A strong atmospheric river is moving into Northern and Central California and has prompted flood watches for the Bay Area.

The National Weather Service (NWS) in San Francisco has issued a Flood Watch for multiple Bay Area counties due to the potential for excessive rainfall from Friday afternoon through Sunday evening.

A Flood Watch has been issued for the entire Bay Area, as an atmospheric river storm on Friday ushers the return of wet weather to the region following a mostly dry January. According to the ...