Northern Californians - Have you washed/blown away yet???

[three]

Public Radio was chatting at length about the storm you guys are getting hit with - I hope everyone is okay.

That's an insane amount of rain you're supposed to be getting. The radio also said the Sierra Nevada area was expected 6-10 feet (yes, FEET) of snow.

Stay inside, warm, and safe.

[KnottedYet]

Trek, BikerZ, Spazz, et al, check in please!

[Brandi]

Trek, BikerZ, Spazz, et al, check in please!

You forgot me!
I am central coast though. We have over 35 mph wind gust here. And steady rain, almost 2 inch today. But the nor Cal gals started their rain yesterday! Keep those flashlights on hand! We have had 2 brown outs. Black out soon to follow I am sure!

[Trek420]

I'm safely tucked away in an office. I hear power is out on the Peninsula. It was raining hard this morning. Mae the wonder dog would not go out without me so I took her on a short walk. Lots of tree limbs are down but no huge damage.

I got to try out my new Ibex Breakaway cyling jacket Nice and toasty warm.

Note: both these in the East Bay

[shadon]

I don't post often, but we're hanging in here. The groomer cancelled Marcellus the cat's grooming appointment this morning. It looks like the rain has let up for a bit, here in the Mission District of San Francisco. It's been brutal! And the rain axed my morning ride!
I just had a professional bike fit and I wanna ride!

[velogirl]

what a day! how can you flood a second floor condo? the drain on the courtyard clogs up (we're over the garage so I guess technically we're 1st floor although 10 feet off the ground). I had 4" of water on my patio right up to the door. power on & off all day. puppy is moping and won't eat or go outside. and my potted trees keep blowing over.

Nic, we were supposed to race a duathlon in Sac tomorrow and decided to bail.....


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Here's the damage that I know of:

-- All ferry and bus service on the Golden Gate Transit system is suspended. Bus service is resuming on a very limited basis, ferry service for all should be back in action come the afternoon.

-- The Alameda Bay Harbor Ferry and the Alameda/Oakland Ferry are shut down.

-- BART is not running between 24th Street in San Francisco and Daly City.

-- Highway 101 in San Rafael is closed in both directions until at least 10 p.m.

-- The Richmond San Rafael Bridge remains closed.

-- Two lanes are closed on the Golden Gate Bridge.

-- Flights in and out of San Francisco International Airport are delayed and canceled.

-- Highway 1 is closed from Stinson Beach to the Bolinas turnoff because of flooding.

-- The MacArthur Tunnel approach to the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco is closed because of flooding.

-- The Great Highway in San Francisco is closed in both directions, from Sloat Boulevard to Lincoln Way, due to high winds.

-- Northbound State Route 17 in Santa Clara County is closed.

-- Route 84 in Alameda County is closed in both directions in Niles Canyon because of a slide.

-- More than 518,000 Pacific Gas & Electric customers are without power in the region.

-- San Francisco Municipal Railway is deluged by delays and has shutdown the F-line streetcar.

-- The San Francisco Zoo is closed because of downed trees that pose a potential escape risk with animals

-- Hundreds of thousands of homes are without power.

[bikerz]

It was WILD at my place in the Oakland hills last night - crazy wind, tons of rain, gutters can't even begin to keep up. The front door is down a flight of steps and the entry way is poorly drained - I was afraid it would flood into the house, but it stayed just below the threshold, then slowly drained away.

I drove to BART and had to slowly drive through pretty deep water from time to time on my way. Today downtown in the city (SF) it's not been so bad, and I'm getting ready to head home soon.

A friend of mine who commutes from Sonoma to Oakland is stranded and will stay with me over tonight - all routes north are closed and would be too dangerous or crazy to try. As far as I know there is still power at my house.

Whew!

[KnottedYet]

You forgot me!

"et al" sort of means "and everybody"... basically I was taking a short cut and not listing off everyone. Cuz I'm lazy.

Thinking of you all, hang in there!

[Brandi]

"et al" sort of means "and everybody"... basically I was taking a short cut and not listing off everyone. Cuz I'm lazy.

Thinking of you all, hang in there!

I am just poking you! Like on face book.

[froglegs]

It's pretty rainy and windy here on the central coast, it was a struggle just to get to my bus stop half a block away from my building, since the sidewalk and street were covered with rushing water. Now I am home and dry and things seem pretty calm, just rainy with occasional big gusts of wind. My poor cat is still out there somewhere, I hope he found a dry place to hide.

[melissam]

So far the fair town of Alviso hasn't flooded. Where's Alviso, you might ask? (Don't worry, everyone asks, even the long term Bay Area folks.) Alviso is right at the tip of the SF Bay, and is in prime flood zone.

Meanwhile, at my house in the east foothills of San Jose, all of our apricot trees are still standing...

[sundial]

Oh gosh, I feel for you guys! I was looking at weather.com and it looked like a hurricane was headed your way. I'm sending positive vibes that you all will be safe and sound. And your furkids and skinkids as well.

We're going to get that nasty weather by Monday. Our winds will be at least 35 mph and our temps will rise to 65 degrees (from the teens and 20's currently).

[snapdragen]

I've been watching a tree in front all afternoon, it's about to drop a huge limb on the street. I fear this is the end for the 40+ year old ash tree, it will only have one limb left.

My brother is in El Granada, his town and Half Moon Bay are dark, something about a main power line near Crystal Springs.

I ventured out for milk this afternoon, took me an hour. The local Safeway was without power, Walgreens next door had a generator, but had run out of milk. My lights have flickered a couple times, but the power has stayed on all day. There was a shot of the Guadalupe River on the news, pretty full, but not flooding.

[Veronica]

Fairly uneventful here in the delta. I drove to Walnut Creek this morning for a hair appointment. The drive out was a bit scary, the drive back not so bad.

We finished the flooring in the family room about twenty minutes ago. It looks great, but man are we both pooped!

V.

[Trek420]

We finished the flooring in the family room about twenty minutes ago. It looks great, but man are we both pooped!

V.

Sorry for the hijack Nor Cal thread: we want pictures when your feet don't hurt. Arrived home to find that the carpenter gal has torn out my 70's disgusting flooring Progress being made.

Give me hope that things can look better, let's see pictures.