(KRON) – A powerful “ bomb cyclone ” is rapidly intensifying off the coast of California and getting ready to hit the Bay Area this week. The rain is set to start falling early Wednesday and keep falling for days on end.
Some parts of the Bay Area could see as much as 10 inches of rain over the next several days, the National Weather Service warns.
The first drops of rain will start falling overnight Tuesday into Wednesday morning, said KRON4 meteorologist Kyla Grogan. The heaviest showers will be concentrated in the North Bay before making their way south throughout the day Wednesday.
Bomb cyclone meets atmospheric river: When will it hit the Bay Area?
As the atmospheric river carrying all this rain stalls over Northern California for about five days straight, the rain totals will keep climbing.
Rain is expected to be much heavier in the North Bay than in the South Bay. As of Tuesday afternoon, KRON4’s future rain forecast shows between 1.4 inches and 6.7 inches projected for cities around the Bay Area between now and Monday: