Amid the relentless rain brought by an atmospheric river soaking Northern California , flash flood warnings were issued Friday afternoon in portions of the Bay Area where instances of flooding deemed “life-threatening” were occurring.
The National Weather Service issued a flash flood bulletin just before 3 p.m. for northwestern Alameda County and west central Contra Costa County after law enforcement reported the flooding. Friday rainfall in the area was between 0.7 and 1.2 inches with another 1 to 3 inches possible in the area.
The Weather Service said cities where flash flooding could occur included Oakland, Berkeley, Richmond, Alameda, San Pablo, El Cerrito, Albany, Pinole, Piedmont, Emeryville, Kensington, Rollingwood, El Sobrante, Tara Hills, East Richmond Heights, and Bayview-Montalvin…