![Contra Costa County Public Works Department worker Michael Dean surveys the scene of a road collapse where Pinole Creek passes under Alhambra Valley Rd. near the intersection of Castro Ranch Rd. outside of Pinole, Calif., on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017. (Kristopher Skinner/Bay Area News Group)]()
Contra Costa County Public Works Department worker Michael Dean surveys the scene of a road collapse where Pinole Creek passes under Alhambra Valley Rd. near the intersection of Castro Ranch Rd. outside of Pinole, Calif., on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017. (Kristopher Skinner/Bay Area News Group)
![From left, Larry Theis, director of public works, City Manager Janet Keefer, and Planning Director Drummond Buckley peer down into the sinkhole that closed Miner Road in Orinda, Calif., on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017. The hole extends to about the middle yellow dividing line leaving the road unsupported. A storm pipe was broken and the sewer line was damaged as San Pablo Creek rose during last night's storm. (Laura A. Oda/Bay Area News Group)]()
From left, Larry Theis, director of public works, City Manager Janet Keefer, and Planning Director Drummond Buckley peer down into the sinkhole that closed Miner Road in Orinda, Calif., on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017. The hole extends to about the middle yellow dividing line leaving the road unsupported. A storm pipe was broken and the sewer line was damaged as San Pablo Creek rose during last night's storm. (Laura A. Oda/Bay Area News Group)
![Courtesy California Highway Patrol — The roadway at Morton Road near the Alta exit of I-80 in Colfax was swept away due to heavy rains this week.]()
Courtesy California Highway Patrol — The roadway at Morton Road near the Alta exit of I-80 in Colfax was swept away due to heavy rains this week.
![Jocelyn Vasquez, 20, waits at the Red Cross Shelter at the Veteran's Hall after her home was flooded out in Hollister, Calif., on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017. Vasquez and her family lost everything when flood waters from nearby Pacheco Creek flooded their home on Lovers Lane. (Gary Reyes/Bay Area News Group)]()
Jocelyn Vasquez, 20, waits at the Red Cross Shelter at the Veteran's Hall after her home was flooded out in Hollister, Calif., on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017. Vasquez and her family lost everything when flood waters from nearby Pacheco Creek flooded their home on Lovers Lane. (Gary Reyes/Bay Area News Group)
![Members of the San Jose Fire Department, with the help of Cal Fire, haul a rescue boat out of Lovers Lane following evacuations from flooding in Hollister, Calif., on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017. (Gary Reyes/Bay Area News Group)]()
Members of the San Jose Fire Department, with the help of Cal Fire, haul a rescue boat out of Lovers Lane following evacuations from flooding in Hollister, Calif., on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017. (Gary Reyes/Bay Area News Group)
![City employees were out with hoses, shovels and brooms cleaning the mud and debris off the sidewalks on Main Street in Martinez, Calif., on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017. Downtown Martinez was under about a foot of water and mud Tuesday night as the storm came through.(Laura A. Oda/Bay Area News Group)]()
City employees were out with hoses, shovels and brooms cleaning the mud and debris off the sidewalks on Main Street in Martinez, Calif., on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017. Downtown Martinez was under about a foot of water and mud Tuesday night as the storm came through.(Laura A. Oda/Bay Area News Group)
![A worker mops up inside Georgi & Willow in San Anselmo, Calif. on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017. (Sherry LaVars/Special to Marin Independent Journal)]()
A worker mops up inside Georgi & Willow in San Anselmo, Calif. on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017. (Sherry LaVars/Special to Marin Independent Journal)
![The Carmel River flows fast near flood stage in Carmel Valley on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017. (Vern Fisher - Monterey Herald)]()
The Carmel River flows fast near flood stage in Carmel Valley on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017. (Vern Fisher - Monterey Herald)
![Gary Briant works to pump out flood water from his house on Paso Hondo Road in Carmel Valley after the home was flooded for a second time in a week from the Carmel River on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017. (Vern Fisher - Monterey Herald)]()
Gary Briant works to pump out flood water from his house on Paso Hondo Road in Carmel Valley after the home was flooded for a second time in a week from the Carmel River on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017. (Vern Fisher - Monterey Herald)
![The home at 609 Lucas Drive is buried in branches on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017 after their large oak tree toppled onto the home during Tuesday's storm in Lafayette, Calif. Mark Vaisner, who grew up in the 1960s home said his father and brother who were in the home at the time, escaped injury. (Laura A. Oda/Bay Area News Group)]()
