SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS RADIO) – More rain is on the way to the Bay Area starting early Monday evening.
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While this storm won’t be as strong as previous atmospheric rivers, it's still capable of causing a lot of damage.
"It's looking like the rain is going to move in later today, closer to evening hours," said Brooke Bingaman, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. "It'll probably start hitting the North Bay around 8 p.m. or after."
"Getting around to the San Francisco area around midnight or a little after that," she said. "And then hitting down into the Monterey Bay region by early Tuesday morning."
This storm won't be as heavy as the ones that have hit the area recently, but there still could be plenty of flooding, power outages, and downed trees.
"You have to keep in mind that these trees have been battered throughout this whole winter season," said Bingaman.
The soil is still very saturated from recent storms, which can increase the likelihood of felled trees.
"So even if areas don't get super strong winds – even moderate winds could potentially take down some of these trees because they've been weakened so much already," she said.
Urban areas should be prepared for some flooding, especially small creeks and streams.
The Sierra, which is sitting under near record-setting snowfall, could get another one to four feet of snow, particularly in areas above 4,000 feet in elevation.
The storm will hit most on Tuesday and then peter out on Wednesday, although some areas of the coast could see thunderstorms on Wednesday.
After this week's storm, it looks like there'll be a brief respite, but going into the weekend there will be some wet periods on and off into the following week.
"This winter has definitely become one that we'll probably study for a while," said Bingaman. "It's more typical for California to see five to seven decent atmospheric rivers move into the state."
This season, however, we've been getting hit again and again since late December going into January.
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