lena howland and gloria rodriguez are lie with the impacts of the storm. jobina is covering transit. we start with drew tuma who is tracking the storms timeline. drew: we are seeing around one of what will be a two-part storm today. already bring us pockets of heavy rain. live doppler 7, the heaviest rain right now in sonoma and napa county, highway 29, 116. downpours are moving through right now. similar story in parts of the east bay. highway four, 680 are certainly wet. we have seen rainfall rates at a half an inch to an inch per hour. that is the biggest concern. that amount of rain can cause flooding on our saturated soils, which could lead to flooding on the roadways, creeks, and streams as the day goes on.

mainly just light rain currently but more haiislook athiheavy this will all be moving through over the next five hours this morning. on the abc 7 exclusive storm impact scale, level five storm today because of the heavy rain, damaging wind, high flood direct. trees will come down and there will be power outages. the first round happening right now from 10:00. periods of moderate rain and wind. the biggest issue will be the cold front. focus on the seven-hour window today between 2:00 and 9:00. that is when our atmospheric river will crawl across the region, bringing heavy rain and damaging wind. wind along the coastal region 60 miles per hour. lighter activity through the morning, scattered downpours with us. as we head toward the afternoon

between 2:00 and 9:00, that is when we will track heavy rain, strong, gusty wind. that is when we have the highest di a por o. we will show you hour-by-hour. first, let's go to jobina to see how we are doing on the roadways this morning. jobina: we are starting to see the impact on mass transit. we have a commuter alert issued today. these services will be canceled. san francisco bay harbor, south san francisco routes, golden gate. angel island service has been canceled today due to the weather. back to the san mateo bridge. the earlier stall that we were following turned into a three-car crash on westbound 92 before the 101 connector ramp. things are starting to move in the area, a tow truck was on the way. eastbound toward industrial boulevard, reports of standing

water in this area, as well. live look at the bay bridge toln ig tht bee island. be aware of those slick conditions. the biggest cancellation right now for mass transit is with the san francisco bay fairy and the golden gate ferry. reggie: thank you. kumasi: we have crews spread out across the region to let you know what we are seeing in real time. we are going now to lena howland who is live on the road this morning. how's it looking? lena: right now, we are seeing the rain come down just a bit harder on us. at this point, we are on westbound heading onto the san rafael bridge. right now we are heading through the toll plaza. we are seeing a lot of slick roadways, heavy rain coming down. luckily not too much wind at the moment, which is a good thing.

we have not seen any major issues on the roadways just yet other than very slick roads. this is a big difference from when we started in the east bay near dublin where it was not raining at all two hours ago. this small bit of rain doesn't appear to be causing many big problem for drivers where we are at, but that could change quickly. when the rain starts coming down, major accidents are likely to happen again, as well as flooding across the roadways. drivers need to be paying attention closely and be prepared. aaa says if you have to be out during this heavy rain driving, slow down, keep your distance from other cars, avoid skids, which can happen from sudden breaking. stick to the center lines if you see flooding on the shoulders and do not drive any standing water. if you come to a traffic light

that is out, remember to treat it as a four-way stop. as the rain continues, we will stay out here and monitor the conditions for you. we will give you another look at the conditions coming up in the next half hour. reggie: thank you, lena. now we go to the peninsula where people are preparing for strong wind that could create damage. gloria rodriguez is in pacifica this morning. gloria: right now we are live at the pacifica pier, and a high wind warning is in effect right now. we have seen some wind this morning but not as much as we expect later today. behind me, you can probably see some of the waves crashing. they have been pretty even some of them moving up toward the sidewalk, so we have moved up a little bit to be safe. one man i spoke to a moment ago

was walking his dog. i said you are still walking him in the rain? he says every morning. it will be getting worse later on today, but we have some footage we want to show you from san mateo county. we know that belmont creek flooded streets from san carlos to redwood city. one man says water got into his storage unit, 10 inches deep, and is preparing for the next storm. he is not the only one. san mateo county maintenance ran out of sandbags yesterday afternoon. some people even brought their own bags and build them with sand. >> i came back with this bag. we have to improvise to get something done really quick. the more we wait, it will be even worse. gloria: patrick's garage flooded over the weekend. he and his seven-year-old were

