Live, where you live, this is abc 7 news. A storm is soaking the bay area tonight. Live doppler 7 shows heavy rain that is about about to let up. That rain is expected to continue through the night, into tomorrow. Taking a live look at San Francisco. More than two inches has pelted the city. Thats the most in three years. Rain has swollen bay area waterw waterways. Ties creek is looking like rapids tonight. And the bay bridge is slick. The winds are also a problem. A tree came crashing down on to a muni bus in San Franciscos financial district. Luckily, no one was hurt. We have Live Team Coverage from the north bay to the south bay. First, lets get the fro forecast. This is a storm thats not in a hurry to move on. As a result, were getting drenched across parts of the bay area. Well start off in San Francisco. Fulton street, mission street, getting pounded by heavy rain right now. Oranges and yellows from pacifica to millbrae, to san mateo. It is coming down in the santa cruz mountains. A storm report with some debris flow, not out of the question. From the south bay, los altos, sunnyvale, santa clara, getting a soaking. And in the east bay, they are getting drenched more than they were earlier. Oakland to piedmont, emiliville, berkeley getting a soaking there. And in the north bay, burn scar areas are holdi inin ining up o. But theres pockets that were keeping an eye on. As you go up north, moderate rainfall. On the storm impact scale, this is a strong level 3 storm. Rain will be heavy and flooding is possible. It will be gusty in the hills along with parts of the coastline. Flash flood watch until 6 00 a. M. Tomorrow. Mudslides, debris flows and flooding is possible. We have a wind advisory until 6 00 a. M. Tomorrow. Gusts can reach 30 to 40 miles per hour. Trees and power lines could go down. It is gusty out of the southeast, to 27. Ill come back with an hourbyhour timeline of how this is going to play into your morning commute, coming up. Thanks a lot. Right now, theres serious pothole problems on major bay area roadways. Abc 7 news was on highway 101 ovr palo alto. The lanes could remain closed through the morning commute. Theres deep potholes on northbound 880 that are driving tires. Work is under way to patch the potholes. One lane is closed. A lot of wrecks out there. Abc 7 was near Golden Gate Park where a car rolled over. It was near 36th avenue and lincoln way when the driver lost control. Everyone made it out okay without serious injuries. To the south bay, where the weather has caused problems there all day long. Katie is along highway 101 in san jose tonight. The rain is coming down hard right now. It has been steady all day and night, making for dangerous and unfortunately, deadly conditions on the roadways. Chp is asking everyone to take extra precautions. Your regular drive to and from work can be anything but when its raining. The end of my commute on the sky pass going into San Francisco was flooded. Im not sure how something in the air could be flooded. Reporter flooding is one hazard. Slick roads are another. The roadway conditions are going to change. The driving habits need to change, as well. Reporter that means slow down. If your windshield wipers are on the headlights need to be on, as well. That is increased visible for you and other drivers, as well. Reporter a driver was killed when they lost control and hit a tree in palo alto. The chp reported some two dozen accidents on highway 17 alone. I dont like driving in the rain. I get nervous because people seem to slow down and theres no need to brake. And everyone acts crazy when its raining. Im afraid of my children,s specially when im driving with them in the car. Reporter another tip from the chp, make sure your car is in good working order. Air in the tires, clean windshield pipers, fluids topped off. Being broken down can make you the hazard. Several trees came down in sonoma county. In gurnville, the crew had to clean up a rockslide. Abc 7 news reporter, leslie brinkley, is live in santa rosa with that story. Reporter the rain is coming down heavily right now. But overall, they havent gotten as much rain up here as was predicted. Crews have been out, bracing for flooding. And tonight, they had to face down another fire. The flames roared to life in this twostory home, just as the nighttime rain pelted the santa rosa neighborhood next to the burn zone. Six engines and two ladder trucks tamped the fire down on a harrowing day for this region, since the october fires exactly three months ago. Officials have worried about the complications rain could bring as it hit the barren soil. But a dry december gave crews unexpected extra time to clear storm drains and the homes that were burned are getting doused with the biggest rainfall this season. A flood watch did not lead to flooding. It rains but it soaked in. The winds were not enough to topple trees. Right now, were looking good. We want the community to remain vigilant. Dont take it for granted. They see flooding or mud flow, report to 911. Reporter another disaster averted for now. We want to take a moment and look at sfo. According to flight aware, inbound flights are delayed an average of 90 minutes because of low clouds. Theres deporridgarture ledees e of the wind. Little snow is coming down at tahoe because its warm. Abc 7 mornings will get an early start to keep you updated on the weather and traffic conditions where you live. You can track the storm with live doppler 7 anytime with the abc 7 news app. It works wonderfully. Enable push alerts to get weather warnings on your phone or tablet. 