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katy eustis reporting live in oakland. thank you. >>> a lot of res dependents are turning to protecting their homes in the face of the rain storm. sand bags, a 77-year-old was one of them. sand bags are available for free as are shovels and loading cones. the problem was she was by herself and realized she needed help so tom vacar gave her a hand. she found out about flooding during the storms in december. >> the heavy, heavy rain came so fast, the ground was so dry that the water was just standing. the cottage is on a slab. so i had to put something there to make it not go under the wood. >> she hopes the sand bags will work better than the carpet she used before. >>> this is what the flooding looked like last year. we took this video outside safeway on december 11. the parking lot turned into pond and there was enough water there the folks could go kayaking. stay with ktvu channel 2 news through the morning as the storm moves through the bay area on liar and online -- on air and online. >>> a woman was rescued today afte

ktvu's katy eustis is in oakland where people are bracing for the weather.m. >> rain tomorrow afternoon. the showers right now are light. especially up north. but they will work their way south over night. 2:00 a.m. in the morning it will start to rain. the heavy rain tomorrow afternoon. light showers off shore of san francisco. the bay area. might see sprinkles tonight around 9:00 p.m. maybe moderate sprinkles. the real rain, the bulk shows up into friday afternoon. heavy rain with this. a flood watch in the north bay tomorrow. a wind advisory tomorrow morning. the bridges are going to get a good dose of wind on the morning commute. it will be sloppy, wet. it is the afternoon commute that will be coming down. urban and small stream flood advisories throughout the bay area. when i come back the time line for your friday afternoon drive. see you back here. >> thank you. our meteorologists have been telling us the rain is coming. crews started to prepare for downed trees, power outages and flooding. ktvu's katy eustis caught up with workers prepping for the ra