>> now from abc 7 mobile life-threatening storm is moving into the area flooding, landslides are all a possibility. >> the rate is arriving on the coast but the roads become very dangerous. today's storm is a level five. this is the first time ever that a level five storm has been declared. >> we will be there for you all

throughout the day on wednesday january 4. >> reporters live with the impact of the storm monitoring any issues you may see on the roadways but we start with meteorologist tracking the timeline and the danger that could come with it. >> the first wave is a client right now. this is a warm front moving in and we are starting to see reena roy. a downpour is begin in so we will time this out for you it is moving about 25 miles per hour. around 5:04 hitting santa rosa. we will widen live doppler 7 and all the moisture associated with the warm front that is going to cross us this morning. the biggest impact is what

roadways, slower travel, we already have flood warnings in effect. the river is going to crest around 9:00 a.m.. moderate flooding is forecast near kernville especially. we will talk more about how much rain you can expect coming up in just a few minutes. >> if you were with us following up on the landslide and flooding issues, that is all back today they are trying to clean it up and they are giving us an estimated completion date of january 6 at 6:00 p.m. so that is what we're looking at right now this is at mission boulevard. all lanes are currently blocked on the westbound and eastbound side. i look from the golden gate bridge camera you heard during

mention rain is starting to move in. definitely some slick conditions. we have already heard of reports of spin outs. that is what you can run into if you are not careful out there. please stay home if you can. we will wrap up your with the drive times now sotos reported, it is pretty early in terms of the commute. >> we have cruises spread out across the area to check in on the conditions. we now go to lena howland. >> right now heading towards richmond where the rain is starting to hit right now. i want to give you a look at what we are seeing on the roads right now.

the rain has just started to pick up in the last 10-15 minutes. on our way over to this area the roads were completely dry barely even seeing a sprinkle. this is the beginning of the storm. this is different from what we saw out on a be east bay where it had not started raining yet. it doesn't appear to be causing problems for drivers to skip effect the change. quickly. we are in the same saw a jackknifed semi major accidents are likely to happen again so drivers need to pay attention and preprepared. aaa says if you have to be out driving, slowdown, keep your distance and avoid skids avoiding sudden breaking.

stick to the center lanes if you see flooding on the shoulders. remember treat it as a stop if lights are out. as the rain continues to fall down we will continue to stick out here monitoring driving conditions for everybody that has to be out on the roads. and others the get these conditions in the next half-hour. >> on the peninsula peo preparing for the strong winds that could create a lot of damage. gloria rodríguez is out there, what are you saying right now? >> we are a single waves this morning are pretty strong. you might be able to see behind me. the wind has started to pick up i was able to use my umbrella a few minutes ago. that is usually a pretty good indicator that it is getting

really windy. some parts are not drive from last weekend's storm. flooded streets s san carlos to redwood city. adam says water got into his storage unit and he is preparing for the next storm. san mateo county running out of sandbags yesterday afternoon. >> i office and got this back because we have to improvise in order to get something done really quick purely them are we wait, it's going to be even worse. >> the weekend. he and his seven-year-old are getting ready for today's storm. supervisors say they have ordered about 24,000 sandbags so

they will be distributing them through different cities so you should check with your city or county to secretly have sandbags. the waves are pretty strong this morning. the window, the rain as well but we are expecting to get stronger throughout the morning. we will bring you the very latest. gloria rodríguez, abc7news. >> the city of san jose announced a local state of emergency. a conference scheduled at 10:00 a.m., we will bring it to you overnight. >> cities like santa cruz have already issued evacuation orders with flooding and slide concerns. the order part of santa cruz county off of highway one along white house canyon road santa cruz county

under a local state of emergency due to the potential for dangerous flooding. >> they are ready for the storm but they warn the ring may be too much for crews to handle because of the intensity. agencies are suggesting people limit 911 calls for only life-threatening emergencies. >> if your emergency eminent threat to life, calling 11 minute threat to property: 11 help us help you by calling 311. >> emergency will be operating in shifts of 12 hours until 4:00 p.m. tomorrow. our coverage continues all day long. if you are not already streaming as you can download the app from

roku, apple tv, and google tv devices. >> the highest impact felt later this afternoon and this evening with strong wind and heavy rain. the rain has arrived with our first wave great --. perhaps a downpour here or but later today the wind will start to ramp up. the second half of your day is quite stormy and later this evening that is on the flood threat is high. over the city as wel picture, we have the warm front moving through right now. this cold front moved through your -- will move through later on today. the impact scale is a level five. the biggest threat will be flooding and also damaging

winds. let's take a closer look we will go hour-by-hour to show you the strongest coming through later but first let's check in with jobina. >> just a couple of chp has issued a winter advisory for the phoenicia bridge. also a fog advisory. specifically targeting highway 84 if you were with us yesterday you heard me talk about the flooding and the landslide in this area. the chp is telling us they will get this done around 6:00 p.m. on the sixth of this week. east and west bound mission boulevard blocked due to the damage. i came across the bay bridge earlier this morning, it was not raining. it is raining now. the pavement is becoming slick. people coming in from the east

bay, we will rip up with a look at the golden gate bridge. again, just be a helper of the spin outs and take your time out there. >> still ahead on advice from chp if you are commuting this morning we are expecting widespread flooding. >> this is the san mateo bridge. people are moving along quite slowly, but safely. we will tell you what part

