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Bay Area Storm: Flooding, Freeze Watch and Timeline

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Does it feel like winter or what?

Chilly temperatures greeted the Bay Area early this week and a storm arrived in the Bay Area late Wednesday, with another wave of rain over the weekend.

The rain storm is tracking southeast and hit the North Bay between 4 a.m. and 7 a.m., then headed for the bulk of the Bay Area between 7 a.m. and 10 a.m.

Chief Meteorologist Jeff Ranieri has the latest details on this winter storm as well as your full seven-day forecast.

A freeze watch is in effect for most of Contra Costa County, as well as in Santa Clara Valley from San Jose south into San Benito and Monterey counties. A freeze warning for the North Bay interior valleys will start at 11 p.m. Thursday through 9 a.m. Friday.

A flood advisory was also issued Thursday morning for parts of the Bay Area. Urban and small stream flooding is expecte due to excessive rainfall, according to the National Weather Service.

Here's a look at what you can expect this week.

The wet weather is having an impact in the East Bay. NBC Bay Area crews were in both Alameda and Contra Costa counties Thursday where the heaviest rainfall took place in the morning. Pete Suratos reports.

When will it rain in the Bay Area?

An atmospheric river looks to join up with our next system with rain starting late Wednesday into early Thursday and is expected to linger throughout the day, according to the latest forecast. Friday looks to be clear of any wet weather, with the next wave of rain touching down on Saturday.

How much rain will fall in the Bay Area?

Here's a breakdown of expected rainfall totals on Thursday:

  • Half-inch to an inch of rain on the Peninsula, in the East Bay, and in the South Bay
  • About an inch to an inch-and-a-half of rain in the North Bay
  • Around an inch to two inches of rain in the mountains in Santa Cruz and North Bay

Here's what the forecast shows for rainfall totals over the weekend:

  • About a half-inch to an inch of rain expected in the Bay Area

Use Interactive Radar to track the storm

Check back here and use our Interactive Radar below to track the incoming waves of rain this week.

Visit nbcbayarea.com/weather to get more of your Microclimate Forecast.

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