all. day and has the latest. >> >> we will continue to look at this. big powerful intensify as it approaches the bay area. the first wave of the two if storm is going to come from the south being relatively warm air with it should a warm front will be pushing in. you can see live doppler 7, some light rain falling in the north already ahead of the first wave of the storm should this storm is a level five on the impact scale. the first level five we have had your the strongest rating on our scale. tomorrow we expect damaging gusty winds and a high flood threat with the storm. all these are things that may occur with the storm. notice the first wave of intense storminess, will not arrive until overnight in the early morning hours. the morning commute is going to be a slow and challenging one.

there will be long periods of downpours and strong gusty winds. a slight break in the middle of the day followed by a second wave which will be a cold front sweeping in. this is going to produce more extended periods of heavy downpours, strong gusty winds up to 60 miles per hour at times followed by more rain continuing into thursday morning. when phone estimates with the storm anywhere from under two inches to over two and a half inches. it is going to be a soaking storm. a flood watch will be in effect from late tonight to thursday afternoon for the entire bay area. a high wind warning is in effect for the bay area as well. winds could gust between 50 and 60 miles per hour not just on the coast. here is the animation showing 8:00 tomorrow morning we will have gusts near 40 miles per hour in many locations. miles per hour along the coast tomorrow at midday. owing into the evening hours we will have strong gusts tomorrow.

that pattern will not wind down until thursday. the first stage of the storm i talked about, 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. tomorrow. we expect more heavy rain. higher flood threat. damaging winds 50 to 60 miles per hour. we have high concerns about flooding on roadways. mudslides, rock slides, landslides, power outages, downed trees. all these are things to be aware of because they may accompany the storm. the storm that brings us the effects i enumerated will produce a winter storm warning in the sierra from 7:00 a.m. tomorrow to 4:00 a.m. friday. three feet of snow or more in the higher elevations. travel will be difficult to impossible. i will have the full forecast a little later. >> in the east bay one of the areas that saw a lot of unexpected flooding and damage a few days ago was the city of danville.

people around contra costa county are getting ready for round two. >> the preparations there. >> you remember on neighborhood was facing three to four inches of flooding. now you can see the streets have then cleaned up but there's is still a lot of mud. the concern for neighborhoods like this one which are already saturated from saturday storm, how will they hold up against wednesday's downpour? this line of waiting for sandbags. then came an update from the county. they got lucky. the sand and sandbags arrived. karen says her house after saturday's storm but she is not taking any chances. >> very much concerned for tomorrow. i have a neighbor whose water drains onto my property. i am going to put sandbags so i

can keep the water away from my house. >> the best advice i can give to the residents of contra costa county is to stay off the roads during these big storm events if you can. >> brian is the public works director for contra costa county. along with keeping sandbag station stocked, he says the county is still working to clean up areas hit on saturday and now getting ready for wednesday. >> we are proactively patrolling various areas of the county to look for clogged storm drains them have been clogged up from the previous storm and additional fallen leaves etc. >> crews continued to clean up the area around el capitan drive in danville. a family the fire department. >> we tried to get a hold of sandbags but multiple locations were completely out. >> today they are improvising. he bought a pallet of soil to line his house.

the water never made it into their house but he does not want a repeat of saturday. he knows the cleanup crews cleared the storm drains but he is worried that will not be enough. to solve the problem. i don't know if they got enough of it out or if it is plugged out of our site. i am scared about what is happening next. >> over the past few days i have been speaking to county and city officials, fire and police. the one message they keep repeating is to remind drivers not to drive through standing water. you don't know what is in the water. they don't want to have people get their cars stuck. >> i know you grew up in the area. have never seen flooding perhaps like this before. can you tell us how the county is prioritizing where they send crews tomorrow? >> when we asked the county earlier they said they have an idea based on what they saw on saturday. areas near creeks, neighborhoods like this one that flooded over the weekend and also anywhere

where they might be rock slides or mudslides. they did tell me it is all hands on deck and all of their staff will be on call tomorrow. reporting live in danville. > they are certainly ready to go. we appreciate your work out there. >> in san francisco, city officials say they are ready but they are also winning residents the amount of rain and intensity expected may be too much for their crews to handle. leanne melendez joining us from city hall with the latest. >> what we weekend has only been seen i am told in san francisco twice. first in 1849 and a second time in 1994. that according to mayor london breed. san francisco is very concerned. this is what they told us. the type of response you will see you will see from crews and first responders will be similar i am told to a response generated after an earthquake.