getting ready, open to fill about 15 sandbags. the san mateo county supervisor says they ordered about 24,000 sandbags, are hoping to distribute those along to counties. along the coast, we are expecting wind gusts around 60 miles per hour, and of course, the rain will continue to fall. reggie: thank you. the city of san jose has already announced a local city of emergency. the mayor will give a news conference at 10:00 that we will bring to you live. kumasi: overnight, san jose house residents were evacuated away from creeks. we want to zoom in and show you exactly where the biggest issues might be. the order involves the northern part of santa cruz county highway one, white house canyon road, and daffodil lane.

santa cruz county isn't under a local state of emergency due to the potential of rock slides like this one. reggie: san francisco leaders say they are ready for the storm but they warned that the rain could be too much to handle because of the amount and intensity. that is why city agencies suggest limiting 911 calls only to emergencies. >> if your emergency involves imminent threat to life, major threat to property, call 911. anything else, please help us help you by calling 311. reggie: san francisco's emergency operations center will be operating in shifts in 12 hours from right now through 4:00 to mauer. our live coverage continues on the bay area streaming app. you can download the app for apple tv, roku, google tv, and

more. drew: our storm concerns have really not changed with this level five severe storm. flooding is a hugeweould even sw landslides and mudslides. power outages are possible this afternoon and evening when we see strong wind move through. pockets of heavy rain from the north bay east bay. more heavy rain about to move through in the next couple hours. this warm front will stick with us through 10:00 this morning. seven: 30, still tracking pockets of heavy rain moving through the bay area. as we go through lunchtime, don't be surprised if there is a break in the rain. don't let your guard down. the most impactful part of the storm arrives later today between 2:00 and 9:00 p.m. this atmospheric river will slowly cross the bay area.

the highest threat for flooding and the strongest wind along the coastline. wind in excess of 60 miles per hour. along the bay shoreline, 50 miles per hour. we will take a look at the wind, how much rain we are expecting in a few minutes. first, let's check in with jobina to see how we are doing with traffic. jobina: we will start with the areas impacted by the weather. these rounds are canceled. san francisco golden gate island services also canceled due to the weather. bart is starting to experience a 10-minute delay. 10 minutes on the berryessa and daly city direction. no word if that is due to the weather, but it's it probably is. we will keep up with bart this morning. flooding and landslide cleanup between mission boulevard and main street.

chp says this will not be done until 6:00 on friday. live look in san rafael showing 101. you can see those puddles beginning to pick up as the vehicles move through. caltrans camera, live look is having trouble loading right now, but there are number of advisories for the altamont pass , fog advisories, winter advisories. take your time and be safe out there. reggie: we will talk more about being safe on the roads. the advice from chp if you are commuting this morning. kumasi: live look outside as we continue our storm watch this morning. you can see the water there on the cameras. not too many people there on the not too many people there on the you go by lots of titles. veteran, dad, hair stylist. so adding a student title might feel daunting. national university is here to support all your titles. national university. supporting the whole you.

reggie: this is in two phases, that is the important thing. we are in phase one right now, phase two comes this afternoon, but not before a potential lull.

drew: i don't want people to let their guards down during that. between 10:00 and 2:00, it is not raining, but the worst is yet to come. we already have concerns with flooding. we will show you the russian river near gurnee villa. moderate flooding is expected. we will crest at 35.4 feet. this will happen tomorrow night. we will fall below flood stage by 2:00 on friday. we expect moderate flooding in the region. also tracking moderate flooding on the alameda creek near niles. early tomorrow morning at 1:00 a.m., the creek will crest at 10.8 feet, creating moderate flooding in the region. it will not fall below flood stage until 9:00 thursday evening. we will likely see more issues as the day goes on. heavy rain already falling and we have hours to go for the storm.