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That would only happen once in a lifetime. Im happy my dream came true. Francine says her favorite tig sighting was the cast of one of her favorite shows, stranger things. Back to the weather. That rain is not stopping. Its been hitting us all sda long. Well have some scattered showers for the morning commute. But nothing like right now. Theres not one spot where its dry right now. Were drenching here in San Francisco, from the richmond district, all the way to the bayview district. You notice some moderate pockets of rain to the east bay. It has not stopped raining. And it is coming down pretty hard in the inland east bay, from Pleasant Hill to concord. Pleasant hill road getting a soaking, as well. We look at san mateo, the peninsula, around california drive, burlingame area, it is coming down heavily, as well. Moderate to light rain coming down around san jose, santa clara. And the north bay, so far, so good for the burn scar areas. Youll notice some steady rain. The rainfall is just impressive. Almost five inches in kent field. San francisco, record daily rain, 2. 7 inches. You have to go back to the 1800s to match that daily rainfall record. It surpassed the old record. 2. 12 in half moon bay. San jose, moffett field, both over an inch. Look at oakland, two inches. And liver more, close to that. We have gotten a good dose of this storm. Its a level 3 storm. It is a strong storm, rain heavy at times, with flooding possible. Bay bridge toll plaza, you will notice that the rain is coming down. And tomorrow mornings commute will include some slippery roadways. Temperatures from the 40s to the 60s, in places like san jose. Hourbyhour, heavy rain around 1 00 a. M. Oranges, yellows, for parts of the bay area. By the time the morning commute begins, 4 00 a. M. , mike nicco will be here tracking this storm. Most will see isolated showers. Could see a heavy downpour around the south bay. 5 00 a. M. , widely scattered showers. Much lighter than what we saw today and are seeing tonight. 8 00 a. M. , if your kids go to school, make sure they have the rain gear. Noontime, steady rain. And then, the showers become less widespread in the afternoon and evening. By 6 00, this storm is winding down and theres not much left other than cloud cover. In terms of the rainfall, were looking at about onethird of an inch in ukiah to almost an additional two inches of rain in santa rosa, and calistoga. There is concern about mudslides in the burn scar areas. In the sierras, some high elevation snow. 4 00 p. M. To 10 00 p. M. , two to four inches at 6,000 feet. Tomorrow morning, mid40s to the low 50s. Need a jacket or raincoat or umbrella to keep you dry. For the afternoon, you will be seeing a mix of sun, clouds and some showers. So, youll need the rain gear and the umbrellas. Upper 50s. Heres a look at the forecast. Scattered showers and breezy. We drop it to a level 1 for tuesday. Wednesday, mostly cloudy. One system might try to sneak in here and drop a few showers. Drying out for the latter part of the workweek all the way into the weekend. Youll notice mild conditions as we head into the weekend. Level 1 system on monday, bringing us a chance of rain. The computer models not in complete agreement for monday yet. Well keep it in the forecast. Extreme reaction to a creepy crawly visitor. Now, a california man has to find a new home. Tomorrow on good morning america, taraji p. Henson talks about her action thriller, proud heres some advice on how not to try to get rid of a spider in your home. A man in redding used a torch on a spider. The spider ran to a nearby mattress and ended up setting the entire apartment on fire. That spider caused 11,000 in damage. No one was hurt but the man who lived in the unit need to find a place to stay. Steph curry hurts his knee. Will abc 7 sports, brought to you by river rock casino. Good evening. 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But Andy Pappanastos doesnt get it. And then 41 yards to smith. Aloha means goodbye and alabama wins the national title. The raiders will introduce jon gruden as their new head coach tomorrow. Today was the 20th anniversary of the rugruden being hired by davis the first time. He was 34 years old. It is back to the future for the raiders. Abc 7 sports, brought to you by river rock casino. Thanks a lot. Abc 7 news continues online on twitter and facebook and all of your mobile devices wit thats our report. We appreciate your time, as always. The latest on the rain on a special edition of morning news beginning at 4 00 a. M. Right now on jimmy kimmel, meryl streep. Tvs number one daily viral video show, right this minute. Whoa a snowboarder tries to outrun an avalanche, while his friends are screaming at him to hurry the heck up. See who wins the heartstopping race to the bottom. A man snatches a little boy while his grandmother could do nothing about it. 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