The home at 609 Lucas Drive is buried in branches on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017 after their large oak tree toppled onto the home during Tuesday's storm in Lafayette, Calif. Mark Vaisner, who grew up in the 1960s home said his father and brother who were in the home at the time, escaped injury. (Laura A. Oda/Bay Area News Group)
![A worker at a real estate office on Main Street in Martinez, Calif., talks on the phone as city workers clean the mud from the front of the office on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017. Downtown Martinez was under about a foot of water and mud Tuesday night as the storm came through.(Laura A. Oda/Bay Area News Group)]()
A worker at a real estate office on Main Street in Martinez, Calif., talks on the phone as city workers clean the mud from the front of the office on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017. Downtown Martinez was under about a foot of water and mud Tuesday night as the storm came through.(Laura A. Oda/Bay Area News Group)
![A Cal Fire work crew place sand bags on the bank of the Carmel River near Paso Hondo Road on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017. (Vern Fisher - Monterey Herald)]()
A Cal Fire work crew place sand bags on the bank of the Carmel River near Paso Hondo Road on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017. (Vern Fisher - Monterey Herald)
![The Lexington Reservoir water level reached capacity and began to spill over for the first time in recent memory in Los Gatos, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2016. (Dan Honda/Bay Area News Group)The Lexington Reservoir water level reached capacity and began to spill over for the first time in recent memory in Los Gatos, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2016. (Dan Honda/Bay Area News Group)]()
Dan Honda/Bay Area News Group
The Lexington Reservoir water level reached capacity and began to spill over for the first time in recent memory in Los Gatos, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2016. (Dan Honda/Bay Area News Group)The Lexington Reservoir water level reached capacity and began to spill over for the first time in recent memory in Los Gatos, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2016. (Dan Honda/Bay Area News Group)
![The Lexington Reservoir water level reached capacity and began to spill over for the first time in recent memory in Los Gatos, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2016. (Dan Honda/Bay Area News Group)The Lexington Reservoir water level reached capacity and began to spill over for the first time in recent memory in Los Gatos, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2016. (Dan Honda/Bay Area News Group)]()
The Lexington Reservoir water level reached capacity and began to spill over for the first time in recent memory in Los Gatos, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2016. (Dan Honda/Bay Area News Group)The Lexington Reservoir water level reached capacity and began to spill over for the first time in recent memory in Los Gatos, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2016. (Dan Honda/Bay Area News Group)
![The Lexington Reservoir water level reached capacity and began to spill over for the first time in recent memory in Los Gatos, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2016. (Dan Honda/Bay Area News Group)The Lexington Reservoir water level reached capacity and began to spill over for the first time in recent memory in Los Gatos, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2016. (Dan Honda/Bay Area News Group)]()
The Lexington Reservoir water level reached capacity and began to spill over for the first time in recent memory in Los Gatos, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2016. (Dan Honda/Bay Area News Group)The Lexington Reservoir water level reached capacity and began to spill over for the first time in recent memory in Los Gatos, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2016. (Dan Honda/Bay Area News Group)
![The Lexington Reservoir water level reached capacity and began to spill over for the first time in recent memory in Los Gatos, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2016. (Dan Honda/Bay Area News Group)The Lexington Reservoir water level reached capacity and began to spill over for the first time in recent memory in Los Gatos, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2016. (Dan Honda/Bay Area News Group)]()
The Lexington Reservoir water level reached capacity and began to spill over for the first time in recent memory in Los Gatos, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2016. (Dan Honda/Bay Area News Group)The Lexington Reservoir water level reached capacity and began to spill over for the first time in recent memory in Los Gatos, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2016. (Dan Honda/Bay Area News Group)
![Flood water surrounds green houses along Lovers Lane in Hollister, Calif., on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017. Nearby Pacheco Creek overflowed flooding 50 homes. (Gary Reyes/Bay Area News Group)]()
