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The weekend's heavy rains soaked the San Francisco Bay Area, causing minor flooding, impacting sporting events and triggering power outages.
More rain is in the forecast beginning Tuesday morning, hitting the North Bay first then traveling south through the Bay Area. A half-inch to inch of rain is expected in the North Bay, with the rest of the area getting one-third to one-half an inch of precipitation, according to the National Weather Service.
It will also be windy again, but not as gusty as last weekend, according to the NWS.
"Speeds don't look that impressive," the NWS reported Monday.
But the five-day rainfall totals for the Bay Area the NWS released Monday were impressive.
Venado, west of Healdsburg in Sonoma County, and Mount Umunhum, in Santa Clara County, topped the list with 15.88 and 15.72 inches of rain, respectively.
Here are rainfall totals from around the Bay Area.
Location County Rainfall Total Mount St. Helena Napa 12.95 inches Atlas Peak Napa 10.20 inches La Honda San Mateo 8.74 inches Sonoma Airport Sonoma 7.85 inches Mount Hamilton Santa Clara 7.57 inches San Rafael Civic Center Marin 7.35 inches Santa Rosa Sonoma 6.44 inches Napa city Napa 4.87 inches Morgan Hill Santa Clara 4.78 inches Gilroy Santa Clara 4.20 inches SFO San Mateo 3.78 inches Napa County Airport Napa 3.06 inches Redwood City San Mateo 2.73 inches Moffett Field Santa Clara 2.66 inches San Jose International Airport Santa Clara 2.45 inchesThe torrential downpour soaked hillsides, caused creek levels to rise and swamped roads. In Marin County, it forced the cancellation of the North Face Endurance Series trail races Sunday at Fort Berry in the Gold Gate National Recreation Area because the trails were too soggy, and there were flash flood watches and concerns about debris flows.
In San Bruno, Cupid Row overflowed into a community garden. See photos and videos here.
There were traffic issues throughout the Bay Area. Small mudslides blocked lanes on Highway 17 in the Santa Cruz Mountains, and downed trees and flooding impacted parts of the Peninsula during the weekend.
In Napa County, the river peaked slightly above flood stage Sunday evening, flooding vineyards in Oak Knoll and St. Helena, but the river remained within its banks as it flowed through the county seat. Some riverfront parks were closed by the high water levels.
For a gallery of more than 50 Napa County images from the weekend, please see High Water in the Napa Valley: Share Photos Here.
City of Napa spokesman Barry Martin, in a series of interviews aired Sunday on KCBS radio, said more than a decade of flood-control project work, paid for by a voter-approved countywide sales tax and federal matching funds, is showing its worth.
To watch a video of how the flood control improvements are working on Napa Creek, please see Flood Control Tames Napa Creek
In Capitola, in Santa Cruz County, a dead man was found floating in a rain-swollen creek Friday.
The popular Calistoga lighted tractor parade went off as scheduled Saturday night despite steady rain.
More than 100 flights coming in and out of the San Francisco International Airport were affected during the days-long stormy weather.
More storm news from Napa County:
- Napa Valley Dodges Flooding Bullet
- Napa River Flood Threat Ebbs; Some Parks Closed
- What to Do if the Power Goes Out: Safety Tips from PG&E
- Things to Do With Kids on Rainy Days in the Napa Valley
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