National Weather Service

The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for the Bay Area, in effect from Thursday to Sunday.

A sudden white dusting of snow covered Berkeley Hills and Grizzly Peak Boulevard on Friday morning after a cold night of rain and hail, as California’s winter storm touched elevated local areas.

The National Weather Service issued a flood watch for Berkeley at 3:10 a.m. Friday, to be in effect from 10 p.m. Friday to 10 p.m. Saturday. 

An analysis paper by two UC Berkeley researchers found the heat index used by the National Weather Service, or NWS, as an approximate “feels-like” temperature can be extremely inaccurate for severe heat waves.

The National Weather Service, or NWS, issued an excessive heat watch for the East Bay Hills Friday, as first reported by Berkeleyside.

Up to 6 inches of snow could fall on East Bay and Mount Diablo between Sunday and Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service, as reported by SFGate. 

On Thursday, the National Weather Service issued a coastal flood advisory for low lying coastal locations across the San Francisco Bay shoreline due to the presence of King Tides, which are the highest astronomical tides of the year.

The city of Berkeley sent out a bulletin Sunday warning the community of higher fire risk in the Berkeley Hills.

Alameda County sent out a red flag warning for East Bay hills and interior valleys in an AC Alert Sunday.

Alameda County issued a Red Flag warning for East Bay hills and interior valleys in an AC Alert Thursday.