Flood water surrounds green houses along Lovers Lane in Hollister, Calif., on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017. Nearby Pacheco Creek overflowed flooding 50 homes. (Gary Reyes/Bay Area News Group)
![Mark Vaisnor show the inside of his childhood home at 609 Lucas Drive after a large oak tree toppled onto the home during Tuesday's storm in Lafayette, Calif. on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017. Vaisner, who grew up in the 1960s home said his father and brother, who were in the home at the time, escaped injury. The formal living and dining rooms at the front of the home suffered the most damage. (Laura A. Oda/Bay Area News Group)]()
Mark Vaisnor show the inside of his childhood home at 609 Lucas Drive after a large oak tree toppled onto the home during Tuesday's storm in Lafayette, Calif. on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017. Vaisner, who grew up in the 1960s home said his father and brother, who were in the home at the time, escaped injury. The formal living and dining rooms at the front of the home suffered the most damage. (Laura A. Oda/Bay Area News Group)
![Jeremy Burton, from San Jose, takes a picture of the high waters that cover the Los Gatos Creek Trail due to flooding in Los Gatos, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)]()
Jeremy Burton, from San Jose, takes a picture of the high waters that cover the Los Gatos Creek Trail due to flooding in Los Gatos, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)
![People look at the high waters that cover the Los Gatos Creek Trail due to flooding in Los Gatos, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)]()
People look at the high waters that cover the Los Gatos Creek Trail due to flooding in Los Gatos, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)
![A sign along the Los Gatos Creek Trail in Los Gatos, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)]()
A sign along the Los Gatos Creek Trail in Los Gatos, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)
![Crews work to remove large trees that fell across Tice Valley Blvd. in Walnut Creek, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017. (Kristopher Skinner/Bay Area News Group)]()
Crews work to remove large trees that fell across Tice Valley Blvd. in Walnut Creek, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017. (Kristopher Skinner/Bay Area News Group)
![Crews work to remove large trees that fell across Tice Valley Blvd. in Walnut Creek, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017. (Kristopher Skinner/Bay Area News Group)]()
Crews work to remove large trees that fell across Tice Valley Blvd. in Walnut Creek, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017. (Kristopher Skinner/Bay Area News Group)
![Pacific Gas & Electric workers clear a downed wire from both southbound and northbound lanes of Highway 880 in Oakland, Calif. a power pole on the west side of the highway fell. Police are investigating as a possible hit and run accident that caused the pole to fall. (Laura A. Oda/Bay Area News Group)]()
Pacific Gas & Electric workers clear a downed wire from both southbound and northbound lanes of Highway 880 in Oakland, Calif. a power pole on the west side of the highway fell. Police are investigating as a possible hit and run accident that caused the pole to fall. (Laura A. Oda/Bay Area News Group)
![Pacific Gas & Electric workers clear a downed wire from both southbound and northbound lanes of Highway 880 in Oakland, Calif. a power pole on the west side of the highway fell. Police are investigating as a possible hit and run accident that caused the pole to fall. (Laura A. Oda/Bay Area News Group)]()
Pacific Gas & Electric workers clear a downed wire from both southbound and northbound lanes of Highway 880 in Oakland, Calif. a power pole on the west side of the highway fell. Police are investigating as a possible hit and run accident that caused the pole to fall. (Laura A. Oda/Bay Area News Group)
![Residents evacuate a flooded neighborhood in Guerneville, Calif., Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, after the Russian River crested at 35 feet, three feet above flood stage. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)]()
Residents evacuate a flooded neighborhood in Guerneville, Calif., Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, after the Russian River crested at 35 feet, three feet above flood stage. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
![A riverfront property in Guerneville, Calif., sits in waters up to its first floor windows Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, after the Russian River crested above flood stage following Sunday's big storm. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)]()
A riverfront property in Guerneville, Calif., sits in waters up to its first floor windows Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, after the Russian River crested above flood stage following Sunday's big storm. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
![Homes line River Road above the swollen Russian River as it crests above flood stage Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, west of Guerneville, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)]()