live doppler 7. i want to show you where the heaviest rain is falling. pockets of heavy rain from napa, american canyon, solano county experiencing a downpour. these rainfall rates where you see these bright oranges are getting close to an inch per hour. our ground is saturated. when the rain is falling that heavy, it immediately runs off, it's the roadways, and it also affects the smaller creeks and streams. gilroy just had a heavy downpour. heavy rain on 156 at this hour. this is the warm front, part one of a two-part system. this is all moving in our direction through the 10:00 hour this morning. flood watch in effect. expecting more heavy rain across the region. we also have a high wind warning. not only heavy rain but dangerous window later this afternoon.

the wind will likely just over 50 miles per hour. that will certainly take down waterlogged trees and create power outages. on the abc 7 exclusive storm impact scale, level five impact storm because of the love threat, win a, and also a threat for shallow mudslides or rock slides. over the next 24 hours, look at that the. we are seeing areas like youngsville, no votto picking up a few inches. this could happen anywhere in the bay area, not only in the north bay. we are watching where downpour set up. where we see those high rainfall rates, that is where we will see the most flooding today. look at the wind forecast. this is exactly when the heaviest rain is moving through this evening, 7:00 p.m. not only heavy rain but strong wind over 60 miles per hour along the coast. i will not be surprised if we

see when gusting over 50 miles per hour along the bay shoreline. between 2:00 and 9:00 today is what i expect highest rep for flooding and the highest threat for trees to come down and power outages. level five severe storm today. we will keep our eyes on tomorrow. we may have to adjust this depending on how much flooding we get today. we will get showers and maybe a thunderstorm tomorrow morning. also keep your eyes on the rest of the forecast. the rain does not let up over the next seven days. the strongest coming on sunday morning. and then heavy rain on tuesday of next week. kumasi: if you are not prepared for the storm, right now is the time to think about what you can do. filling sandbags and getting your car to higher ground, especially if you are in an area known to blood. also cleanup your yard. you don't want anything picked up by these high wind. when it comes to inside your

house, close your blinds and curtains. that can provide some protection to the inside of your home if the windows and a broken. document what you on with pictures. >> the other thing you can do is move your valuables to higher ground. if you have a two-story home, whatever the highest place in your home is, move your valuables to those places. especially documents. kumasi: it's also a good idea to locate your gas shut off service valve and electric panel so that you know where to go if there is an emergency. reggie: during today's storm, you are being urged to stay home if you can. officials are predicting widespread flooding, downed trees, dangerous flooding on the roads. if you have to go out, chp has advice. >> especially during these storms, reducing your distractions. whether it is your phone, gps,

try to have as much set up before you start driving, especially in conditions where things can change rapidly. you need 100% of your focus on the road. reggie: the also says it's extremely important to slow down. speeding is the number one cause of crashes during storms. another reminder, never ever drive-thru standing water. you have no way of knowing how deep it is. places where you have driven through before could be compromised. it doesn't take much wanted to get your car stuck. kumasi: palo alto police have released a traffic advisory. expect heavy delays eastbound on university avenue as staff is dealing with all the debris from the san francisquito creek near highway 101. drivers can expect heavy traffic but lanes are reduced for now. this is the creek on monday where debris piled up from the weekend storm, causing one to spill over to nearby streets.

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two-part storm. heavy rain will be moving through over the next couple hours. this warm front will linger at least through the 10:00 hour this morning. we in the right now is breezy, gusting at 30 in napa. later on this afternoon and evening, these numbers will increase. high wind warning in effect across the entire region. here is our storm. this is indicative of a strong storm. we have the warm front moving into california. this cold front back here will supply us with some heavy rain and strong wind. on the abc 7 exclusive storm impact scale, level five extreme storm. heavy rain, damaging wind, and the love threat will be high. still tracking pockets of heavy rain through 8:00. i want to emphasize there will be a break in the activity around lunchtime. don't let your guard down

