<story><title>Incoming potentially catastrophic storm for SF area</title><url>https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=MTR&amp;issuedby=MTR&amp;product=AFD&amp;format=CI&amp;version=1&amp;glossary=1</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>froofiethedog</author><text>Thanks.  I see now that the Central Valley (Sacramento area) is expecting flooding through Thursday.&lt;p&gt;Not sure how to avoid freeways in California, though...  Should I be looking at a trip to Nevada to avoid this?</text></item><item><author>raincom</author><text>Be careful, today a tesla fell off cliff at Devil&amp;#x27;s slide which is between Santa Cruz and SF. Stay away from major freeways as well: slides are expected. Central valley freeways may get flooded.</text></item><item><author>froofiethedog</author><text>You probably just saved my life.  I was planning to drive the coast highway on Wednesday and Thursday, including the Golden Gate Bridge and Monterey Bay...  Time to replan this trip...</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>raincom</author><text>Mountain passes across Sierra will be closed, so you can&amp;#x27;t travel to Reno, as I-80, SR-50 (Sacramento to south lake Tahoe), SR-88 (Carson Pass) will be closed.  Even Altamont pass&amp;#x2F;I-580 had a slide a few days ago. SR-99 will get flooded, as it is parallel to I-5 from Sacramento to Bakersfield. So, expect long delays on both I-5 and I-80, since other secondary roads get flooded.&lt;p&gt;If you are planning to Vegas, you gonna have problems on SR-152&amp;#x2F;I-580 to I-5. Also, expect problems on SR-58 between Bakersfield and Barstow on I-15. Even if you want to go to Sacramento, expect long delays on all routes.&lt;p&gt;Whichever freeway you pick, you will have problems: bad visibility, very slow traffic, partial closures due to puddles, complete closures due to floods (like the north of SFO airport last time).&lt;p&gt;That&amp;#x27;s why CHP, Caltrans, NWS advise people to postpone their travel unless extremely necessary. No storm tourism either.</text></comment>
<story><title>Incoming potentially catastrophic storm for SF area</title><url>https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=MTR&amp;issuedby=MTR&amp;product=AFD&amp;format=CI&amp;version=1&amp;glossary=1</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>froofiethedog</author><text>Thanks.  I see now that the Central Valley (Sacramento area) is expecting flooding through Thursday.&lt;p&gt;Not sure how to avoid freeways in California, though...  Should I be looking at a trip to Nevada to avoid this?</text></item><item><author>raincom</author><text>Be careful, today a tesla fell off cliff at Devil&amp;#x27;s slide which is between Santa Cruz and SF. Stay away from major freeways as well: slides are expected. Central valley freeways may get flooded.</text></item><item><author>froofiethedog</author><text>You probably just saved my life.  I was planning to drive the coast highway on Wednesday and Thursday, including the Golden Gate Bridge and Monterey Bay...  Time to replan this trip...</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>nostrademons</author><text>It&amp;#x27;s probably time to hunker down Weds&amp;#x2F;Thurs if you&amp;#x27;re in California.&lt;p&gt;Also, a lot of the small mountain roads between 1 and 280&amp;#x2F;101 washed out in the New Years Eve storm, so if you are stuck on the coast there&amp;#x27;s no guarantee you&amp;#x27;ll be able to get inland.</text></comment>