Homes line River Road above the swollen Russian River as it crests above flood stage Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, west of Guerneville, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
![A woman walks along the old bridge in Guerneville, Calif., over the rain-swollen Russian River, Monday, Jan. 9, 2017. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)]()
A woman walks along the old bridge in Guerneville, Calif., over the rain-swollen Russian River, Monday, Jan. 9, 2017. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
![Motorists stop along flooded Drake Road in Guerneville, Calif., Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, after the Russian River crested well above flood stage following heavy rains Sunday. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)]()
Motorists stop along flooded Drake Road in Guerneville, Calif., Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, after the Russian River crested well above flood stage following heavy rains Sunday. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
![A Pink Panther sculpture sticks his head above the flood waters at the Pee Wee Golf and Arcade, Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, in Guerneville, Calif., after the Russian River crested well above flood stage. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)]()
A Pink Panther sculpture sticks his head above the flood waters at the Pee Wee Golf and Arcade, Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, in Guerneville, Calif., after the Russian River crested well above flood stage. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
![Bill Roberts, a USGS hydrographer, prepares to launch a measuring device into the flooded Russian River in Guerneville, Calif., Monday, Jan. 9, 2017. The hydroacoustics device helps measure water velocity and depth. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)]()
Bill Roberts, a USGS hydrographer, prepares to launch a measuring device into the flooded Russian River in Guerneville, Calif., Monday, Jan. 9, 2017. The hydroacoustics device helps measure water velocity and depth. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
![Chas Leach clears a storm drain on Main Street in Guerneville, Calif., Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, as the Russian River crests above flood stage after Sunday's downpour. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)]()
Chas Leach clears a storm drain on Main Street in Guerneville, Calif., Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, as the Russian River crests above flood stage after Sunday's downpour. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
![Spectators take pictures of a submerged car at Johnson's Beach, Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, in Guerneville, Calif., where the Russian River crested well above flood stage. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)]()
Spectators take pictures of a submerged car at Johnson's Beach, Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, in Guerneville, Calif., where the Russian River crested well above flood stage. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
![A vineyard remains under water a few miles east of Guerneville, Calif., Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, after widespread flooding from Sunday's downpour hit the Russian River area. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)]()
A vineyard remains under water a few miles east of Guerneville, Calif., Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, after widespread flooding from Sunday's downpour hit the Russian River area. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
![Bill Larcher hits a dead end at flooded Wohler Road a few miles east of Guerneville, Calif., Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, as the Russian River area recovers from the flooding caused by Sunday's downpour. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)]()
Bill Larcher hits a dead end at flooded Wohler Road a few miles east of Guerneville, Calif., Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, as the Russian River area recovers from the flooding caused by Sunday's downpour. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
![A house almost came down with a mudslide along Highway 9, during heavy rains in Brookdale, Calif., on Monday, Jan. 9, 2017. (Gary Reyes/Bay Area News Group)]()
A house almost came down with a mudslide along Highway 9, during heavy rains in Brookdale, Calif., on Monday, Jan. 9, 2017. (Gary Reyes/Bay Area News Group)
![Crews clear up a mudslide that blocked Highway 9, during heavy rains in Brookdale, Calif., on Monday, Jan. 9, 2017. (Gary Reyes/Bay Area News Group)]()
Crews clear up a mudslide that blocked Highway 9, during heavy rains in Brookdale, Calif., on Monday, Jan. 9, 2017. (Gary Reyes/Bay Area News Group)
![Crews begin clean up of a large mudslide that has blocked two northbound lanes of Highway 17 north of Scotts Valley, Calif., on Monday, Jan. 9, 2017. (Gary Reyes/Bay Area News Group)]()
