THIS WEEKEND. >> STAY INSIDE AND STAY SAFE, THAT'S THE MESSAGE FROM OFFICIALS ACROSS THE BAY AREA AND THE STATE AS THE STORM BARRELED THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. >> WE'RE UNDER A MICROCLIMATE WEATHER ALERT AS THE STORM STARTS THE TO HIT IN FULL FORCE, WE HAVE OUR TEAMS IN SAN FRANCISCO AND SAN JOSE WITH BOTH CITIES HAVE BEEN TRYING TO AVOID THE WORST OF THE IMPACT, WE WANT TO GET RIGHT TO METEOROLOGIST WITH THE HOUR BY HOUR TIMELINE, WAS IT LOOKING LIKE? >> WATCHING THE RAIN FILL IN TONIGHT, THE BIG HEADLINE TOMORROW AND THE LONGER-LASTING IMPACT IF WILL BE THE POTENTIAL DAMAGING WIND GUST, FORECAST HAVE TAKEN THOSE WIND SPEEDS HIGHER, WE'LL HAVE LOOK AT THOSE AREAS COMING UP, FLOOD WATCHES IN EFFECT FROM THE BAY AREA AND IF THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR NOT JUST THUNDERSTORMS, BUT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FORECAST TOMORROW, WHICH CAN ENHANCE WHEN AND LOCALIZED FLOODING IMPACT ON TOP OF THAT. YOU CAN SEE ON THE RADAR VIEW, MODERATE TO STEADY RAIN AROUND THE BAY AREA, EVEN THOUGH THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE, THE CORE OF THE STORM STILL IN THE PROCESS OF STRENGTHENING OFFSHORE. THIS WILL LEAD TO FLOOD WATCHES THROUGH 10:00 A.M. MONDAY, YOU HEARD OF THE BEGINNING OF THE NEWSCAST EVACUATIONS TAKING PLACE ALONG THE GUADALUPE RIVER, THIS IS NEAR ELMA AVENUE, NORTHERN CROSS, THOUSAND OAKS PARK, BY TOMORROW MORNING, MID TO LATE MORNING CRESTING AT 11.6 FEET, THAT IS THE CURRENT FORECAST FOR LOCALIZED FLOODING. ALSO THE SAN LORENZO RIVER RISING TO FLOOD STAGE AROUND THE SAME TIME, MIDMORNING TOMORROW AT 19.7 FEET AT IMPACT, AND PARADISE PARK IN THE SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS. THESE WIND SPEEDS, GUESTS OVER 50 TO 60 MILES PER HOUR, AND THE FIRST OF ITS KIND HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING FOR THE BIG SUR COAST, WE HAVE NOT SEEN THAT BEFORE IN CALIFORNIA, WIND GUST IN THE CENTRAL COAST COULD BE 75 TO 90 MILES PER HOUR TOMORROW. COMING UP WE'LL TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THE PEAK WIND SPEEDS AND RAIN RATES HOUR BY HOUR IN THE MICROCLIMATE FORECAST COMING UP IN 10 MINUTES. >> THANKS VERY MUCH, WHAT A WILD FORECAST. >>> SANTA CLARA COUNTY IS MAKING AUTOMATED PHONE CALLS WARNING PEOPLE, WE GOT ONE OF THOSE CALLS AND LATER THIS EVENING, THE CITY OF SAN JOSE DECLARED A LOCAL EMERGENCY AHEAD OF THE BRUNT OF THE STORM. >> THE MAYOR HIMSELF SPENT THE LAST FEW HOURS WARNING NEIGHBORS OF POTENTIAL FLOODING, MARIANNE BOSWELL WENT DOOR-TO-DOOR WITH THE MAYOR AND HIS JOINING US LIVE IN SAN JOSE, MARIANNE. >> Reporter: THE MAYOR VISITED NEIGHBORS HERE IN THIS AREA, HE KNOCKED ON THEIR DOORS, HE TALKED TO THEM, HE TOLD HIM NOT TO WORRY BUT HE DID WANT TO ALERT THEM BECAUSE THEY LIVE NEAR THE GUADALUPE RIVER THAT THERE IS A STRONG POSSIBILITY THEY COULD SEE FLOODING IN THEIR HOMES AS SOON AS 10:00 A.M. TOMORROW MORNING. >> HI, >> Reporter: TONIGHT, MAYOR MATT MEEHAN WENT DOOR-TO-DOOR WITH TWO POLICE OFFICERS TELLING NEARBY HOMEOWNERS ABOUT THE RISK OF FLOODING, AND TO BE PREPARED TO EVACUATE IF NECESSARY. THE RESIDENTS SEEMED SURPRISED TO SEE THE MAYOR AT THEIR DOORSTEP. MOST SAY THEY DO PLAN TO STAY AT HOME TONIGHT AND MONITOR THE SITUATION. THE MAYOR SAYS IT'S IMPORTANT PEOPLE ARE AWARE OF THE RISK. >> WE'RE NOW EXPECTING MORE RAIN IN THE SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS THEN WE WERE THIS MORNING. WHICH MEANS THAT WE MAY SEE FLOODING IN SOME AREAS. ALONG THE GUADALUPE BAY, SO THE CITY OF SAN JOSE, GIVEN THIS NEWS AND THIS UPDATE FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, HAS ISSUED A PROCLAMATION OF LOCAL EMERGENCY, WHICH ALLOWS US TO NOW EVACUATE OUR WATERWAYS, WE WILL BE OUT HERE, WE ARE OUT HERE NOW ALL OF THE GUADALUPE RIVER MAKING SURE OUR HOMELESS NEIGHBORS UNDERSTAND THE DANGER, AND THAT THEY HAVE PLACES TO GO. >> Reporter: SAN JOSE POLICE OFFICERS ALSO MOBILIZED TONIGHT TO ALERT UNHOUSED PEOPLE LIVING ALONG THE GUADALUPE RIVER THAT THERE IS A MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER THERE. PEOPLE WHO NEED A SAFE PLACE TO SPEND THE NIGHT CAN GO TO THE ROOSEVELT CENTER IN SAN JOSE. AND AGAIN, HERE IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD, IT IS NOT A MANDATORY EVACUATION. THEY WERE JUST GOING GORT TO ALERT PEOPLE ABOUT THE RISK AND GIVE THEM TIME TO PREPARE SHOULD THEY NEED TO EVACUATE. THIS IS A VERY FLUID SITUATION, AND THE MAYOR ENCOURAGED ALL THE PEOPLE HE VISITED TONIGHT TO SIGN UP FOR ALERT S.E.C., SO YOU CAN GET UP-TO-THE-MINUTE UPDATES ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON. REPORTING LIVE IN SAN JOSE, NBC BAY AREA NEWS. >> ALL RIGHT, IS NOT JUST THE CITY ONE SOUTH BAY WATER AGENCY IS READY TO TAKE ACTION OVERNIGHT. >> OUR CREWS ARE DEFINITELY PREPARED, THEY'RE GOING TO BE OUT AND ABOUT AT 4:00 A.M., TRYING TO MAKE SURE WE ARE CLEARING ANY AND ALL OBSTRUCTIONS IN THE CREEKS. OUR EOC WILL BE OPENING AND FULLY STAFFED AT 4:00 A.M. AS WELL. >>> IN THE NORTH BAY SONOMA COUNTY SWIFT WATER RESCUE TEAM SPENT THE LAST FEW DAYS RUNNING DRILLS, LEADERS ESSAY IN ADDITION THEY ARE EXPECTING A LOT OF RUNOFF. THAT MEANS LOW-LYING AREAS WILL FLOOD, INCLUDING SOME ROADS, SO THE COUNTY IS TRYING A NEW TACTIC TO PROTECT PEOPLE AND FIRST RESPONDERS. FOR THE FIRST TIME IT IS PREEMPTIVELY CLOSING ROADS. >> WE IDENTIFIED FIVE ROADS, WE HAVE PROBABLY THE MOST REQUEST TO RESCUE DRIVERS. AND WE'RE CLOSING THEM STARTING AT 7:00 P.M. ON SUNDAY NIGHT, THEY WILL BE CLOSED UNTIL AT LEAST 7:00 ON MONDAY MORNING. >> AND THOSE PARTIAL ROAD CLOSURES ON YOUR SCREEN INCLUDE SLUSSER ROAD, STAR ROAD, TRENTON HEALDSBURG ROAD, MARK WEST STATION ROAD AND GREEN VALLEY ROAD. SPEWING BY ME RIGHT NOW A LIVE LOOK AND SENTENCES GO, THE TRANSAMERICA PYRAMID, HERE, THE CITY IS EXPECTING TO GET A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF RAIN DURING THIS STORM ASWELL. PREPARING FOR FLOODING, WIND DAMAGE, AND POWER OUTAGE. TOM JENSEN CONTINUES OUR TEAM COVERAGE FROM SAN FRANCISCO, TOM. >> Reporter: WE'RE JUST STARTING TO SEE THE FRONT ENTRANCE, THIS IS NOW THE HEAVIEST RAIN AND STRONGEST WINS WE'VE FELT SO FAR TODAY, IN SAN FRANCISCO. NOTHING LIKE WHAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE IN A FEW HOURS IN THE CITY, BUT PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY BEEN PREPARING, HERE, FOR THE HEAVIER RAIN AND THE REALLY STRONG WINDS THAT ARE AHEAD. MEASURABLE RAIN DIDN'T START FALLING IN SAN FRANCISCO UNTIL LATE IN THE EVENING. BUT CRUZ HAD ALREADY PREPARED ONE OF THE CITIES MOST FLOOD PRONE NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE MISSION DISTRICT FOR THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL STILL AHEAD. A LOT OF WATER EXPECTING TO COME RUSHING THROUGH HERE. >> Reporter: FULTON