Not so long ago, the bone-dry soils around the Bay Area were the major concern of weather and safety officials.
An atmospheric river storm followed by intermittent rain, and now a second atmospheric river storm on an express route through the region have put that worry to rest for now.
In its place: Concern about ground that’s soaked up all the water it can in a short period of time, and an unforgiving weather pattern that’s causing it to become saturated so quickly.
“We’re probably going to see steady rain all the way right through the first week of January,” National Weather Service meteorologist Rick Canepa said Friday. “The