Wind speeds reached up to 80 mph in Marin County as part of a storm that came through the Bay Area on Thursday, according to the National Weather Service.

Widespread rain was reported earlier Thursday around the Bay Area and Central Coast, with up to 5 inches reported in Ben Lomond in Santa Cruz County, meteorologist Dalton Behringer said.

Oakland had among the highest rainfall totals for urban parts of the Bay Area, with 1.5 inches recorded, Behringer said.

The strongest wind in the region was recorded at Pine Mountain Fire Road west of Mount Tamalpais in Marin County, while other locations around the Bay Area recorded wind speeds above 60 and 70 mph, according to the weather service.

The storm prompted many reports of flooded roadways around the Bay Area and near Mark West Creek in Sonoma County, as well as multiple downed trees in the Santa Cruz Mountains, Behringer said.

Air travelers also felt the impact from Thursday’s storm.

Starting at 7 a.m., the Federal Aviation Administration ordered delays for inbound flights at San Francisco International Airport as a precaution.

The Air Traffic Control System Command Center issued a ground delay program that initially capped arriving flights to 28 an hour before incrementally increasing the number if weather conditions allowed. Aircraft delayed their departure from airports across the country as SFO worked to stagger the arrival of flights.

SFO spokesperson Doug Yakel said the delays were intended to keep flying safe for the public.

“When weather like this reduces visibility, the FAA increases the separation between aircraft to keep flying safe. This increased separation causes delays.” said Yakel.

Yakel said 46 flights were canceled at SFO while 113 faced delays averaging 20 minutes. Passengers traveling through SFO and other Bay Area airports were strongly encouraged to check with their carriers as to the status of their flights.

Off-and-on rain showers were expected to continue into the evening hours Thursday before the region is expected to dry out a bit on Friday. However, more rain is expected over the weekend and into next week, according to Behringer.

Bay City News staff writer Andres Jimenez Larios contributed to this story.

Dan McMenamin is the managing editor at Bay City News, directing daily news coverage of the 12-county greater Bay Area. He has worked for BCN since 2008 and has been managing editor since 2014 after previously serving as BCN’s San Francisco bureau reporter. A UC Davis graduate, he came to BCN after working for a newspaper and nonprofit in the Davis area. He handles staffing, including coaching of our interns, day-to-day coverage decisions and management of the newswire.