Rain Expected to Stick Around San Anselmo, Fairfax Until Thursday

By Bay City News Service:

Rain was causing flooding, blocking roadways and disrupting transit in the Bay Area on Tuesday, officials said.

The National Weather Service Tuesday morning issued a Bay Area-wide urban and small creek flood advisory that will last until 7:30 p.m.

The California Highway Patrol has already responded to various reports of flooded roadways, including on Interstate Highway 580 in Livermore, U.S. Highway 101 near San Francisco International Airport, on northbound state Highway 87 to Interstate Highway 280 connector in San Jose and on state Highway 4 around the border of Antioch and Oakley.

Flooding has also been reported in San Francisco, Oakland and several other locations throughout the Bay Area.

The wet weather is causing delays and service disruptions on the San Francisco Municipal Railway system, including the suspension of cable car service. Shuttle buses are running instead on the lines as a precaution because the cable cars’ brake systems are around 100 years old, Muni spokesman Paul Rose said.

Flights were delayed at SFO.

In Woodside, a large oak tree was reported down at about 5 a.m. Tuesday morning on Woodside Road near Canada Road. It brought down power lines when it fell and closed the road, according to San Mateo County officials.

The storm is expected to last into Thursday, bringing up to 4 inches of rain in coastal mountain areas and up to 2 inches in lower-lying urban areas.

There may be isolated thunderstorms, hail and strong winds in the higher coastal areas as well, according to the weather service.