Crews begin clean up of a large mudslide that has blocked two northbound lanes of Highway 17 north of Scotts Valley, Calif., on Monday, Jan. 9, 2017. (Gary Reyes/Bay Area News Group)
![A large mudslide blocks two northbound lanes of Highway 17 north of Scotts Valley, Calif., on Monday, Jan. 9, 2017. (Gary Reyes/Bay Area News Group)]()
A large mudslide blocks two northbound lanes of Highway 17 north of Scotts Valley, Calif., on Monday, Jan. 9, 2017. (Gary Reyes/Bay Area News Group)
![A large mudslide blocks two northbound lanes of Highway 17 north of Scotts Valley, Calif., on Monday, Jan. 9, 2017. (Gary Reyes/Bay Area News Group)]()
A large mudslide blocks two northbound lanes of Highway 17 north of Scotts Valley, Calif., on Monday, Jan. 9, 2017. (Gary Reyes/Bay Area News Group)
![Crews begin cleanup of a large mudslide that blocked two northbound lanes of Highway 17 north of Scotts Valley, Calif., on Monday, Jan. 9, 2017. (Gary Reyes/Bay Area News Group)]()
Crews begin cleanup of a large mudslide that blocked two northbound lanes of Highway 17 north of Scotts Valley, Calif., on Monday, Jan. 9, 2017. (Gary Reyes/Bay Area News Group)
![Beach-goers take in the stormy waves at Rio Del Mar Beach in Aptos. Calif., Saturday, Jan. 6, 2017. The first salvo of a big storm made landfall overnight causing flooding in some areas and other problems. (Patrick Tehan/Bay Area News Group)(Patrick Tehan/Bay Area News Group)]()
Beach-goers take in the stormy waves at Rio Del Mar Beach in Aptos. Calif., Saturday, Jan. 6, 2017. The first salvo of a big storm made landfall overnight causing flooding in some areas and other problems. (Patrick Tehan/Bay Area News Group)(Patrick Tehan/Bay Area News Group)
![Workers continue to remove a portion of a downed tree blocking the Redwood Road off ramp on southbound Highway 13 in Oakland, Calif., on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group)]()
Workers continue to remove a portion of a downed tree blocking the Redwood Road off ramp on southbound Highway 13 in Oakland, Calif., on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group)
![Sandra Weger, left, and brother Mark Hewitt, right, of Oakland, pick up sandbags at the Oakland Municipal Service Center along Edgewater Drive in Oakland, Calif., on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017. A storm is expected to bring record amounts of rainfall to the Bay Area over the weekend. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group)]()
Sandra Weger, left, and brother Mark Hewitt, right, of Oakland, pick up sandbags at the Oakland Municipal Service Center along Edgewater Drive in Oakland, Calif., on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017. A storm is expected to bring record amounts of rainfall to the Bay Area over the weekend. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group)
![Tanya Mayo, of Oakland, picks up sandbags at the Oakland Municipal Service Center along Edgewater Drive in Oakland, Calif., on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group)]()
Tanya Mayo, of Oakland, picks up sandbags at the Oakland Municipal Service Center along Edgewater Drive in Oakland, Calif., on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group)
![A pair of pedestrians cross 13th Street as light to moderate showers move through the Bay Area in Oakland, Calif., on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group)]()
A pair of pedestrians cross 13th Street as light to moderate showers move through the Bay Area in Oakland, Calif., on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group)
![A Santa Clara Roads and Airport Department worker responds to the scene of tree and mudslide on Summit Road in the Santa Cruz Mountains, Calif., on Sunday, January 8, 2017. (Josie Lepe/Bay Area News Group)]()
A Santa Clara Roads and Airport Department worker responds to the scene of tree and mudslide on Summit Road in the Santa Cruz Mountains, Calif., on Sunday, January 8, 2017. (Josie Lepe/Bay Area News Group)
![The swollen Guadalupe River flows under the Coleman Avenue overpass on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, in San Jose, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)]()
(Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
The swollen Guadalupe River flows under the Coleman Avenue overpass on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, in San Jose, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
![A Santa Clara County Roads and Airport Department worker responds to the scene of a downed tree and mudslide on Summit Road in the Santa Cruz Mountains, Calif., on Sunday, January 8, 2017. (Josie Lepe/Bay Area News Group)]()
A Santa Clara County Roads and Airport Department worker responds to the scene of a downed tree and mudslide on Summit Road in the Santa Cruz Mountains, Calif., on Sunday, January 8, 2017. (Josie Lepe/Bay Area News Group)
![Spectators wander down the Guadalupe River Trail to watch the swollen river as it flows toward the Coleman Avenue overpass on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, in San Jose, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)]()
Spectators wander down the Guadalupe River Trail to watch the swollen river as it flows toward the Coleman Avenue overpass on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, in San Jose, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
