Light storm developing and these are heavier showers. We stay unsettled through the 10 00 and 11 00 hour but a stronger storm is going to move here saturday. The full accuweather forecast is coming up. At 6 00 rain may have contributed to a deadly accident south of pittsburgh. Investigators say a woman driving on kerker pass road. The car flipped over, killing the woman. Taking a look at traffic now, you can barely see. One on one in san rafael. The northbound commute is very heavy and basically a wash out. Taking a look in tahoe, expecting more than a foot of snow this weekend. And our last check, no chain controls for 80 or 50. Team coverage continues with cornell bernard, live in pacifica. Cornell . El nino back in a big way tonight. Waves starting to crash over the sea wall here in pacifica and just check out the surf. It is churning out some very big waves tonight and with storm clouds, the city is getting ready. Crashing waves in pacifica, pounding the sea wall on beach boulevard
Rain in the lower elevations and 2 to 4 for the hills and wind gusts of 50 miles per hour. Many elements coming together to bring a vigorous system our way. You can see cells here from point rays off the coast. It has been the lighter rain, heavier downpours and along the coast in San Francisco and san mateo and 280, lighter returns. Further south and east into san jose and livermore, 580. Some light shower activity. Were looking at a wind advisory, winds continue to crank up but by noontime, well have gusts over 35 miles an hour and when the front moves through from 6 00 to 9 00 tonight, we could see wind gusts in excess of 50 miles an hour. Were talking total as much as 3 inches before tomorrow night. And we have another system for the second half of the weekend. Cornell . Well, lisa, thank you so much. Brace for it. As lisa said the most powerful storm of the year so far will bear down on the bay area later today. Along with it, gusty winds, abc 7 News Reporter Tiffany Wilson is liv
This is the view a lot of us had today, windshield wipers moving faster than traffic. Walking around meant using umbrellas, jackets, and hoodies to stay dry. And this is just a preview of the strong storm on the way this weekend. Look at the clouds outside, now, good evening, thanks for joining us. Im ama daetz. Im larry beil. Were preparing for strong winds and rain with Team Coverage around theay area. Lets begin withdrew tuma. Yes. Were going to see the beginning stages of a wet, windy weekend. There are down pours moving throughout the region. Were seeing less intensity in terms of rainfall. These shades of green areain showers moving throughout the bay are look at this. Kentfield, an inch o rain. And this weak system moves through, were still expecting more down pours this ening. So on our scale now, this is a light storm developing and these are heavier showers. We stay unsettled through the 10 00 and 11 00 hour but a stronger storm is going to move here saturday. Th full accuwea
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