Ann atmospheric river storm dumped Over 7 inches of rain Streams ran into levees in parts of the Bay Area on Friday and Saturday, causing flooding that closed roads, trapped drivers, damaged homes and businesses, and forced evacuations.
Here are some photos from around the area:
Nurse Katie Leonard of Pleasant Hill hands hot tea to Patsy Costello, 88, of Pleasant Hill, who has been sitting stuck in her car for over an hour on Astrid Drive in Pleasant Hill, California.31 , 2022. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) Pleasant Hill’s 88-year-old Patsy Costello watched Pleasant Hill’s son Scott Mathers grab his belongings after being stuck in a car for more than an hour on Astrid Drive in Pleasant Hill, Calif., Saturday, December 12. I am clinging to the car. 31, 2022. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) Workers clear debris and stop flooding at the Pope Chaucer Bridge over San Francisquito Creek in Palo Alto, California, Saturday, December 31, 2022. (Shea Hammond/Bay Area News Group) Workers clear debris and stop flooding at the Pope Chaucer Bridge over San Francisquito Creek in Palo Alto, California, Saturday, December 31, 2022. (Shea Hammond/Bay Area News Group) Westbound traffic bypasses a fallen tree on Interstate 580 near the Keller Avenue exit in East Oakland, California, Saturday, December 31, 2022. (Dylan Bouscher/Bay Area News Group) San Ramon Police tweeted the photo, saying, “Evacuation underway south of San Ramon using an armored rescue vehicle.” An abandoned car floats on Morris Street in San Francisco, California, Saturday, December 31, 2022, as a winter storm continues to wreak havoc on traffic. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