for a city with an extensive amount of resources, the city from this weekend storm proved to be a challenge. this conference with city agencies, san francisco mayor london breed was blunt. >> our hope is while we are still recovering, cleaning out storm drains and working hard to get our city back on track, the time is not going to be sufficient between now and the next storm to completely recover. expected to be one of the worst storms in san francisco's history where mother nature will have the upper hand. >> we do expect localized flooding and mudslides, downed trees and power lines to occur in san francisco. >> the city's emergenc operations center will be functioning in shifts of 12 hours. beginning tomorrow at 4:00 in the morning through 4:00 p.m. on thursday. most businesses on folsom street already had for sandbags in place after experiencing major

flooding over the weekend. >> trying to cover as much as we can with sandbags. the water went straight into our building the other day so we are hoping to prevent that this time around. >> this is video given to us from another business which spent days cleaning up and today hopes sandbags will keep most of the water out. ndgsroved to be a hot commodity. 8500 have already been given to san francisco residents until the department of public works ran out this morning. another shipment was expected this afternoon. >> i'm not complaining but i wish i would have known. i have other things i can do as well. >> if you have not experienced flooding in previous storm events, you're not likely to experience flooding so please leave those sandbags for people who have had flooding issues in their home. san francisco homeless outreach team were offering shelter beds for those willing to leave their tents. some refused. others took their advice to seek refuge. >> my brothers and my sisters

are out here dying. they are starving in the street. they are called. >> to the agencies are suggesting residents stay home if they can and limit their 91 one calls only for emergencies. city officials are also saying even if you are home floods, if your home floods, please call 311 instead. here are a few other things that came out of the press conference. public transportation will be running. expect allays. i am told schools will be open. i was able to confirm that five minutes ago. sandbag distribution will be extended through 8:00 this evening. if you live near a storm drain and it is clogged, practice common sense and unblock it if you can. just be prepared. if you can stay home, stay home. buy batte

people in san francisco, we know how to deal with emergencies. just practice common sense. >> all in oakland, crews gave out free sandbags at the drainage services facility this morning. the city is giving away up to 10 free sandbags two locations for sandbags during normal hours this week. in contra costa county there are six sandbag pickup locations including those in one the creek, concord and richmond. you have to bring your own shovel. the sand and the bags are free. >> also a good reminder. i the north bay some of the biggest areas of concern include parts of the russian river. mark west creek and laguna day santa rosa abc7news anchor liz kreutz joins us in sonoma county with a look at preparations. lots happening behind you there. >> a lot of people here getting

sandbags. we are seeing this all around the bay area especially in sonoma county where there is concern of flooding. the russian river is a place where officials are keeping an eye on. the river could reach 32 feet which is its flood stage. even if it is not get there a lot of the low-lying areas around the rubric and fled before that so a lot of preparations are underway to make sure people are safe and ready. from santa rosa to the russian river, across sonoma county preparations are underway for the upcoming storm. at sonoma land works in greenville like madison was bouncing back and forth between filling up sandbags -- >> we open at 8:30 and i've already sold 32. >> and tanks of propane. this one for long resident jeff young. >> this will hold me for a week or so. i still got 10 at home. >> you are preparing to be stuck. >> absolutely. >> if you want to wait, i can make that right here.

>> susie m sandbags will prevent her garage from flooding the way it did a few years back. >> our biggest danger is the creek overflowing. supervisor linda hopkins says rivers and creeks could crest, specifically the russian river near granville. the county is bracing for a fallen trees and power outages. >> the biggest concern is we have the potential for gale force winds on top of a huge atmospheric river even >> >>. sonoma county fire has these jet skis on scan by. >> we have our jet skis hooked up to our trucks. utilities ready to go for when the call comes out. >> agencies across the county preparing inflatable rescue rafts like this to help stranded residents. >> there were people kayaking through the flooded parking lot. >> south -- misses district are putting out sandbags. the upcoming storm bringing back memories of the massive flooding

in 2019. >> they have the flood lock system locked and loaded to go. they supply us with sandbags. >> this morning the floodgates had not yet been installed at the city chamber of commerce says they feel prepared. >> it was an unprecedented amount of rain. the preparation was not point. you live and you learn. >> a representative from the barlow would not tell us if and when they plan to install the floodgates. you can see the sandbag station is still quite busy. you have seen dozens of people coming by. it is starting to drizzle here in sonoma county to santa rosa fire tells us they are adding additional staffing tomorrow to deal with the storm. they are considering opening up their emergency operations center. a big concern from officials is wanting to make sure first responders can gets a problematic areas tomorrow.

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>> stunning development in yesterday's crash in rescue of four people including four children at double slide. officials saying this is no accident. two adults and two young kids survived a 250 foot drop off highway one day morning. highway patrol has arrested the 49-year-old driver saying the man intentionally drove his car off the cliff. the person has been identified as daher nash patel from pasadena. he is being charged with attempted murder and felony child abuse. >> back to our weather coverage where you're looking live at live doppler 7 and another look from our exploratorium camera.

kind of dark. very cloudy out there. the severe storm on its way as we speak. >> i'm the south bay, not expected to see the same high rainfall numbers. still clearly a risk of flooding. >> we have abc7news reporter dustin dorsey live from san jose with warnings from officials. >> with that flooding risk you get sandbags. we have been showing all across the bay area. in the south bay in santa clara county, no different. my photographer scott told me this is the busiest he has ever seen this valley water location as people get ready for the storms ahead. when it comes to storm protection it can sometimes be too late but the time people respond to major rain and flooding. days after the south bay was pelted, residents recognized the significance of preparing. >> very important. >> why so?

>> don't want any damage. the big one is coming tomorrow so i got to be prepared. >> valley water has a similar message they were happy to see people grabbing sandbags before the storm but say it is also important for people to sign up for emergency alerts, have a plan and to know if your home is at risk of flooding. people >> who live in those neighborhoods know when though water is coming they see the creeks rising. we are asking those people to definitely be prepared. county, an issue we have seen before. the upper pen atencio creek and especially along the guadalupe river. >> our a lot of people along the waterways and i don't know how many are going to be alerted to the fact this atmospheric river is going to be coming in. >> steve holmes and the coalition have been going up and down the rivers warning people to move out of the areas for their own safety. yes they take all their belongings with them so the cleanup after the storm is not as much to deal with. >> typically it will take 10 cleanups to get all of the

shredded plastic, the aluminum, the battery spared all the harmful materials in the encampments that have been swept down with the storm >> waters. along with trash people can get swept down the river as well. we were in the spot in november when a rescue had to happen to save someone in an encampment along the river. rain and wind events like this don't happen often. >> when a storm like this comes, flooding can happen anywhere so you need to be prepared for the possibility it can flood in your area. >> absolutely and an important warning as we head into the storm t tomorrow. there are five locations across santa clara county. we are here on winfield boulevard in south san jose. matt keller told me they will remain open so people can get the help they need before the storm. >> thank you.

farther south, highway one along the big sur coast has finally reopened but only for today. caltrans temporarily lifted the closure between big sur and monterey county and ragged point in san luis obispo county to allow locals together a centrals ahead of the storm. highway one will close again tomorrow morning. everybody is trying to get as prepared as they can. >> talking about the roads, just a of of them shared work from home if possible. >> i know you're going to be in bright and early tomorrow because it is going to be a long day. the strong gusting winds and in addition to the possible flooding. >> storm we had a couple days ago. here is a look at the satellite radar composite image. i don't way to feel like we are throwing a lot of hype and alarmism. we would rather you be over prepared for this storm. you can see the first wave of that coming up from the south. some of the moisture is pushing over the bay area now.

