Weather

A dam, the nation's tallest, that, six years ago, forced 188,000 people downstream to evacuate their homes and properties, is now doing something few thought might ever happen again: getting rid of water in a still rainy season to make room for more.

While snow piles in the Sierra and rain soak the Bay Area, California’s reservoirs are filling up. Some are even spilling over.

San Francisco is taking stock after this latest round of storms. In the city's Panhandle, a massive eucalyptus came crashing down overnight. 

Caltrans geologists design retaining systems aimed at preventing landslides and mudslides along roadways. Right now, there are a dozen of projects in the works.

Rain, debris cause Soquel road collapse, cutting off 450 homes from rest of city

As the rains pounded down, residents of Felton Grove, Paradise Park and Soquel Village in Santa Cruz County were evacuated and told to move to higher ground. 

Niles Canyon Road between Mission Boulevard in Fremont and Main Street in Sunol was closed Friday morning due to flooding. 

The latest round of heavy rains in the Bay Area led to flooded roads, downed trees and very dangerous driving conditions on Friday.

After a record-breaking winter with storm after storm pounding through the Bay Area, the latest 'atmospheric river' has arrived.

Bay Area residents braced for the next round of storms as the latest atmospheric river began pounding the water-soaked region. 

Downed tress and power outage led Foothill-DeAnza Community College to cancel classes and sports activities Thursday evening. The power went out twice on campus.

Wind gusts and pounding rain are back in the Bay Area and people felt the pain of power outages again.

As people in the Sierra dig out, another storm is already rolling in. An atmospheric river is expected to bring several more feet of snow and a lot of rain, which leads to concerns about snowmelt and flooding. 

Battalion Chief Chris Stubendorff says in rainy weather, drivers should reduce their speed by 10 mph below the speed limit to make driving safer. He also warns that people should not drive if they don’t have to. 

Swift water is deadly dangerous within its own banks; even more so when it overflows and breaches its banks.

San Francisco has been hit by a series of storms since the top of the year, and the city is gearing up for even more rainfall.

Contra Costa County Fire Protection District says the cause of a four-vehicle crash in Walnut Creek Thursday afternoon appears to be weather related. Five people were taken to the hospital and one patient is in critical condition. 10 passengers from a county bus had to be evaluated, officials said.