there is a flash flood watch and includes the kinkade fire burn area. when you get 2 to 4 inches of rain on already saturated ground there's a pretty good possibility you'll see debris and saturday looking at gusts 50 miles an hour out of the south. here are some of the concerns for friday and saturday. ponding on the roadways, downed trees, power lines all likely hoods. river flooding and creek flooding, low likelihood. i'll let you know the time line coming up. >>> in the north bay the rain brings concerns of flooding in the kinkade fire burn zone. >> residents in santa rosa are racing against the clock trying to get themselves prepared. >> abc 7 reporter kris with how the city is preparing. >> reporter: we are in santa rosa's 24-hour city yard where residents can pick up a free bag and free sand this with a reminder from officials with very serious flash flood warnings home owners must do their part. >> we're clearing our strorm drains, our storm gutters and putting our insurance company on notice. >> the home was covered in soot from the kinkade fir

the burn scar area over in kinkade. we expect up to two feet or more of snow over much of the zmaerl sierra. i'll have a complete look at the storm and the seven-day forecast in a moment. >> sounds good, spencer, thanks. abc7news was in santa clara when a large tree came down. we want to get to team coverage of the weather station with luce pena. she's along the embarcadero. >> as you can see norway right here in san francisco but the wind is intensifying. that caused several damages throughout this region. a near death experience. >> i realized all those were right on top of mow so i get up from there. something bad was about to happen. >> reporter: something bad did happen. after seeing heavy winds rock powerlines back and forth, his up stikts kicked in. he got out of his car and 45 seconds later his gut feeling turned reality. >> i came out -- one came down on top of my car. >> he called 911 and waited across across the street. >> the wire came -- touched my car. so sparking that wire, so probably, i don't know. >> f

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the kinkade fire is causing worry. the current downpours could cause problems, so those near the burn scars are getting ready, stocking up supplies, including one hot commodity. >> sandbags are the kind of thing people only think of during emergencies. >> that's true. the store actually sold out of sandbags. much more rain is in store for tomorrow. the north bay could see up to 2 inches of rain. darren will cover that in a minute. today they got about half that. >>> down to ventura county, be prepared for spin outs, low visibility, and spin outs, but instead drivers had a pleasant surprise today. >> reporter: snowplows in place, drivers standing by just in case, but so far not needed. the 5 has been just fine through the grapevine. >> we anticipated something much, much worse. >> reporter: drivers returning to the south land from points north are only finding fog and wind in frazier park. >> it's been windy, so you can feel the car getting blown from side to side. >> reporter: drivers said they heard bad weather would

our north bay, another flash flood watch for the burn area the kinkade fire and areas downstream. it as widespread through the north bay. that starts later today and will go into the overnight hours. the winter storm warning for the sierra begins later this afternoon and goes all the way until sunday at lunch time. if you are traveling, maybe do it early. if you are thinking about coming back, maybe think about coming back late on sunday. as far as outside right now, we have partly to less than a quarter mile. fairfield reporting less than a half mail. some of the areas that are definitely seeing the fog this morning, the north bay fairly well at this moment. temperatures at this hour in the 50s. as we get boot afternoon, low to mid-60s, with that rain beginning to fall by the afternoon. i'll have a timeline on this system. what you can expect for the rest of the weekend and the extended forecast, coming up. >>> 6:40. one college football tradition is going bye bye. coming up, why the army football team is ditching a popular team flag and slogan. >>> a company wants to make flying

that is why there is a flash flood out for the kinkade burn area. the rainfall is impressive.take awhile to get down to the santa clara valleys. throughout the day saturday. 40s, 50s on your temperatures, fog is the big story, though. fairfield is down to a mild visibility. livermore says a quarter, two and a half, santa rosa, oakland now with a mild visibility. same for a mile and a half now in palo alto. san jose a quarter mile visibility. some light rain could develop to the north. until then, we'll get some sunday. increasing clouds throughout the day after that fog lifts. that is a big system. by the tame we get to sunday night, monday. next week is looking like a break. we get a one daybreak today until that next system rolls in. that will be tomorrow afternoon and evening. that will take us most of the weekend. 60s on the temperatures today. might even get warmer tomorrow. maybe mid-60s here on the coast or on the peninsula. the rain moves in. that will take us into at least sunday afternoon. >>> time is 7:53. a warning if you use permanent hair dye or hair straightener

both lieutenant wilke and colonel kinkade tragically lost day. lives that lieutenant wilke's loss is felt in our community in san diego by air force ues at the academy, and by his fellow at vance air s force base. family.is in a text yesterday, his mom said, devastated is not a strong enough word. he was a hardworking 23-year-old who just married the love of his october 14. i don't believe any young pilot hould die in a training mission. unbearable. please join me in remembering and honoring second lieutenant lieutenant general kinkade, their families, and the touched during their lives and their service. thank you. rise today to recognize the san diego hero, hickman, a ert jay decorated veteran who gave his life to save others. 21 years old when the jet malfunctioned. he was on a routine training mission when he lost control of he aircraft and began plummeting toward the ground. at the time of the engine hickman's jet was directly over a neighborhood and an elementary school playground. with children on their new time recess. instead of simply e

and we still have a burn scar from the kinkade fire up in sonoma county. and looking at the accumulating rainfall totals from now and saturday afternoon, that's 5.5 inches on the highest mountains above the burn scar. all that water has to flow through the burn scar. this will be tricky territory, particularly for anybody that's going to be out on roads through the rural area of the burn scar. you should really avoid that. keep your wits about you, any drainages you're near, even rock slides on the highway you may have no way of knowing. not a good time to drive in the vicinity of the burn scar, so we have a flash flood watch until 4:00 in the morning on saturday. now let's talk about the weekend because i showed you friday's rain. let's talk about saturday first, saturday we're still in this all day. the details for saturday are on and off showers that will be heavy at times. saturday, remember, we'll be back in the center of the storm. we're seeing the front edge now, but saturday we're in the center of it. that's where you're most likely to get pop up t