we have areas of light rain developing in the north bay but nothing significant yet. currently the wind is flowing from the south. that warm front moving in. the wind is calm but it is warming us up from 24 hours ago. 24 degrees generally across the bay area. here is the view from sutro tower. 53 in oakland. here is east bay hills. one little bright spot in an otherwise dark and cloudy sky. 50 at santa rosa. mid to upper 40's in concord and livermore. emeryville, the forecast headlines. the first wave will arrive overnight. flooding, rain and strong damaging wind will be with us tomorrow. storm begins to weaken on thursday. before thursday the strong can do quite a bit of damage. it is a level five.

the first level five we have had. periods of heavy rain, strong damaging winds, high flood threat with this. there could be rock slides, mudslides and landslides. 6:00 this evening, in the early evening hours we have clouds and maybe suddenly rain. 4:00 tomorrow morning the first wave of the southwest will arrive bringing us fairly heavy and steady rain. they will be a little bit of a break around mid day or so. the next wave, the cold front sweeps through. that is going to bring is going to bring us more widespread rainfall. the brighter more vivid colors, the reds and oranges indicating the steadier rain is going to pound the bay area between its arrival early tomorrow afternoon and then :00 tomorrow night. the morning and evening commute are going to be washouts followed by more rain on thursday. rainfall totals for the two day period will range from nearly

two inches to nearly three inches. a very soaking storm. flood watch in effect from late tonight to thursday afternoon. gusts possibly up to 60 miles per hour appeared you can see how high our concerns are for flooding my roadways, creek flooding, mudslides, power outages. in the sierra a winter storm warning and effect from tomorrow morning to friday morning. highs tomorrow. here is the accuweather 7-day forecast. a level 3 storm on thursday because of the impact of the weaker intensity on thursday. that will be followed by several days of chances of rain through next week. >> a little bit of relief. property owners are gearing up for possible damage from the approaching storm. it has led to a flurry of business at hardware stores across the bay area. everything from rain boots to water pumps. center hardware and supply

company in san francisco so some of the shelves cleaned out by customers. > we have already got a lot of calls from sandbags. we are totally out of sand. our wet patch supplies for roofing is fairly good. our tarpaulins are good but i will expect them to last before the end of the day. >> one hardware store staffer says clearing the storm drains around your home is an easy way to prevent flooding. >> coming up, new information on what exactly happened to actor jeremy renner near lake tahoe and the latest on his condition. >> the drama today o

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orthopedic injuries. the modesto native remains in critical but stable condition at a reno icu. critical condition at a cincinnati hospital. support for him and his family continues to pour in after last night's frightening injury. hamlin suffered cardiac arrest during the game between his team, the bills and the bengals. medical experts say the next 12 to 24 hours will be crucial in his recovery. the family releasing a statement expressing gratitude and asking the public to keep them in your prayers. >> just ahead, our storm preps continue with sandbags running out across the bay area ahead of tomorrow storm. >> rain and snow shared what does this mean for the drought? is it almost

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>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. >> you are looking at a live picture. this is live doppler seven. we have an unprecedented level five storm on our storm impact scale expected to hit tomorrow. this is the first time since we have launched the impact scale seven years ago a level five is predicted. let's go to spencer christian with quite the forecast. >> this is going to be a severe storm. we want you to be prepared for it first time we have a level five on the impact scale. the heavy rain will begin in the early warning hours. we expect heavy rain, damaging winds, high threat of flooding. widespread flooding and mudslides, rock slides and downed trees may occur. notice a little bit of light rain tonight. going into their early morning

hours expect a wave of much heavier widespread rent the morning commute will be wet and messy and a slippery one. we expect a break between the first wave and the second wave pay the second waves should sweep onshore in the early afternoon hours in continue into the evening hours producing more widespread and heavier rain than the first wave. it is going to be a stormy day all the way through the evening hours and into thursday with more areas of rain but perhaps later wind coming on thursday. when full totals for the two day event from just over two inches of rain around the bay shoreline to over three inches of rain in the hardest areas of the north bay and the santa cruz mountains. a flood watch will be in effect for the entire bay area for thursday afternoon. a high wind warning for the bay area from tomorrow into thursday with gusts up to 60 miles per