![Cal-Trans workers and Highway Patrol stop traffic at Highway 17th south bound due to tree hanging on power line, traffic is backed up to Scotts Valley in Santa Cruz Mountains, Calif., on Sunday, January 8, 2017. (Josie Lepe/Bay Area News Group)]()
Cal-Trans workers and Highway Patrol stop traffic at Highway 17th south bound due to tree hanging on power line, traffic is backed up to Scotts Valley in Santa Cruz Mountains, Calif., on Sunday, January 8, 2017. (Josie Lepe/Bay Area News Group)
![Rain falls on a fire-damaged hill on Loma Prieta Road in the Santa Cruz Mountains, Calif., on Sunday, January 8, 2017. (Josie Lepe/Bay Area News Group)]()
Rain falls on a fire-damaged hill on Loma Prieta Road in the Santa Cruz Mountains, Calif., on Sunday, January 8, 2017. (Josie Lepe/Bay Area News Group)
![Participants in the Hot Chocolate race run in their slickers through Golden Gate Park on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, in San Francisco, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)]()
Participants in the Hot Chocolate race run in their slickers through Golden Gate Park on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, in San Francisco, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
![Car hits embankment as it blocks left lane on south bound Highway 17, of the Redwood Estates, in Los Gatos, Calif., on Sunday, January 8, 2017. (Josie Lepe/Bay Area News Group)]()
Car hits embankment as it blocks left lane on south bound Highway 17, of the Redwood Estates, in Los Gatos, Calif., on Sunday, January 8, 2017. (Josie Lepe/Bay Area News Group)
![A large mudslide is seen on Highland Way in the Santa Cruz Mountains, Calif., on Sunday, January 8, 2017. (Josie Lepe/Bay Area News Group)]()
A large mudslide is seen on Highland Way in the Santa Cruz Mountains, Calif., on Sunday, January 8, 2017. (Josie Lepe/Bay Area News Group)
![Heavy rainfall causes a downed tree and mudslide on Summit Road in the Santa Cruz Mountains, Calif., on Sunday, January 8, 2017. (Josie Lepe/Bay Area News Group)]()
Heavy rainfall causes a downed tree and mudslide on Summit Road in the Santa Cruz Mountains, Calif., on Sunday, January 8, 2017. (Josie Lepe/Bay Area News Group)
![Fast-moving water flows downhill on Highland Way in the Santa Cruz Mountains, Calif., on Sunday, January 8, 2017. (Josie Lepe/Bay Area News Group)]()
Fast-moving water flows downhill on Highland Way in the Santa Cruz Mountains, Calif., on Sunday, January 8, 2017. (Josie Lepe/Bay Area News Group)
![The Novato Creek has risen just below the bridge on Redwood Blvd. near Novato fire station 51 on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, in Novato, Calif. (Robert Tong/Marin Independent Journal)]()
The Novato Creek has risen just below the bridge on Redwood Blvd. near Novato fire station 51 on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, in Novato, Calif. (Robert Tong/Marin Independent Journal)
![A cyclist name Paul (who gave only his first name) finds a way around a flooded bike path on the flooded Guadalupe River Trail at Coleman Avenue on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, in San Jose, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)]()
A cyclist name Paul (who gave only his first name) finds a way around a flooded bike path on the flooded Guadalupe River Trail at Coleman Avenue on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, in San Jose, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
![Residents near the Novato RV Park wade through standing water along Armstrong Avenue on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, in Novato, Calif. Residents were advised to shelter in place. (Robert Tong/Marin Independent Journal)]()
Residents near the Novato RV Park wade through standing water along Armstrong Avenue on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, in Novato, Calif. Residents were advised to shelter in place. (Robert Tong/Marin Independent Journal)
![Gusty winds whip an American flag at North Bay Christian Academy on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, in Novato, Calif. (Robert Tong/Marin Independent Journal)]()
Gusty winds whip an American flag at North Bay Christian Academy on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, in Novato, Calif. (Robert Tong/Marin Independent Journal)
![Residents near the Novato RV Park wade through standing water along Armstrong Avenue on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, in Novato, Calif. Residents were advised to shelter in place.(Robert Tong/Marin Independent Journal)]()
Residents near the Novato RV Park wade through standing water along Armstrong Avenue on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, in Novato, Calif. Residents were advised to shelter in place.(Robert Tong/Marin Independent Journal)
![A large fir tree downed wires and blocked Bear Creek Road on Sunday morning, nearly hitting Ben Lomond resident Shari Band, 45, as she drove to work. (Ryan Masters/Santa Cruz Sentinel)]()
A large fir tree downed wires and blocked Bear Creek Road on Sunday morning, nearly hitting Ben Lomond resident Shari Band, 45, as she drove to work. (Ryan Masters/Santa Cruz Sentinel)
