A powerful rain storm Thursday is set to bring up to four inches of rain to San Francisco and other cities in the Bay Area. Residents scrambled to install sandbags to prevent flooding, while motorists became stuck on water-logged roads. Rainfall will continue Friday, reaching Southern California as well.
Below are some of the fascinating pictures of the storm shared by Bay Area Twitter users:
Stay safe, Bay Area! #Photos: The Bay Area Is Flooding All Over > http://t.co/fLnCQVB9JD @sfist #BayAreaStorm pic.twitter.com/ud798GJuJd
— Trunx (@TrunxApp) December 11, 2014
Flooded crosswalk downtown SF, mission st and 3rd. #BayAreaStorm pic.twitter.com/XFgrVmksNt
— Damon Chin (@damon_sf) December 11, 2014
.@NorthBayNews Our 300 year-old valley oak fell down in the #bayareastorm. We were married under it. Heartbreaking. pic.twitter.com/19MYVUiAcH
— Cynthia Boaz (@cynthiaboaz) December 11, 2014
Whoa! @kgoradio: MT @BuzzFeedStorm: Manhole cover gets blown out by water rushing under a street in SF #BayAreaStorm pic.twitter.com/VhelYZ4WqQ
— Mary Ramezani (@MaryamRamezani) December 11, 2014
Whoa! @kgoradio: MT @BuzzFeedStorm: Manhole cover gets blown out by water rushing under a street in SF #BayAreaStorm pic.twitter.com/VhelYZ4WqQ
— Mary Ramezani (@MaryamRamezani) December 11, 2014
Stay safe, Bay Area! #Photos: The Bay Area Is Flooding All Over > http://t.co/fLnCQVB9JD @sfist #BayAreaStorm pic.twitter.com/ud798GJuJd
— Trunx (@TrunxApp) December 11, 2014
Downtown Healdsburg drying out after 2ft of water flooded downtown this morning #BayAreaStorm pic.twitter.com/V1wBJsAhxr
— Jodi Hernandez (@JodiHernandez01) December 11, 2014
Downtown Healdsburg drying out after 2ft of water flooded downtown this morning #BayAreaStorm pic.twitter.com/V1wBJsAhxr
— Jodi Hernandez (@JodiHernandez01) December 11, 2014
Floodwaters rush down streets during storm in San Bruno, CA – @barretto_chris #BayAreaStorm http://t.co/tiCVBZcoIP pic.twitter.com/9TfM5yvicc
— Richard T.Mindler Jr (@MindlerJr) December 11, 2014
Of course, one tweeter couldn’t resist having a little fun at Californians’ expense:
#BayAreaStorm #HellaStorm #Stormageddon #PineappleExpress pic.twitter.com/pUrVPl61Nd
— Dan Ginn (@DanBoyGinn) December 11, 2014
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