because here comes the atlas red river between 2:00 and 9:00. heavy rain will crawl across the bay area. along with that rain is heavy wind. that is what we have the highest threat for flooding and trees coming down, power outages. kumasi: thank you. sandbags have been at a premium as people prepare for the storm. this is what it looked like in oakland as people were giving out free sandbags at the drainage facility yesterday. other areas may not have been so lucky. a lot of towns just running out of them. san francisco says it is prepared to have more this morning. we have been putting that information on this article on the front page of our website, everything from sandbag locations to traffic, evacuation notices at abc7news.com. reggie: today storm has the potential to disrupt bed rock sediment, leading to mudslides and sinkholes. last week at the oakland zoo, we saw some affects. residence in daly city say they

are worried about the safety of their homes. a sausalito resident describes the moment years ago when a massive mudslide completely took down her neighbor's home. >> i heard a banging on my bedroom window. i looked outside and there were men in uniforms. they said, get out, you have five minutes. reggie: in the city of san pablo, a mudslide in 2011 call tomes to be red tagged and yellow tie. residents in the area have seen gradual shifting of power poles, cracks in the street. they say no storm has yet tested that fix. kumasi: let's get you updated on the battle on who will be the next speaker of the house. kevin mccarthy will try again, trying to secure the position. yesterday, he fell short of the votes needed in multiple rounds of voting. this is the first time in nearly 100 years the party in control

could not elect a speaker after the first ballot. maccarthy says he is still forging ahead for his bid for house speaker. >> we are not that far away. we only need 11 more votes. i think from the perspective, if you talk to everybody, it is not that far away. kumasi: voting is expected to continue this morning at 9:00. reggie: next, our extended storm watch coverage continues. we are live across the bay area with a last-minute preparations and the conditions right now. kumasi: looking at the bay bridge this morning. we are monitoring the storm and where you can expect the most rain and potential floods.

>> everything was, the shelves were empty. i didn't get what i wanted but i got the emergency stuff. reggie: empty shelves and scarce sandbags. the bay area getting ready for a major storm moving in right now. kumasi: video showing the rain is here. this was a short while ago in san mateo county. reggie: live doppler 7 showing you where the rain is at this moment. rose across the bay area starting to get wet. the best advice is to stay home if you can. kumasi: good morning, it is wednesday, january or. we will be here all day long to help you navigate our personable

-- our first ever level five impact storm. reggie: we have our road crews out looking at the conditions. drew tuma is tracking the biggest dangers. drew: tracking part one of a two-part storm this morning. a warm front is currently crossing us, bring some heavy downpours. you can see those bright colors on your screen, yellow and orange, heavy rain moving into sonoma county. downpours pushing out to the north and east. heavy rain in napa, vacaville. some of these rainfall rates approaching one inch per hour, which is enough to create flood concerns on the roadways, streams and creeks. also tracking some scattered downpours along highway four. lighter rain along the peninsula, east bay shoreline. we have more heavy rain about to move in.

live doppler 7 show you this shield of heavy rain is pushing it along the warm front. we have this first round with us until at least 10:00 this morning. on the abc 7 exclusive storm impact scale, level five storm today with heavy rain and damaging wind. likely trees will come down. we will keep our eyes on any rock or mudslides. periods of moderate to heavy rain. isolated flooding is our big concern with this first round. focus your attention on this timeframe. a cold front will move through between 2:00 and 9:00. that will bring about the highest rent for flooding, damaging wind in excess of 50 miles per hour. don't be surprised between 10:00 and 2:00 if there is a break in the activity. don't let your guard down. walnut creek, we are what this morning, scattered showers this morning. the second half of the day, we

focus between 2:00 and 9:00, as that atmospheric river crosses us. we will show you that on future weather. we will also talk about the high wind warning later today. let's check in with jobina to see how we are doing with the rainfall. jobina: bart an update from bart . instead of 10 minutes delay, we now have a 20 minute delay, recovering from an equipment problem on the various line in the richmond and daly city directions. impacting people traveling eastbound and westbound this morning. san francisco bay ferry, harper they, south san francisco roots, as well as the golden gate. angel island service, all canceled due to the weather. albany, we are following a spin out. this is the trend that we are seeing, not major grasses, -- crashes, but incident that may

