NORTHERN CALIFORNIA GETS BREAK BEFORE NEXT STORM SYSTEM

Source: AP

BY KRISTIN J. BENDER

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Northern California got a break Saturday from a wet and windy storm that downed trees and power lines, ripped through freeway and street signs and led to dozens of flight cancellations at San Francisco's airport.

But that break was expected to be short-lived, as another storm system barreled toward the region with more rain and wind.

The sun peeked through the clouds on Saturday in San Francisco, where scattered showers were expected throughout the day. The next storm system was forecast to hit on Sunday morning, bringing wind gusts as high as 45 mph and up to 3 inches of additional rain on coastal hills in the San Francisco Bay Area and another 1.5 inches on Bay Area cities.

"The winds will be up again, especially along the coast," said Austin Cross, a forecaster with the National Weather Service.

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In this photo provided by the Jefferson County Dept. of Emergency Management, floodwaters are shown around homes in Brinnon, Wash., Friday, Feb. 6, 2015. As much as 7 inches of rain have fallen over 24 hours on the east side of the Olympics where the Duckabush River is flooding the town of Brinnon, the National Weather Service said Friday. (AP Photo/Jefferson County Dept. of Emergency Management)

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