Heavy rain blew sideways at times during a storm Monday that left much of the Bay Area soaked, much like water being tossed from a bucket. On Tuesday, some more stormy weather is coming, only it figures to be much more isolated.
That was the message early from the National Weather Service as the region dried out from the heavier of two rain systems that passed through the region beginning Saturday.
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“It’s gonna be more scattered in terms of the showers, but they’ll be heavy, including possible thunderstorms,” meteorologist Sean Miller said Tuesday morning. “Not everybody is gonna get rain, but those who get it are really gonna notice it.”
The havoc left behind by Monday’s storm and the previous ones was noticeable during Tuesday’s morning commute. Caltrans closed down Niles Canyon Road/state Highway 84 for repairs at 5 p.m. Monday, shutting down a key commute route.
Those likely to face the most powerful of the isolated showers are in the North Bay, he said, the same area that got the brunt of the previous two storms. The heaviest rain there Monday fell in Saint Helena in Napa County, which received 1.08 inches in a 24-hour period ending at 4 a.m.
In the East Bay, about six-tenths of an inch fell in Orinda and a quarter inch in Oakland. An inch of rain fell in La Honda in the South Bay, and Los Gatos received a little more than one-third of an inch. The storm did miss some areas; San Jose had no measurable rain in the same 24-hour period.
PG&E said the region survived without any significant power outages. At 5 a.m. Tuesday, 1,590 Bay Area customers were without power, with about 1,030 of those in the South Bay. The East Bay had approximately 300 power outages, the North Bay 150, the Peninsula 110 and San Francisco 10.
Crews trying to return power were expected to have conditions with winds blowing far less intensely, Miller said.
“It’s not gonna be anything like we’ve seen the last couple of days,” he said.
The system also is expected to bring more rain and some snow to the Sierra Nevada and Tahoe region. A winter storm warning remained in effect in that area, with difficult travel expected through Wednesday morning.
The Bay Area was expected to have a few hours without rain early Tuesday before the rainfall likely begins again sometime in the afternoon or evening, according to Miller. Those isolated showers are expected to last through Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning.
Once that storm passes, the drying out may be relatively short. Miller said a lighter rain system than the previous ones is making its way to the region and that it could result in rain for areas of the region by late Friday or early Saturday.
