The Bay Area office of the National Weather Service was busy on Saturday, issuing several storm warnings, and a flood advisory for Saturday evening until 8 p.m. in parts of Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and San Benito counties as isolated thunderstorms with heavy rain, lightning and hail moved through the area in the mid- and late-afternoon.
Who would have thought?! Check out this hail in Belmont captured by one of our Deputies just a short time ago. Remember to take it slow and drive safe, San Mateo County! pic.twitter.com/61NdxbH5kO
— San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office (@SMCSheriff) March 31, 2024
The flood advisory followed a severe thunderstorm warning the agency issued just south of San Jose, and then a series of special weather advisories in Alameda, Santa Clara, San Mateo, and San Francisco counties, with the possibility of hail and high winds.
Urban and Small Stream Flooding Caused By Excessive Rainfall Is Expected.. #CAwx pic.twitter.com/YTYKyVMb46
— NWS Bay Area 🌉 (@NWSBayArea) March 30, 2024
Hail was reported by residents living in the Santa Cruz mountains, and in the East San Jose hills earlier in the afternoon Saturday, as scattered thunderstorms circled the region.