ruin your morning. live cameras here so you can check out the richmond-san rafael bridge. very light traffic traveling westbound. this is a live look from a caltrans camera through the altamont pass, 205 at traveling in the eastbound direction on the left side of the screen. westbound off to the right. we have a fog advisory and wind advisory for the venetia bridge. reggie: road conditions today will be treacherous. lena howland continues our live coverage. she is on the roads this morning. what are you seeing? lena: we are in marin where the rain is coming down on us. about to go onto the 101 heading into san francisco. on the roads, we are not seeing

heavier rain than what we saw in the emeryville, berkeley area. this rain is just kind of sprinkles in marin at the moment, which is good news, but that will change later today as the day goes on. this small bit of rain doesn't appear to be causing any problems for drivers in marin just yet but that could change quickly. when the rain really starts coming down, major accidents are likely to happen again. drivers need to pay close attention. also be prepared. aaa says if you have to be out on the roadways, driving through any heavy rain, snow down and keep your distance from other drivers. avoid skids, which can happen from sudden breaking. stick to the center lanes if you see any standing water on the shoulders. and do not drive through any standing water whatsoever.

as this rain is starting to pick up, now that we are on the 101 heading into san francisco, as you can see, we will give you another update on the conditions and how they are changing, coming up in the next half-hour. lena howland, abc 7 eyewitness news. kumasi: thank you. on the peninsula, it is the wind that could pose the biggest issues. abc news reporter gloria rodriguez is in pacifica, where we are seeing rain and wind. gloria: it is not as windy as we expect it to be later on today up at the coast. we expect wind gusts up to 60 miles per hour later on. what we have been seeing here is just a lot of rain this morning. the waves behind me have it crashing pretty intensely, even getting onto the sidewalk where we are, so we keep moving up to stay safe. we want to show you some footage we have from the san mateo county maintenance yard. they ran out of sandbags

yesterday due to the high demand. some people even brother own sandbags and build them up. residents are gearing up for this next arm after major impacts last weekend. belmont creek rose out of its banks this weekend and flooded streets from san carlo to redwood city. >> before the storm in november, we repaired over 12,000 sandbags. those are all gone. we are ready for the storm, potential landslide, anything that comes our way. our cruise, staff are ready. >> if the drains are not cleared out, it will do it all over again. gloria: that was a resident who says he is concerned about the upcoming storm. he says water got into his storage unit, about 10 inches deep. back here in pacifica, a lot of rain this morning, waves crashing behind us.

we are still seeing people walking out today. the rain is not as bad right now as we expected to be later on today. prepared for possible outages and be careful this morning. as far as the sandbag situation in san mateo county, the supervisor says they have ordered about 24,000, so they hope to get them out to residents in different cities in the county. gloria rodriguez, abc 7 eyewitness news. reggie: as people waited, many were getting their supplies yesterday. many are hoping for the best while still prepping for the worst. some are nervous after last week's storm that soaked in the area. >> trader joe's, the shelves were empty. i didn't get what i wanted but i got the emergency stuff. >> doing all kinds of shopping, groceries, everything. we are probably going to stay home for the next few days.

reggie: cleanup efforts are still underway even as this next approaches. officials are advising people to stay indoors if possible. a flood advisory now in effect for all bay area counties. kumasi: in san francisco, one of the owners of mx3 fitness is hoping that his gym can stay dry after last week's storms. he says i pipe burst in one of his walls. >> we came in on new year's eve to see how it was doing, and we were standing here as the entire wall started gushing water. we grabbed a shop vac, pumping out as much as we could. we probably pumped 1000 gallons of water. kumasi: he believes a clogged parking lot about the building contributed to the flooding. now is not knowing when the gym will reopen. reggie: we are committed to

getting you everything you need to be prepared and giving you constant alerts, like this one through our abc7news app. it has our doppler and the 24-hour forecast right down to your neighborhood. make sure you enable push alerts to get notification through the day. kumasi: new details near double slide. authorities have arrested the driver who crashed the tesla, saying he intentionally drove off the cliff. they say they have probable cause to arrest him for attempted murder and felony child abuse. he and another adult and two children needed to be rescued after their car plummeted off the cliff. they were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. the suspect will be booked after being released from the hospital. still to come, snow we start to the new year, but is it enough to end persisting

