The major reservoirs are at 50% to 75% full, so there is room to take the water.
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Even though a long train of storms from the Pacific will continue to roll ashore through early January, there is the potential for the major storm to unload 8-16 inches of rain in a narrow zone of Northern and Central California during the last part of 2022.In some locations, an AccuWeather Local StormMax™ rainfall of 20 inches will be possible with the storm, and much of that rain is likely to fall over a 24-hour stretch through Saturday night.
Enough rain will fall in the zone from San Francisco to Sacramento and many other locations in Northern and Central California to trigger urban, small stream and river flooding. As of Saturday morning, San Francisco had received over 2 inches of rain as it continued to pour down heavily. Four to 8 inches of rain could fall near Sacramento.
