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An atmospheric river soaked the Bay Area on Monday, flooding roadways and bringing gusty winds to parts of the region.
According to estimated 72-hour rainfall totals around the Midpeninsula provided by the National Weather Service, Mountain View saw 1.6 inches of rain; West Menlo Park 2.1 inches; Stanford 2.4; Redwood City 2.75; and Woodside 3.1 inches.
Pop-up showers, thunderstorms and small hail are possible throughout the rest of the day Tuesday before the next storm system moves in Wednesday afternoon, said National Weather Service meteorologist Jeff Lorber.
Rain is expected to spread across the Bay Area on Wednesday into Thursday, with cold temperatures in the lower to mid-30s expected late Tuesday night and early Wednesday. Forecasters say isolated thunderstorms are possible in the region on Wednesday afternoon into Thursday and are likely to be accompanied by gusty winds. Up to 2 inches of rain could fall in the North Bay through Thursday night, with lesser amounts elsewhere in the region, and wind speeds up to 40 mph are in the forecast, according to the weather service.
"This is a more typical moderate storm, quicker-moving, less rainfall," he said. "We might see an inch or maybe up to two inches in the coastal mountains."
Bay City News contributed to this report.
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