conditions in california? reggie: a look at the golden gate bridge this morning. we are on storm watch as the rain is hitting the bay area. drew is watching all of this with our abc 7 exclusive storm impact scale. drew: we are tracking rain, snow. a winter storm warning in the sierra. snow levels down to 5000 feet. back here at home, it is all liquid. part one of a two-part system we are tracking today. this is the warm front that brought about heavy rain in the north and east bay. another round will be moving in in the next couple hours. the warm front overhead, 8:00, heavy rain toward the eastern half of our viewing area. scattered showers as the morning goes on. i know a lot of people will be looking out during lunchtime and will say it is cloudy, not raining. this is when the wind will pickup and the atmospheric river is about to move in.

by 3:00, it is in the north bay. this is crawling over us as the evening goes on. even by 7:00, it is impacting a lot of us. we will show you how much rain we could possibly expect and how high the wind will go, coming up in a few minutes. let's check in with jobina to see how we are doing on the roads. jobina: live pictures outside before we get to the issues on the map. 101 in san jose. it will be a wet ride there. bay bridge toll plaza has recovered from some of the earlier issues. they spent not reported there this morning. that has moved out of the way. bart is recovering from an equipment problem this morning. 20 minutes delay on the berryessa line, and the richmond and daly city directions. san francisco bay ferry, south san francisco roots, golden gate

ferry angel island service, all of that has been canceled due to the weather. we will go to the mavs in san ramon. chp reported somebody was driving 75 miles per hour along the road, ended up hydroplaning, and is now down and pregnant. you want to avoid issues like that. flooding and landslide cleanup that is happening in fremont right now. eastbound and westbound 84 between mission boulevard and main street.

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reggie: we are back with our storm coverage. you need to prepare today. that means getting some extra food and water at the grocery store. drew: the impacts are different depending on the time. we are seeing water on the roads creating slower than normal travel. into the afternoon and evening, not only heavy rain moving in, but very strong wind. we already have flood concerns at the russian river in kernville -- g it will not fall below flood stage until friday afternoon. also watching alameda creek. we will see moderate flooding early tomorrow morning at 1:00 a.m.. the creek will crest around 11 feet. it will not fall below flood stage until 9:00 p.m. we will be trackinigrm

the region.nanother batchoop abh that will create more issues on the roads as the commute goes on. flood watch in effect for the entire region. the highest threat for flooding is between 2:00 and 9:00 as this atmospheric river slowly crawls over us. not only a flood threat but a window threat. high wind warning in effect for the entire region. later this afternoon, wind will gust at 50, 60 miles per hour, if not higher. right now the strongest wind is gusting in napa, 30 miles per hour. things will really ramp up after 1:00. our warm front moving through right now. very strong storm, a significant storm pretty strong with gusty wind. this tail will

today and bring us heavy rain and the wind threat. on the abc 7 exclusive storm impact scale, level five severe storm. heaviest rain and strong wind later today. trees will come down and we will see some isolated power outages. rainfall estimates, i want you to take the theme, not exactly the numbers where you live. some areas closing in on four inches of rain over the next 24 hours. those rainfall totals can happen anywhere across the bay area. as that cold front moved through today, we will have to watch closely where those down for set up, where the localized flooding will occur. later today with the heavy rain, we have a strong wind, as well. future trak or gust, they are racing along the coast. gusting around 60 miles per hour along the bayshore line.

