The National Weather Service, on Friday, issued an emergency phone alert to San Francisco County residents, warning them of “life-threatening” flash flooding.
San Francisco residents are also warned of dangerous flooding as a powerful atmospheric river, propelled by a churning bomb cyclone, moves through the region.
According to the weather service, heavy rain is causing the flooding, and the area could see an additional 1 to 3 inches of rainfall.
Residents are advised to avoid walking or driving through flooded areas and move to higher ground during this period.
The California Highway Patrol reported that flooding has also closed a portion of northbound Interstate 280 near John Daly Boulevard. Drivers are being cautioned to watch for standing water or debris on the roads.
“We get it that a lot of folks will choose to go out in these conditions,” Brayden Murdock, a meteorologist with the weather service, told SFGATE. “But remember that doesn’t just…