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Humid Hawaiian Air Brings Showers To Bay Area

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – It was not quite the traditional Pineapple Express storm pattern, but the jet stream continued to draw moisture from the humid air near the Hawaii Islands Friday, pulling it into Northern California in the form of light, continuous showers.

The stormy weather began late Wednesday and had dumped just over 3 inches of rain in the Bonny Doon area of the Santa Cruz Mountains by Friday morning.
Kentfield in Marin County had accumulated 2.24 inches, San Francisco International 1.73 inches and Richmond 1.21 inches.

The wet roadways made for a slow morning commute throughout the Bay Area. Several minor accidents were reported.

In San Francisco, a large tree topple on busy Van Ness Ave., blocking the northbound lanes.

Forecasters predicted the showers would tapper off before a second front slammed into the area late Friday night and into Saturday, bringing more rain the area. The heaviest rain is expected to fall in the hills of the North Bay and Santa Cruz mountains where 1-3 inches of rainfall should be common by Saturday afternoon.

The National Weather Service said the showers should clear out by Sunday and Monday but the stormy weather may return next week.

In the Sierra, there was a high wind advisory had been issued for the Tahoe area with gusts approaching 50 mph near lake level with whitecaps of 2-4 feet on the lake.

The storm system were too warm to produce snow at elevations lower than 8,000 feet.

The National Weather Service said high elevations mainly above 8,500-9,000 feet could see 1-1.5 feet of snowfall with the highest peaks seeing 1.5-2.0 feet by Sunday morning.

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