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    Rooftop rescues and evacuations as severe flooding soaks Four Corners region

    Pickup trucks are submerged along Highway 160 in South Fork, Colo., on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026. (South Fork Fire Rescue via AP)
    More rain is in the forecast through at least Saturday.
    Pickup trucks are submerged along Highway 160 in South Fork, Colo., on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026. (South Fork Fire Rescue via AP)
    Sunny weather is expected to return to the Bay Area this weekend amid seasonal temperatures, according to the National Weather Service.

    Sunny weekend ahead following explosive end of rain

    San Jose Fire Department rescuers evacuate the last residents from their homes along the flooded streets on Welch Ave and Needles Drive near Kelley Park in San Jose, Calif. on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017. (Josie Lepe/Bay Area News Group)

    El Niño: Check this interactive map to see your San Jose neighborhood’s flood risk

    Latest Headlines

    • A person walks with an umbrella on the corner of South 4th Street and East San Fernando Street while it rains in downtown San Jose, Calif., on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group)

      Last of Bay Area rain holds on before weekend warm-up moves in

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      Live rain map: Where it’s raining in the Bay Area

    • A building floats in the ocean after a wharf partially collapsed Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, in Santa Cruz, Calif. (Shmuel Thaler/The Santa Cruz Sentinel via AP)

      El Niño: Which Northern California places are most at risk this winter?

    Bay Area Weather

    PG&E began a public safety power shutoff on Thursday morning, and nearly 7,000 Bay Area customers lost their power.

    PG&E shutdowns begin — more than 11,000 Bay Area customers without power

    Statewide, more than 68,000 customers lost power by 1 p.m.
    • PG&E warns power could be cut to 70,000 amid high winds, dry conditions

    • Recently chilly Bay Area about to get warm again

    • Is your home ready for El Niño? Essential flood prep and insurance steps to take now

    Weather Advisory

    Coastal North Bay including Point Reyes National Seashore and San Francisco Peninsula Coast are the focus of a coastal flood advisory released at 12:45 p.m. on Friday by the National Weather Service. The advisory is valid from Monday 9 a.m. until Thursday Oct. 29, at 3 p.m.

    Coastal flood advisory for North Bay and San Francisco Peninsula Coast from Monday to Thursday

    Coastal North Bay including Point Reyes National Seashore and San Francisco Peninsula Coast are the focus of an updated coastal flood advisory released at 1:34 p.m. on Saturday by the National Weather Service. The advisory is valid from Monday 9...
    • Coastal flood advisory for Northern California from Saturday to Thursday

    • Lake wind advisory for the Greater Lake Tahoe Area for Friday – gusts to hit 40 mph

    • Thunderstorms with marble-sized hail in the Greater Lake Tahoe Area and Greater Reno-Carson City-Minden area Wednesday

    Environment

    A North American River otter plays with two of her new pups at the Oakland Zoo in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, May 10, 2017.   (Laura A. Oda/Bay Area News Group)

    After more than 100 years, long-lost animal returns to the San Mateo County coast

    Motion-activated cameras captured photographs of the elusive species in July, August and September south of Pescadero
    • Europe’s killer heat this summer claims 50,000 lives. Climate change blamed for two-thirds of deaths

    • Halloween costumes have a spooky environmental impact. Swaps are a way to reduce waste and recycle

    Science

    A North American River otter plays with two of her new pups at the Oakland Zoo in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, May 10, 2017.   (Laura A. Oda/Bay Area News Group)

    After more than 100 years, long-lost animal returns to the San Mateo County coast

    Motion-activated cameras captured photographs of the elusive species in July, August and September south of...
    • New study traces van Gogh’s famed ‘Starry Night’ to an actual night sky from 1889

    • Why drug companies are rushing to market ketamine medicines

    • El Niño: Which Northern California places are most at risk this winter?

    Wildfires

    A Pacific Gas and Electric truck makes its way past a hot spot during the Camp fire in Paradise, California, in November 2018. (Hector Amezcua/The Sacramento Bee/TNS)

    Utility leader urges California lawmakers to find ‘durable’ solution on wildfire liability

    Nathaniel Skinner, the deputy director of energy at the Public Advocates Office, said ratepayers are...
    • Where are California’s dead trees going? A forest advocate turned detective to find out

    • Opinion: Despite having the playbook, LA still failed to command the 2025 fires

    • How the 1991 Tunnel Fire showed the devastating potential of urban wildfires

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