east shore, 22 minutes from highway 4 down to the maze. Some of that due to the volume. The live look at the bay bridge toll plaza shows you the droplets falling opt the lens, the backup forms. Keep that in mind as you drive through oakland. Oakland hills maybe gusty win
Watching the rain in the north bay. Right now the biggest impact in the east bay, moderate rain closer to oakland and the east bay. The focus, central bay to north bay will start to drift from south to north heading into the afternoon. Areas near santa rosa may see another half inch of rain. Santa clara missing out with the storm. Highs today upper 60s to low 70s. A drier forecast on wednesday. A look at the storm coming up in a few minutes. Now to see how the rain is impacting that east bay commute, here is mike. A great note for drivers. The road weather index shows the green. The damp roadways that remain from overnight rain in many parts of the bay. More active approaching the bay bridge. The slowdown for the upper east shore, 22 minutes from highway 4 down to the maze. Some of that due to the volume. The live look at the bay bridge toll plaza shows you the droplets falling opt the lens, the backup forms. Keep that in mind as you drive through oakland. Oakland hills maybe gusty win