hour. the storm is going to produce no in this year appeared in her storm winning will be in effect from 7:00 a.m. tomorrow to 4:00 a.m. friday. strong gusty winds. >> as we prepare, sandbags the hot commodity as bay area residents try to protect their property from flooding ahead of tomorrow's storm. >> luz pena joins us live in san mateo county where they ran out of sandbags earlier. any update on that situation because i know in various parts of the bay area people are just running out? >> that is right. we are hearing the sandbags are on their way. san mateo county has declared a state of emergency ahead of the storm. beaumont creek overflow during the weekend. you can still see the aftermath. you can see mud all over the area outside of businesses and many parking lots in this region. when the belmont creek rose out

of its banks this weekend, flooded streets stretched from sam carlos to redwood city. >> just about level. it is pretty crazy. it just takes a little bit to back up and then it works its way out here. >> adam witnessed how the creek flooded at least six blocks getting into businesses and his storage unit. today he is preparing. >> it was probably about 12 inches down there. >> one of the businesses located right next to the creek was putting up wood panels. 10 minutes away we got access to the san mateo county maintenance yard. this afternoon they ran out of eggs. >> before the storm in november we prepared over 12,000 sandbags. those are all gone now. >> would you say san mateo county is ready? >> we have been ready. we are ready for the storm, the potential landslides. anything that comes our way. >> outside the facility residents from across the county brought in their own bags and filled them with sand.

>> i went back to my -- and got this bag because we have to improvise in order to get something done really quick. because the more we wait, it is going to be even worse. >> patrick's garage flooded over the weekend. today his seven-year-old was helping him get ready. >> i need may be like about 10 to 15. depending how much area of a gap we are trying to fill. >> san mateo's county supervisor confirmed more bags are on the way before the storm. >> we have ordered about 24,000 sandbags throughout the county. that is going to be distributed to cities. >> for residents like adam the creek is their main concern. >> if the drains are not cleaned out it is going to do it all over again. hotel units available for any resident who is displaced by the upcoming storm.

>> in san leaders say they are ready to respond to any problems. >> we are working 24/7 to get our storm drains cleared, get our city prepared and we are asking members of the public to be patient, be understanding as we get through this because we will get through this. >> it is not just clogged drains the city wants to avoid. also clogged 911 lines >> >>. this becomes a lot harder when everyone calls into 911 for non-life-threatening injuries -- non-life-threatening issues. it did happen for a. of time on new year's eve. we are asking the public to only use nine 11 for the life safety emergencies. >> they weighed to call 311 if you have to report non-life-threatening flooding. >> we move now to the east bay where several roads remain closed in alameda county as

officials prepare for more flooding and landslides. leslie brinkley joins us live in dublin with the latest. all that sand behind you. >> there is a lot of was moving, has stopped right now but might be a problem tomorrow behind me on shady key -- 80 creek drive. folks are taking walks and looking at this hillside, eating up sandbags, getting a little worried. this was not so much the calm before the storm but today was a bit of a frenzy before the storm. it was a day of unclogging drains and cutters in neighborhoods across alameda county as caltrans crews focused on getting floodwaters out of the way along freeway ramps like here at the marina boulevard exit on 880 and at 100 50th avenue along 580 where a new pump was put in place. >> we are going to bring

emergency pumps in those areas. three particular areas. two on 580 and one help the existing pumps drain the water we know is going to accumulate. >> crews are preparing to work 12 hour shifts as alameda county is staffing up there emergency operations center. a next his of communications for the coming storm. >> alameda county public works, our police, fire department, pg&e. we can -- we will be in one central location and we can work together. what that means is we can communicate quicker and faster. with one message instead of having multiple messages. >> along mount boulevard in oakland landslides and mudslides remain a big way. engineers say the exposed gas lines and power lines could be problematic as they review -- they remove damaged drainage

pipes navy oakland zoo where the road collapsed over the weekend. portions of foothill road and niles canyon road remain closed. an unprecedented number of concerned residents lined out first sandbags in hayward to protect their property as they stocked up on essential items. >> just food and whiskey. >> and emergency items that were almost impossible to find. >> we went to the local hardware store for some pumps. everybody is looking at the empty shelves where it says pumps and hoses. >> officials urged residents to stock up today and stay home wednesday. > you never nowhere -- never know what is under the water. it could be electrical lines. >> another suggestion. sign up for ac alerts online so you get notifications about flooding and road closures near you. lots of advice on what to do and not do. bottom line is get ready. tomorrow if you can, stay home.