STREET BETWEEN 17th AND 18th WERE THE CITY HAS INSTALLED WALLS OF BARRIERS TO HOLD BACK SURGING STREET WATER FROM FLOODING HOMES AND BUSINESSES. >> MAKE IT SO THE WATER DOESN'T GET HIGHER THAN THIS. IMMIGRATION FOR CISCO PUBLIC UTILITY WORKERS WALK BEATS AROUND THE CLOCK DURING THE STORMY WEATHER TO MAKE SURE STORM DRAINS ARE CLEAR AND THE WATER BLOCKADES ARE WORKING. >> MAKE SURE THE WATER IS NOT IMPEDING INSIDE THE GARAGE IS AS MUCH AS I CAN. >> Reporter: PEOPLE THAT LIVE HERE SAY THE VARIOUS HAVE BEEN CRUCIAL TO PROTECTING THEIR HOMES SINCE THEY STARTED USING THEM FOUR YEARS AGO. >> WITHOUT IT, WE HAD WATER UP TO HALF THE FENCE IS UNDERWATER. >> Reporter: THE WIND LIKELY MUCH STRONGER THAN WHAT THE CITY FACED JUST A FEW DAYS AGO. WITH WIND GUSTS TURNING UMBRELLAS INSIDE OUT AND IN SOME CASES UPROOTING TREES, PG&E SAYS THIS TIME, CUSTOMERS ACROSS THE STATE WILL BE AFFECTED, SO THE UTILITY IS FOLLOWING THE STORM'S PROGRESSION WITH SATELLITE IMAGES AND WEATHER FORECASTING COMPUTERS. >> TO UNDERSTAND WHERE THE STORM IS GOING TO HIT THE HARDEST, AND THEN WE'RE BRINGING CRUZ FROM THE LESS IMPACTED AREAS INTO THE HARD- HIT AREAS SO THAT WE CAN MAKE REPAIRS MORE EFFICIENTLY. >> Reporter: PG&E HAS STOCKPILED EQUIPMENT AT THE AREAS EXPECTED TO GET HIT HARDEST AND WILL MOVE ASSETS AS NEEDED. SAN FRANCISCO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS IS REMINDING PEOPLE TO SECURE LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER THINGS IN YOUR YARDS THAT CAN BLOW AROUND. ALSO TO CALL 311 IF YOU SEE FLOODED STREETS OR CLOGGED STORM DRAINS, THEY'RE ALSO REMINDING PEOPLE NOT TO WALK OR DRIVE IN THE FLOODWATERS AND STAY AWAY FROM DOWNED POWER LINES. FIVE IN SAN FRANCISCO, THOM JENSEN, BAY AREA NEWS. >> GREAT ADVICE, SAN FRANCISCO IS ALSO WARNING PEOPLE TO STAY CLEAR OF GOLDEN GATE PARK, FALLING TREES AND BRANCHES ON THE MAIN CONCERNS BECAUSE OF THE HIGH WINDS! TOMORROW, WE HAD A FATALITY JUST LAST YEAR. THE OUTDOOR GARDENS ARE GOING TO BE CLOSED TOMORROW, AND THE SAN FRANCISCO HALF MARATHON WAS REROUTED TO AVOID GOING THROUGH THE PARK. THE RACE IS NOW ENTIRELY ALONG THE GREAT HIGHWAY, FOR ANYONE WILLING TO BRAVE THAT WIND OUT THERE, AND IT WILL BE STRONG TOMORROW. MOTHER NATURE COMES OUT IN FORCE, SOME OF THE BAY AREA LIKE TO GET A FRONT ROW SEAT, THIS WAS THE SEAT AT SAN FRANCISCO'S OCEAN BEACH TODAY. PEOPLE CHECKING OUT THE BIG SURF, CATCHING SOME WAVES BEFORE THE RAIN CAME DOWN AND THE WIND REALLY PICKED UP. THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY TAKES EFFECT ALONG THE COAST EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. >>> PART OF THE ROAD IS NOW CLOSED BECAUSE OF THIS DAMAGE, PART OF THE ROAD WASHED OUT, CREWS CLOSED IT TODAY, IT'S NOT CLEAR IF IT WAS DUE TO RAIN TODAY OR STORMS EARLIER THIS WEEK , BUT CLOSED FROM CROSSROAD IN LIVERMORE TO THE ALAMEDA COUNTY LINE, AND NOT CLEAR WHEN IT'S GOING TO REOPEN. >>> LET'S TAKE ONE MORE LOOK TONIGHT AT OUR NBC AREA STORM RANGER, SCANNING RIGHT NOW ON SAN BRUNO MOUNTAIN, AND YOU CAN SEE THE RADAR ON THE RIGHT SHOWING WHERE THE RAIN IS COMING DOWN RIGHT NOW, AND THE YELLOW IS THE HEAVIER, THE GREEN MEANS IT'S COMING DOWN. >> RIGHT ON TOP OF SAN FRANCISCO AND EAST OF SAN JOSE, NOW OUR APP GIVE YOU ACCESS TO THAT RADAR AND MAKES IT EASY TO TRACK THE RAINIER NEIGHBORHOOD IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY, SCAN THE QR CODE RIGHT THERE
