High surf warning issued for Bay Area Shorelines until 3 a.m. Saturday – breaking waves of 20 to 30 feet expected – The Mercury News

Coastal North Bay including Point Reyes National Seashore, San Francisco Peninsula Coast, Northern Monterey Bay and Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast as well as San Francisco County are under an updated high surf warning which was issued by the National Weather Service on Friday at 9:16 p.m. The warning is in effect until … Read more

California’s largest reservoir has risen 22 feet, as more rain drenches the state

After an unusually dry January where most of Northern California went without rain for 27 days in a row, the storms have come fast and furious, dramatically improving the state’s water supply outlook. So much rain fell in the first week of February that California’s largest reservoir, Shasta Lake, near Redding, which is 34 miles … Read more