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>> a level five when the abc 7 storm impact scale is expected to hit tomorrow. >> preparations underway as we speak. ryan curry live in marin county with the details. what is happening there? >> very large county across the entire county but in marin city is where the big concerns are happening from residents. this intersection behind me flooded in the last storm. the amount of rain we are expecting to see later this week, officials say it is almost inevitable it will flood again. marin county residents are stocking up on last-minute supplies before wednesday's major storm. >> a ton of batteries just for flashlights. i have a generator but i could not get it to start recently. we are battening down the hatches and seeing how it goes. >> a mad rush at goodman's

hardware where shelves of raingear were nearly empty. >> we sold lots of raingear. are taking precautions themselves. sandbags stacked around the edges in case the story itself is flooded. >> plastic and sandbags to keep the store as clean and dry as we can. sometimes you cannot help it. >> it is all hands on deck in marin county. >> what it is fully staffed, each area is staffed with subject matter expert. >> empty room now but on wednesday marin county fire chief says to jason weber -- jason weber says -- >> we experienced some issues over the new year's holiday. we expect that to be increased for tomorrow's storm. >> a few days ago emergency crews capture video of flooding on donahue street. it is a place teen activists say is always flooded. there will be going door-to-door to help residents prepare in the event the experience term issues.

>> i'm going to tell them they need to have groceries for more than two weeks, flashlights, escape plan, batteries, prepare sandbags in case the water gets to your door. >> countywide everyone is expecting the storm to hit hard. >> i am worried about people who have not prepared for this and not being able to go anywhere. we will not be able to leave. >> just like the rest of the bay area this neighborhood is concerned. you can see the sign, flood zone. strong storm coming. that sign put in place over the last storm over the weekend but obviously instead of taking it away officials kept it in place and adjusted the dates on the sign because that is a big concern. this is a big intersection that leads on and off to 101 so if it floods that is a big inconvenience for anyone who lives in marin city. >> the warning on the sign still applies.

during tomorrow's storm you are being urged to stay home if you can. officials are putting widespread flooding, downed trees and dangerous road conditions. if you absolutely must go out, this ehp has advice on staying safe. >> one of our best tips we give throughout the year but especially during the storms is reducing your distractions. whether it is your phone or gps, trying to have as much set up as you can before you start driving especially in conditions where things can change rapidly. you need 100% of your focus on the road. >> he says it is extremely important to slow down. the chp says speeding is the number one cause of crashes during storms. never ever drive through standing water. if you have no way of knowing how deep it is, places where you have driven safely before could become compromised and it does not take much to get your car stuck. >> it is not just rain but snow on the way.

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supply. the department of water resources conducted the first snow survey of the year at phillips station in south lake tae. say the water content level is that 177 percent of average and we are of 200 the snowiest starts in about 40 years. the recent storms still are not enough to end our drought. >> no single storm event will end the drought. we will need consecutive storms. month after month of above average rain, snow and runoff. >> they are measuring the snowpack at over 260 locations to forecast the amount of snow that will melt and runoff to state reservoirs. obviously we need as much as we can get. we are in that situation where you don't want so much. >> right that it is overwhelming. >> and flooding becomes a problem. >> spencer, you have talked about this. this is a spring in the marathon. >> we like the marathon at a steady pace as opposed to the

spread. let's take a look at what is coming to the sierra. winter storm another 36 inches of snow. difficult travel. almost impossible travel. under the area to get rid of that because our approaching storm is a level five coming in tonight into tomorrow. it will produce periods of heavy rain and strong gusty winds and my computer sometimes does not quite at up the graphic i want. 6:00 this evening forecast animation shows of the first wave of the level five storm coming in overnight. it is going to produce pockets of heavy rainfall, strong gusty wind appeared to break in the two waves of wind the second wave stronger. we will end up with two to three inches of rainfall in the areas hardest hit over the next two days. >> a reminder, you can watch us on air and online tomorrow morning starting at 4:00 a.m.. our morning team will be

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