Karin Abel carries sandbags to her car, as she prepares for more storms expected to hit the Bay Area, at the Santa Clara Valley Water District’s site at Senter Road in San Jose, Calif., on Monday, Jan. 2, 2023. (Josie Lepe for Bay Area News Group)
A ferocious storm with intense precipitation and high winds will descend upon the Bay Area starting Wednesday, the latest and perhaps strongest event in an impressive run of rain — and authorities are urging residents to plan for an atmospheric river that could produce some of the worst floods throughout the region in years.
“Tuesday is the