we will see trees come down and power outages very likely. level five today with the worst of it yet to come this afternoon and evening. scattered showers, thunderstorms tomorrow morning. there you can see the pattern is a wet one. sunday and tuesday, stronger systems. we are nowhere near done with these storms over the next seven days. reggie: it's a question as we get more of these rains. much have these impacted our drought and water supply? firsts held yesterday. the official site is at 177% of normal. they are up to one of the snow is to starts in 40 years, but it is still not enough to end drought conditions. >> no single storm will end the drought. we need storms month after month of above average rain, snow, and runoff. reggie: to get a sense of the overall levels, state officials

take measurements at more than 260 locations across the sierra. this is to forecast the amount of snow that will melt and flow into our rivers and reservoirs. in expecting up to 14 feet of sno., if you are heading that way, be prepared for chains on highway 50 and 80. a winter storm warning goes into effect at 7:00 a.m. kumasi: we are live on the bay area streaming app all day long to keep you updated. if you are not already streaming with us, download the app right wherever you stream. we want to get you updated on a story that is not storm related. buffalo bills safety damar hamlin is still in the hospital in critical condition after suffering cardiac arrest on the field. he was resuscitated twice by

medical staff after collapsing. his family says he is on a ventilator and is now on his stomach in the icu to help with blood in his lungs. this is coming as fans and supporters gathered for a candlelight vigil last night outside of the university of cincinnati hospital. >> it is really touching. it helps to contrast the traumatic effects that we all witnessed -- not just us, but the whole world -- with a genuine love that he is getting from total strangers. we care about you, we want you to get better. that means the world to us. kumasi: that is his uncle reacting to the overwhelming support last night. there were people with signs saying "pray for hamlin." he says kumasi: officials in the north

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drew: we are on stormont today. this is around one of a two-part system. a warm front overhead right now i'm bringing pockets of heavy rain. you have this heavy cell moving over 101 right now. likely seeing a brief heavy downpour. not out of the question to see ponding on the roadways this morning. the wider picture with this warm front, another shield of heavy rain moving on shore as the morning goes on. vallejo, just after 8:00. antioch, 9:00. this warm front is with us

through 7:00 this morning. on the abc 7 exclusive storm impact scale, level five today, with the strongest part coming in in the afternoon and evening. a two-part system. right now we have a warm front between now and 10:00. the biggest concern with this warm front is it will create ponding on the roadways. there may be a break between 10:00 and 2:00. cloudy, isolated showers. the most impactful part of this, why we are labeling it level five, this atmospheric river associated with this cold front between 2:00 and 9:00 bringing heavy rain, wind will be damaging. that will take trees down and likely some power outages that time. reggie: in the north bay, the orm ec etedo g flooding two pthe weather servia flood warning for the russian river near guernsey villa.

residents across sonoma county are loading up on sandbags to prevent flooding. sonoma county's supervisors says more rivers could crest and says heavy rain and down the trees are not the only concern. >> the biggest concern we have is the potential for gale force wind top of a huge atmospheric river event. reggie: sonoma county fire has jet skis and inflatable boats ready for those that need help. floodgates are ready to be installed as residents and businesses brace for the storm. kumasi: in the next hour, we are continuing our storm coverage on what you need to know as the bay area prepares for the worst of the storm today. ginger zee is joining drew to track the storm live. reggie: the roads are wet. we'll be talking all morning long with drew tuma, who continues to update the forecast. jobina is also tracking the

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kumasi: now at 6:00 a potentially dangerous storm moving across the bay area. this is a first time we have seen a storm range five on our exclusive storm impact scale. reggie: it comes in two waves and the first wave is here bringing rain and wind. it will be a stronger version this afternoon. people are preparing by adding sandbags and getting last-minute shopping done and moving cars to higher ground. we are live with the latest conditions. good morning, it is wednesday, january 4. we are bringing you the information you need to know. kumasi: we are kicking off our live team come ridge with drew tuma -- life team coverage with drew tuma. drew: we are tracking heavy rain. it is coming in two parts. the first is a warm fronts that brought about some downpours.

we have issues with ponding and a heavy downpour between road are park and santa rosa. some heavier rain falling on highway four from discovery bay up into antioch. that is the biggest issue, heavy rain creating issues on the roadways and more heavy rain will move in. we have a level five severe storm, the first we have had since the inception of the storm impact scale. it is for that fact that we are joined by ginger zee, she has here also covering this. june -- good to see you, how is it out there? ginger: i am in this is my first visit, what a way to start my indoctrination and you can see that that is the pacific ocean and this is just coming off of low tide. you can imagine