And 1st, we do want to get
to that weather forecast.
Brendan Benjamin for Rob today.
Brendan, what's it looking like for those
who are heading to work this morning?
Yeah, if you are off to work this morning
and you're in the Sacramento area,
rain tapering off a little bit right now,
if you're headed to the Bay Area,
things are gonna be OK.
Roads are very wet.
If you're in the San Joaquin Valley,
Stockton, Modesto, Lodi, anywhere down
there headed from Tracy to Livermore.
It is heavier rain down there.
We'll zoom in.
You can see even some of these
darker red shades.
That is some very heavy rain working its way
now just to the northeast of the Stockton.
Festo area and it will be pushing
off into the Sierra.
When it gets to the Sierra that
heavy rain is gonna turn into heavy
snow making for even worse travel
conditions and really it's just gonna
snow all day long in the Sierra today.
Looking at a winter storm warning
continues from now through Tuesday
morning and additional 6 to 12 inches
potentially as much as an additional
2 feet in some areas in the valley.
Not going to rain all day once
we get to the afternoon,
drawing out about 55 for
a high temperature today,
but again if you're going to the Sierra.
Travel not recommended,
but if you are make sure you bring
your change tank controls in effect.
If you're headed out and about
just in the valley today raincoat
umbrella for this morning.
Not gonna need it all day long though
as a break in the rain is coming
starting this afternoon but this
morning it is still very wet out there.
Not a lot of major traffic issues.
The biggest thing to deal with though
is that there is very wet roads out
there and there is ponding on those
roadways so just take it slow down
near Stockton and Modesto again.
Not seeing a lot of traffic backups but
there is a lot of water on the roads.
Remember the heavier rain was down.
And started in Modesto this morning,
still is, so I 5 and 99,
both very slow right now with
the water on the road.
So stock to the Sacramento about 40 minutes,
Modesto to Sacramento almost 70 minutes.
And if you're off to Tracy,
it's gonna take you about 25 minutes
between Tracy and Livermore right now.
Alright,
Brendan,
thank you so much.
And there's another wet
commute underway right now
for Northern California.
There's rain in Greater
Sacramento and certainly more
snow up in the high country.
ABC 10s, Bridget Burlow taking a look
at conditions in Sacramento. Another
soggy start to the workweek with
more wet weather or raining
down on the valley rain totals.
Looking light for your Monday,
but all this is only adding to what
is already accumulated on the ground.
Wilton remains under an evacuation warning
due to flooding and poor road conditions.
Emergency crews still working to
clear flooded roads and restore power
outages to affected neighborhoods.
This as river levels remain
high with more rain on the way.
Floodwaters also forcing the evacuation
of the Arbor Mobile Home Park in Acampo.
Crews with the Lodi Fire Department in
San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office
spending all day Sunday getting residents
out safely and removing some of the
standing water deputies blocking off.
The park and asking people to
avoid driving through the area.
This latest storm system only
expected to bring up to an inch to
the Sacramento Valley, a little more
South of us in places like Stockton.
And for those heading home from Lake Tahoe,
expect Interstate 80 and Hwy.
50 to be a bit slow going as everyone
returns back to the valley. Back to you
Richard. Thank you.
Travelers from across the region hit
the slopes over the holiday weekend,
but according to Sierra Tahoe spokesperson.
The resort never hit capacity, he says.
The recent series of storms may have
contributed to a lower turnout.
Meanwhile, those who were able
to make it out there are now
tasked with traveling home today.
People tend to want to rush home.
They could be going faster than
the conditions and we've had
experiences where there's multiple
spinouts and what happens is the
highway ends up being shut down.
Well, Caltrans recommends checking
road conditions before you go
and of course, packing chains.
Now with all of the severe weather, Rd.
hazards are popping up across the region.
That's right, from the Sierra to the valley.
For the last few weeks,
we've seen just how bad things
can get under these conditions.
ABC tense Monica Coleman
is with us right now.
Monica, you did talk with state
and local safety officials,
So what did they share with
you? They said the message is easy.
All you have to do is stay inside as
the rain continues to trickle down.
This morning, I was driving into work.
They had to go under the speed limit,
avoiding standing water that
can damage your vehicle.
Cal Fire and other officials are
urging people to stay inside,
to only come out if absolutely necessary.
The warning comes as Mother Nature
continues to show Northern California,
whose boss as heavy downpours
flood the region and the state.
Jason Clay with Cal Fire,
says people should be aware of Rd.
hazards.
And that could be from
rockslides, mud slides or trees or
even power lines that are coming down.
So we really ask people to increase
their following distances from
the cars in front of them and
just slow down on the roadways,
be vigilant and be alert, says Clay.
If you must get out on the roads,
prepare yourself in a van to get online,
go to the Caltrans website and look
at their quick maps to see if there
are any closures on the route that you
are going to be taking this morning.
Also, Cal Fire is working
with other state and local.
Agencies that clear these hazards
and mitigate the hazards and
keep those roadways open while
also keeping the public safe.
You would like to have people slow down.
Yeah, I I was on five S yesterday.
It was just hailing and people were
whipping by me like it was a sunny day.
Right. You know, like absolute
opposite of what you need to be doing.
You're going to get what you're gonna get.
But don't hit me while you're doing that.
So, alright, Monica, thank you. Great story.
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