and up in the north bay in the area of the burn scar from the kinkade fire we have a flash flood watchwarning but a watch in effect for 3:00 a.m. tomorrow because it is raining and the rainfall totals there a bit rather substantial and there's no vegetation there to help absorb that water. over in the sierra still snowing heavily over 6,000 feet and road conditions are just terrible. overnight lows will be generally in the upper 40s to low 50s. and not a very wide range of temperatures tomorrow. breezy at the coast and spotty showers or rain. spotty across the bay area. every single day in the seven day period we have a one posted because there's going to be some rain every single day in the forecast period. the best chance we have for a nice break will be from late wednesday into early thursday. that's our accuweather seven day forecast. >>> today's matchup between the niners and ravens billed as the game of the year, and boy did it live up to the hype. the weather, though, less than ideal. but it could be a super bowl preview. you see why. rainy conditions in the game all day long re

they're also worried about flooding on the kinkade burn scar. winds light too. heaviest rains in marin county, kentfield. santa rosa about 3.3 inches, san rafael 2 inches, look at big sur. not the little community, but the mountains up above big sur. 9 inches of rain in the past 36 hours. these numbers are 36 hours from the present. as we overlook a rainy embarcadero, the lowlands not much. san francisco third of an inch, third of an inch in oakland, third of an inch in san jose. windy in san jose. gusts up to 40. santa rosa inch and a half, concord about a half inch. in livermore only .2 inches. so lower you are, the less you get. futurecast shows rain continuing overnight tonight. 40 miles per hour wind gusts possible. and it looks as if we'll be wet right through late tuesday, so wind and rain continue overnight. the general tendency is focus in the south bay mountains and for it to ease up. wind and rain begin to relax in the north and central bay on monday, but continue to focus on the santa cruz mountains and south. there will be a shower chance through mi

they've gotten pretty good rain there and north, a concern for the kinkade fire zone. we had no reports of seagate significant mudslides but it is a concern tonight. rain and wind will continue tonight and will ease up tomorrow, it will be wet through tuesday night and wednesday morning. not as much rain in general, after tonight the general feel will be for it to ease up. at the moment the numbers are still on the chilly side as we look at san francisco and readings are mostly in the 50s. there are a few rain totals, much of the bay area did not get much, same for oakland and san jose, 407-inch. santa rosa, and inch and a half. juliet tells me she could not see her horse because it was raining so hard. spotty activity, showers here and there, in general most of it is to the south of the bay area. but it will continue to be overcast and there will be showers from time to time. it does not fill up the rain bucket quickly unless you are in the mountains and over the next three days we will expect another half-inch in the lower elevations and an inch and a half in the hig

reporting a few sprinkles in the kinkade fire zone area.t part a steadier rain will hold off until mid afternoon. we are mainly dry with a little bit of drizzle out there. and patchy ground fog that is fairly thick. rainfall amounts anywhere from half an inch to an inch for our south bay. two to three inches for the north bay. with that a flash flood watch will remain in place. for our hills anywhere from 2-4 inches expected. let's talk about the wind advisory first. this is wide spread. you can see everybody in on this one. starts at 10:00 this morning. goes until 7:00 tomorrow. winds gusting to 45 to 50 miles per hour. could bring down power lines and trees. create the power out ages. here's a look at flash flood watch. it is downstream of the fire zone. that goes until tomorrow morning at 4:00 a.m.. winter storm warning starts at4:00 this afternoon. goes until sunday. if you are heading up, go sooner than later. if you are thinking about coming back, maybe wait until the second part of sunday to do so. here's a look at the ground fog out

they are still recovering from the kinkade fire and they may have new problems this weekend. alyssa harrington is in sonoma county. how are they preparing out there for this weather? >> reporter: good morning, right now we are in the santa rosa area. i can tell you it is cloudy. we also have some fog on the way here. but at the moment it is dry. things should certainly change later on this evening. rain and strong wind is expected to return to the area. later today there is a flash flood watch for the burn zone in the area where the fire burned. last night people arrived for the tree lighting ceremony, some parts of sonoma county got a half foot of rain since last saturday. public works crews have been clearing storm drains. the local hardware store has been busy with customers scooping up rain related items. >> we are hearing about four to five inches of rain is what i heard. a lot of customers are gearing up for that. so with thsandbags with tarps, with rain, raincoats, things like that. >> reporter: the town of windsor held its tree lighting ceremony last night. in late oc

lynda kinkade reports the dire situation is also prompting an apology from australia's prime minister hundreds of active bush fires are raging across ace u australia after a record breaking heat wave, already burning millions of acres and destroying hundreds of home. experts say rain is desperately needed but in some areas rainfall has not fallen in over a year and it's not expected for months. the blazes are exacerbated by rising temperatures surpassing 40 degrees celsius and historic droughts. the conditions have created the highest level of danger in recent days, according to local authorities. >> extremely worried, the danger is extreme. i'm very afraid for all of us. >> reporter: there are hot spots in every state but in the southern parts of new south wales and victoria, the situation is desperate with over 100 active fires in each area. >> everyone's offering to help, but there's nothing they can do. not for us now. just stay out and stay safe. we hope that the firefighters can do their job. >> reporter: the firefighters, many of them volunteers, are getting tired. >> i can't j