February 25, 2010 - 2:40 p.m.

From the City of Petaluma Alerts and Notifications 

Per the National Weather Service (NWS) another storm should arrive later tonight (Thursday, February 25th, 2010) which will affect the greater Bay Area.

The storm should hit the North Bay around midnight.  Brief periods of heavy rainfall (possibly hail) can be expected with the storm continuing through Friday and Saturday.  Winds on the coast are expected to be 20-30mph with gusts up to 45mph.  Rainfall is expected to bring 0.5” – 1” on the coast and 1.5” - 3" in the hills.

Sunday will bring dry weather.

With this rainfall there will be chances for localized flooding from small streams, creeks, and culverts; flash flooding and ponding in low line areas, and anticipated power outages due to the winds and downed trees.