>>> THE STORM DOOR IS OPEN AGAIN. >>> TONIGHT PEOPLE ACROSS THE BAY AREA BUSY PICKING UP EMERGENCY SUPPLIES, CLEARING TREES AGAIN THAT COULD CAUSE TROUBLE. >> THIS IS A TOMORROW THAT WILL DEFINITELY AFFECT YOUR WEEKEND PLANS. LET'S GET TO JEFF. THE STORM COULD CREATE BIG PROBLEMS IN THE BAY AREA. >> EXACTLY. THIS STORM SYSTEM IS DEVELOPING RAPIDLY OFF SHORE RIGHT NOW, ON STORM RANGER, DOPPLER. WE HAVE A FEW AREAS OF SPOTTY RAIN. LET'S TAKE IT OUT TO THE STORM IN THE PACIFIC. IT IS GAINING MOMENTUM. SOME OF THOSE INITIAL RAIN BANDS JUST 360 MILES AWAY. WE HAVE SEEN HUGE CHANGES IN THE SPEED OF THIS STORM SYSTEM. IT'S HITCHING A RIDE ON THE JET STREAM. THE STORM TRACK AND REALLY JUST BARRELING MUCH QUICKER. SO WITH THAT STORM SYSTEM SPEEDING UP THE RAIN LINE IS ALSO MOVING MORE OFF TO THE NORTH. WE ARE DEFINITELY IN FOR SOME HEAVY BAY AREA RAIN IMPACTS. LET'S TAKE IT THROUGH THE TIMELINE. EARLY PREVIEW HERE TOMORROW MORNING INTO ABOUT 3:00 P.M. JUST SOME SPOTTY RAIN CHANCES. LOOK AT THE STORM OFF TO THE SOUTH. THIS WILL BEGIN TO MOVE RAIN IN HERE AT 8:00 TOMORROW NIGHT. THEN WE WILL BE INTO WIDESPREAD COVERAGE AT 11:00 P.M. AND THEN THIS LOOKS TO GET GOING WITH SERIOUS RAIN AT 2:00 P.M. ON SUNDAY. WE WILL BE IN TO THE SITUATION WITH THE CHANCE OF STREET FLOODING, ALSO THE CREEKS AND STREAMS RISING FAST. HERE IS THE OTHER THING. WE DIDN'T HAVE AS MUCH WITH THE LAST STORM. WIND GUSTS THAT COULD GET UP TO 60 MILES AN HOUR. QUICK PREVIEW WHEN THAT WIND STARTS TO PICK UP. WE THINK THAT WILL HAPPEN HERE BEGINNING AT 11:00 P.M. TOMORROW NIGHT. I WILL TAKE YOU THROUGH THE WIND AND THE RAIN TIMELINE. THAT'S IN ABOUT 15 MINUTES. >> WE WILL SEE YOU THEN. >>> LET'S GET TO NBC BAY AREA. THE CHP SAID IF YOU CAN STAY OFF THE ROAD THAT'S WHAT YOU SHOULD DO. FLOODING, MUDSLIDES, A REAL POSSIBILITY. >> YEAH. THOSE MUDSLIDES ABSOLUTELY. THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL IS WORKING WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT PARTNERS. THEY ARE KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON THE ROADS ALL WEEKEND. ESPECIALLY THE HILLSIDES HERE IN THE EAST BAY WHERE ALL THAT DRY DIRT COULD BE PUSHED DONE PUSHED DOWN BY THE RAIN IN TO THE ROAD AND CREATE THE MUDSLIDES. THE CLOCK IS TICKING BEFORE THE NEXT BIG STORM HITS THE BAY AREA. >> THIS ISN'T LIKE OUR OTHER CALIFORNIA PROBLEMS WE HAVE EARTHQUAKE WISE WHERE YOU DON'T KNOW IT'S COMING. THIS WE HAVE A PRETTY GOOD IDEA OF SOME IMPACTFUL RAIN SO PREPARE NOW. NOW IS THE TIME. >> THAT MEANS FILLING UP SANDBAGS IF THERE IS A RISK OF FLOODING IN YOUR AREA. HAVING FLASHLIGHTS AND BATTERIES ON HAND AND CHARGING YOUR DEVICES. >> WE GET A LOT OF POWER LINES DOWN, ESPECIALLY IN THE AREAS WE SERVE WITH ABOVE GROUND POWER. >> ALL FIRE CREWS WERE BUSY FRIDAY DURING THE BREAK-IN THE RAIN TO CHECK AREAS FOR POTENTIAL HAZARDS AND ENSURE THE ROADS AND GUTTERS GOT CLEANED UP. THE CHP IS WARNING DRIVERS TO BE CAREFUL ON THE ROADS WHICH COULD BE FLOODED IN SOME AREAS AND THE STORM'S STRONG WINDS WILL POSE ADDITIONAL RISKS TO DRIVERS. >> AVOID BEING OUT IF YOU CAN. WE UNDERSTAND PEOPLE HAVE LIVES TO LIVE. IF YOU CAN AVOID BEING OUT IN THE HEART OF THE STORMS IT'LL BE THE SAFEST. >> ADVICE THAT PAT IS HEEDING. CANCELING THEIR WEEKEND ROAD TRIP. >> WE WERE GOING TO GO UP TO ROCK LAND BUT WE'RE GOING TO PLAY IT SAFE. >> USE THE TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN. DON'T DRIVE THROUGH IT. IF YOU SEE STANDING WATER IN THE ROADWAY TURN AROUND, TAKE THE EXTRA TEN, 20, MINUTES WHATEVER YOU NEED TO FIND ANOTHER ROUTE AND NOT GO THROUGH IT. >> IN OR IND A. NBC BAY AREA NEWS. >> THANK YOU. >>> AS JEFF SAID THIS NEXT STORM IS EXPECTED TO HIT THE SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS HARD. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN THROUGH THIS BEFORE. THEY KNOW IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE THE NECESSARY STORM SUPPLIES ON HAND. STRONG WINDS AND BIG TREES ARE A BIG CONCERN AS WELL AS THE DAMAGE THAT COMBINATION COULD DO. >> IT'S THE CALM BEFORE THE NEXT STORM. CREWS WITH TREE SERVICE COMPANIES ARE BUSY AND HARDWARE STORES ARE STOCKING UP. PEOPLE ARE PLANNING AHEAD WHILE THEY STILL CAN. > LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE TREES IN THEIR YARDS AND ALONG THE STREET. THEY WILL COME INTO -- BUY THE CHAINSAWS. >> Reporter: IN JUST THE LAST FEW WEEKS PEOPLE IN THE SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS HAVE SEEN MUDSLIDES ANDEN FALLEN TREES. THEY ARE STOCK UP. THEY SAY WHILE SOME COME IN AHEAD OF TIME MANY WAIT TO THE LAST SECOND. >> A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE -- THEY WAIT UNTIL SOMETHING HAPPENS AND THINK IT WON'T HAPPEN TO ME AND THEY COME IN AFTER THE FACT AND COME IN A PANIC. >> Reporter: KATHY DOESN'T PLAN TO BE ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE. >> I ASKED HIM TO GO GET OIL AND CANDLES AND FLASHLIGHTS. >> Reporter: HER HOUSE IS IN THE MIDDLE OF TREES. SHE SAID THAT 100-FOOT TREE FELL LAST YEAR. TONIGHT SHE CALLED IN A TREE SERVICE COMPANY TO MAKE SURE HER HOME IS SAFE. >> THERE'S A LOT OF TREES OUT HERE. YOU KNOW, YOU -- IT MAKES ME NERVOUS. >> Reporter: TONIGHT THE GOVERNOR ANNOUNCING THE STATE HAS PUT 8300 BOOTS ON THE GROUND ACROSS CALIFORNIA INCLUDING MORE THAN 4,000 CAL TRANS PEOPLE. 550 LOCAL GOVERNMENT FIREFIGHTERS AND STAFF AS WELL AS WATER RESCUE TEAMS. SEVEN MILLION SANDBAGS HAVE BEEN PUT IN PLACE. YOU WILL FIND SANDBAGS OUTSIDE OF SEVERAL BUSINESSES. >> WE COME IN AND THINK ABOUT LAST YEAR FOR SURE. >> Reporter: THE VILLAGE HAS BEEN HIT HARD BY BIG WAVES AND FLOODING. WHILE THEY MONITOR THIS NEXT STORM THEY SAY THAT IT CAN ONLY DO SO MUCH. >> AFTER A CERTAIN POINT THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH YOU CAN DO. THERE'S ENOUGH SWELL AND WATER AND DEBRIS WHERE -- WE ARE AT NATURE'S MERCY. >> A GOOD WEEKEND TO STAY INSIDE. PAY ATTENTION TO THE FORECAST IF YOU ARE TRYING TO GET TO OR FROM TAHOE. IT'S NOT GOOD OUT THERE. THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. CHAIN CONTROLS IN EFFECT. BEFORE YOU GET THERE IT'S A BIG PROBLEM ZONE. 80 IN PLACER. EASTBOUND LANES SHUT DOWN BECAUSE OF SPIN OUTS. DANGEROUS CONDITIONS AT THIS NEXT STORM THAT'S SUPPOSED TO DUMP EVEN MORE RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS. THIS IS 50 IN THE TOWN OF MEYERS AS YOU APPROACH SOUTH LAKE TAHOE. SEVERAL FEET OF SNOW EXPECTED TO FALL IN JUST THE NEXT FEW DAYS. >> THIS IS A STORM THAT HAS THE WHOLE STATE ON NOTICE. DOWN IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES CITY LEADERS ARE ALSO PREPARING TO GET HIT WITH HEAVY RAIN AND WINDS THIS WEEKEND. DURING A NEWS CONFERENCE TONIGHT THE MAYOR THERE TOLD PEOPLE TO PREPARE NOW AND STAY HOME DURING THE STORM. >> WE KNOW THAT WEATHER PREDICTIONS CAN CHANGE QUICKLY. RIGHT NOW THERE ARE INDICATIONS THAT THE COMING STORM COULD BE AS STRONG AS TROPICAL STORM HILLARY WAS IN AUGUST. >> CAL TRANS SAID ITS BEEN OUT ALONG SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FREEWAYS SAD ADDING DRAIN PIPES TO AREAS KNOWN TO FLOOD. >>> AND ANOTHER GREAT WEATHER RESOURCE IS OUR FREE NBC BAY YEAH APP. YOU CAN
