Flood Watch
Status
Event Continued Active alertStart Time
Wed 12/24/2025 02:39 AM ESTEnd Time
Sat 12/27/2025 01:00 AM ESTSignificance
WatchImpacts
Moderate impact
Locations Affected
San Jose, CA ∙ Fremont, CA ∙ Oakland, CA ∙ San Francisco, CA ∙ Salinas, CA ∙ Santa Rosa, CA ∙ Sunnyvale, CA ∙ Hayward, CA ∙ Daly City, CA ∙ Antioch, CAFull Alert Message
Flood Watch National Weather Service San Francisco CA 1139 PM PST Tue Dec 23 2025 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible from multiple lines of showers and thunderstorms, strong at times, moving across the area. * WHERE...San Francisco County, San Mateo Peninsula, East Bay, South Bay, and Central Coast * WHEN...Through Friday evening. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Low water crossings may become flooded. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Numerous lines of showers and thunderstorms will move across the Bay Area and Central Coast through Friday evening. An additional 1-3" of rain is expected across the interior with locally higher totals between 3-5" across the Santa Cruz Mountains and up to 8" across the Santa Lucia Range. Flooding potential will increase with each successive round of rain. Sharp rises in smaller creeks and streams are expected with at least some potential for minor flooding in mainstream rivers. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.
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CAZ006-508>510-512>518-528>530-242300- /O.CON.KMTR.FA.A.0005.000000T0000Z-251227T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ San Francisco-San Francisco Bay Shoreline-San Francisco Peninsula Coast-East Bay Interior Valleys-Santa Cruz Mountains-Santa Clara Valley Including San Jose-Eastern Santa Clara Hills-East Bay Hills-Southern Salinas Valley/Arroyo Seco and Lake San Antonio- Santa Lucia Mountains and Los Padres National Forest-Mountains of San Benito County And Interior Monterey County including Pinnacles National Park-Northern Salinas Valley/Hollister Valley and Carmel Valley-Northern Monterey Bay-Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast- Including the cities of Walnut Creek, Fremont, Live Oak, Scotts Valley, Day Valley, Boulder Creek, Antioch, Cordoza Ridge, Santa Cruz, Seaside, Pittsburg, Pacifica, Berkeley, Livermore, Oakland, Daly City, King City, San Francisco, Hayward, Salinas, San Ramon, Watsonville, Blackhawk, Concord, Marina, Pleasanton, San Jose, Greenfield, and Monterey 1139 PM PST Tue Dec 23 2025