"High tides and heavy rains have flooded parts of the Bay Area, prompting road closures and rescues of people trapped in cars. Five northern counties remained under a flood watch, with up to 3in (7.6cm) of rain possible through Monday night in areas that have been drenched off and on since around Christmas, said the National Weather Service office in Eureka. At least a foot (0.3 meters) of snow was likely in the mountains."
"A king tide, a term for the highest predicted tide of a year at a coastal location, caused floodwaters to rise to 2.56ft on Saturday in San Francisco, the highest since 1998, the SFGate reported. A woman carries a young girl through floodwaters caused by a king tide in Sausalito, California, on Friday. Photograph: Jessica Christian/AP This is near record for the San Francisco Bay Area, Rachel Kennedy, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, told the news organization."
"On Saturday, the San Francisco fire department rescued an adult in the water clinging to a rope, the city's emergency management department posted on social media. Some people kayaked along swamped streets, while others waded through water above their knees. Authorities were called to assist when cars got stuck in water as high as 3 and 4ft, Marin county sheriff's Sgt Michael Dobbins said on Saturday."
High tides and heavy rains flooded parts of the Bay Area, causing road closures and rescues of people trapped in cars. Five northern counties remained under a flood watch with up to 3 inches (7.6 cm) of rain possible through Monday night and at least a foot (0.3 meters) of mountain snow likely. A king tide raised floodwaters to 2.56 ft in San Francisco, the highest since 1998. The San Francisco fire department rescued an adult clinging to a rope. Some residents kayaked through swamped streets while others waded through knee‑deep water. Authorities responded to multiple stranded vehicles in three to four feet of water across Marin, Sonoma, Alameda, San Mateo and San Francisco counties, and a coastal flood advisory remained in effect.
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