![A resident wades through standing water near the Novato RV Park along Armstrong Avenue on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, in Novato, Calif. Residents were advised to shelter in place. (Robert Tong/Marin Independent Journal)]()
A resident wades through standing water near the Novato RV Park along Armstrong Avenue on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, in Novato, Calif. Residents were advised to shelter in place. (Robert Tong/Marin Independent Journal)
![Novato firefighters close off a section of Indian Valley Road due to downed trees and power lines on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017. (Robert Tong/Marin Independent Journal)]()
Novato firefighters close off a section of Indian Valley Road due to downed trees and power lines on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017. (Robert Tong/Marin Independent Journal)
![The Novato Creek rose just below the bridge running under Highway 101 north of the Rowland Boulevard exit in Novato, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017. (Robert Tong/Marin Independent Journal)]()
The Novato Creek rose just below the bridge running under Highway 101 north of the Rowland Boulevard exit in Novato, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017. (Robert Tong/Marin Independent Journal)
![A vehicle sprays standing water while taking the on ramp to southbound Highway 10 at Atherton on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, in Novato, Calif. (Robert Tong/Marin Independent Journal)]()
A vehicle sprays standing water while taking the on ramp to southbound Highway 10 at Atherton on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, in Novato, Calif. (Robert Tong/Marin Independent Journal)
![Novato Creek is rising high in back of houses along Novato Boulevard near the Diablo shopping center in Novato, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017. (Robert Tong/Marin Independent Journal)]()
Novato Creek is rising high in back of houses along Novato Boulevard near the Diablo shopping center in Novato, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017. (Robert Tong/Marin Independent Journal)
![Vehicles near the Novato RV Park drive through standing water along Armstrong Avenue on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, in Novato, Calif. (Robert Tong/Marin Independent Journal)]()
Vehicles near the Novato RV Park drive through standing water along Armstrong Avenue on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, in Novato, Calif. (Robert Tong/Marin Independent Journal)
![The Pajaro River reaches flood stage on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017. (Vern Fisher - Monterey Herald)]()
The Pajaro River reaches flood stage on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017. (Vern Fisher - Monterey Herald)
Consider it a four-day holiday from the rain. Dry weather is expected through Monday.
However, the National Weather Service is forecasting another “atmospheric” event to arrive in the Bay Area next week, most likely Wednesday, a storm that is expected to cause more flooding in the rain-battered region. A second system is expected Friday.
Rain may be heavy at times Wednesday, but the exact timing of the storm’s arrival remains uncertain. The storm may also deliver strong winds, which could result in fallen trees and power poles.
“Rain will definitely be coming back to the area by the middle of next week,” said Steve Anderson, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. “How much and where the greatest amounts will fall is uncertain.”
Anderson described the storm next week as an “atmospheric event,” but could not forecast if the storm will be as potent as the one that pounded the Bay Area earlier this week and caused widespread flooding, mudslides and road closures.
Early forecasts indicate locations throughout the Bay Area could receive between 1 to 3 inches next week, with 4 to 6 inches in coastal locations.
Forecasters are warning that flooding will again be a problem as water rises in Bay Area rivers, creeks and streams.
“We urge people who experienced flooding or water problems in these past storms to be prepared for the same kind of impacts later next week,” Anderson said. “People have a good idea of what to expect coming into next week.”
Before the next storm arrives, the Bay Area will see a drying-out period with sunny skies and high temperatures ranging from 55 to 60 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. There is, however, a slight chance of showers Sunday, said meteorologist Brian Mejia.
In January, San Jose and Oakland have recorded at least a trace amount of rain in each of the first 12 days, according to the weather service. San Francisco received rain in all but one day.
The string of storms has sent rainfall totals across the Bay Area surging above normal for this time of year. Since the rainfall season began on Oct. 1, San Francisco has recorded 14.63 inches (138 percent of normal), Oakland 13.10 inches (138 percent), San Jose 7.43 inches (118 percent) and Santa Rosa 30.09 inches (174 percent).
Staff writer Jason Green contributed to this report.