>> are on early because of this levels five storm. >> i think the downpours out there but the afternoon, though whens ramp up -- winds rebut. if are expecting moderate flooding tomorrow evening the river goldcrest over 35 feet at that will create moderate flooding in the region it will not drop below flood stage until friday afternoon. pockets of heavy rain developing, all of the yellow and orange on your screen, we have brakes coming to half an inch per hour and because everything is saturated this can create flooding pretty quickly. the east

on live doppler 7 we also see the warm front between now and 7:00 a.m. it will bring scattered downpours. flood watch in effect until tomorrow. we will see flooding with the strongest downpours and high wind warning is in effect for the entire region. it is heavy rain, and strong winds. on the impact scale we felt this needed to be a level five. strong damaging wind, the flood threat is very high because everything is so soaked and we will likely see lead and land slides. as we go about our morning we have more heavy rain moving in. the warm front crawls through about 10:00 a.m. we will see a little bit of a lull in the

action but do not take that as a sign that the storm is over. here comes our atmospheric river. look at 4:00 p.m., it is crawling over with heavy rain. at 6:00 p.m. it is still sitting over us. it is with this atmospheric river we will see very strong winds picking up as well. the storm is coming in a bit wetter. don't take any city as gospel. the trend you want to look at is you see the pocket of high amounts closing in at four inches, that can happen anywhere across the region. we will watch that very closely. everybody is under the threat because of the atmospheric river. look at the wind gusts later this evening.

gusts over 60 miles per hour along the shore. it coincides with the heaviest rain so we are talking heavy winds and rain and it is a recipe for a mess on today. a flood threat as well. i want to mention that tomorrow is a three. we may have to change the number depending on the affect of our storm later on. nonetheless it is a wet pattern the next seven days, rain does not let up we are in a very wet pattern over the next few days. >> if you are not prepared for the storm just yet, if you can still get ready try to do that. get your card to higher ground and try to get sandbags if you are in an area that tends to flood. you do not want to leave anything out the can be picked up a high wind.

when it comes to your home try to close your blinds and your curtains and document what you own with pictures. >> the other thing you can do is move your docket bowls to higher ground. if you have a two-story home or wherever the place is in your home, move your valuables to those type of places especially documents. >> it is also a good idea locate your electric panel and gas shut off valve. also unplug your electronics. >> you are going to be urged to stay home if you can. officials are expecting flooding, dangerous conditions on the road. chp has advice on staying safe. >> especially during the reduce distractions whether it is your front or gps or anything else try not to have as much --

try to have as much set up much as you can. things can change very rapidly. youon. >> he says it is also important to slow down. never drive-thru standing water. you have no way of knowing how deep that is. places where you have driven safely before could be compromised. it does not take much water to get your car stuck. coming out, sandbag scarcity when san francisco expects to have more supply. >> we are taking a look at live doppler 7 trucking the storm and what conditions will look like throughout the day. here is a look outside right now at the bay bridge you can see people making their way across right now at 5:19 of course we know stronger storms and went --

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>> we are on storm watch today for a good reason. a level five storm is beginning to move through this morning. concerns have not changed. flooding is a high threat. we already talked about the river. i will take you going to alameda creek. that will likely flood as well. shallow mud and rock and landslides possible. this threat along with the flood threat will be highest leader on this evening. we already have heavy rain arriving. round one will be a two-part storm today. heavy rain falling right now the bright yellow and oranges, this is an area we will watch very closely. you see a lot of rain later on

today. 101 is getting wet right now. with the yellows you see on your screen, some lighter rain is beginning to full through parts of the south bay but we will see heavy rain later on today. winds breezy i will increase as the day goes on. high wind warning is in effect across the entire region. 40's and 50's out there. certainly a cold storm. a level five on the impact scale. the highest threat will be between 2:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. today the flood threat has high entries will come down. a live look with all the rain, the morning peter scattered downpours with a warm front. it is the cold front later on today i can't emphasize it enough to upon p.m. to nine a quarter p.m. we are tracking

heavy rain and wind. nonetheless it will get stormy later on today. >> people getting ready for the storm we want to show you what it looked like in oakland crews were giving out free sandbags. others in the bay area may not of been so lucky with multiple areas running out of sandbags. we have been putting updates with all the information on the front page of our website. everything from sandbag locations to traffic and evacuation notices. we do want to give you an update on something not weather related. the battle over who will be the next speaker of the house. kevin mccarthy will try again to secure the position. this is the first time in nearly 100 years of the party in control could not like the speaker after the first ballot.

mccarthy says he is still forging ahead. >> we are not that far away. we only need 11 more votes to when soy think for the whole perspective and not that far away. >> voting is expected to continue this morning starting at 9:00 a.m. pacific. >> extended storm watch coverage continues across the bay area and the conditions are now. >> a live look outside we are monitoring the rain and winds expected today. or you can see the most of it, coming up.

>> now from abc 7 breaking news. >> the shelves were empty, but i got the emergency stuff. >> empty shelves and scares sandbags. the storm moving and as we speak. >> live doppler 7 showing where the renewed throughout. the roads starting to get wet in the last 30 minutes the most dangerous part of the storm is still hours away. it is wednesday, january 4. we will be here with you all day long. to help you navigate the impact of the storm it is the first ever level five storm. >> we do have team coverage.

jobina is doing traffic with the road conditions as we speak and drew tuma with the latest on the storm struck. -- storms truck. >> this is all associated with a warm front pressing a little bit closer the bright colors on your screen, the yellows and oranges live doppler 7 is estimating rain more than half an inch per hour and this is what we are concerned about the ground is so saturated it is rates like this that can occur flooding -- cause flooding to occur. a goes into our roots, creeks. later showers through the self day put a down part about to move through the wider picture you can see more heavy rain offshore with the warm front is going to move in between now and about 10 p.m. breezy?

stupid the numbers will increase -- this is a level five severe storm this is is the highest ranking we have had since the inception of our scale seven years ago. heavy rain already falling in parts right now. the flood threat is high, trees are going to come down and there is the potential for trees to come down. this morning it's all about scattered downpours and that it ramps up 18 -- 9:00. we already have flood warni on part of the russian river