What you need to know about the atmospheric river poised to slam Bay Area
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A woman wearing a mask walks with an umbrella in the Richmond District of San Francisco, California during a steady rainfall. The first significant rainstorm of the season hit the San Francisco Bay Area on Nov. 17, 2020.Douglas Zimmerman/SFGATE
The biggest storm of the rainy season so far is forecast to wallop the San Francisco Bay Area Tuesday through Thursday, delivering a heavy dose of soaking rain and high winds that could wreak havoc throughout the region, flooding roadways, triggering debris flows in wildfire burn scars and knocking out power.
–Highway 1 on the Big Sur Coast will be closed between Ragged Point in San Luis Obispo County and Deetjen’s Big Sur Inn in Monterey County (44.6 miles) beginning Tuesday, Jan. 26 at 5 p.m. This closure on Highway 1 is expected to remain in effect until Thursday, Jan. 28. Assessments will take place, during daylight hours and when safe to do so, prior to reopening of the highway.
A major rainstorm is expected to advance on the Monterey Bay area late Tuesday night into early Wednesday morning. High winds also pose the potential for downed trees and power lines.
Monterey County has issued an evacuation warning for areas downslope of the Dolan Fire burn scar where this storm brings an increased likelihood of debris flows.