Heavy rain moved east of the Bay Area by about 1 p.m. on Sunday, allowing some flood advisories to be lifted by the National Weather Service, but a coastal flood watch remains in effect through 5 p.m. Monday.
Effects from the high king tides and an atmospheric river storm were still being felt Sunday as several roads and highways remained closed due to flooding. San Francisco recorded its highest tide since 1988 over the weekend, then NWS said.
In Marin County, U.S. Highway 101 at Lucky Drive flooded and was closed, along with portions of Lucky Drive, Fifer Avenue, Doherty Drive at Redwood High School, and Riviera Circle at Doherty Drive, according to the Central Marin Police Authority.
Drivers were also urged to avoid the section of U.S. Highway 101 known as Redwood Highway at Wornum Drive because of standing water.
Mill Valley police urged drivers to move their vehicles out of low-lying areas, including Miller Avenue, which was closed between Camino Alto and Almonte Boulevard.
In Richmond, drivers were asked by police to avoid Canal Boulevard near Cutting Boulevard because of flooding there.
In the city of Belmont, drivers were asked to avoid the 1300 block of Shoreway Road after it was closed.
The eastbound ramp from state Highway 121 to state Highway 37, in Sonoma County, also remained closed on Sunday, as did both directions of state Highway 12 west of 8th Street.
In Monterey, the ramp from state Highway 68 to state Highway 1 was closed, along with Murphy Road at the Pajaro River.
Outside the Bay Area, a flood watch will also be in effect Monday for the Russian River between Ukiah and Hopland, according to the National Weather Service.
The watch will run from Monday afternoon to late Monday night, according to meteorologists. There is a risk of state Highway 175 flooding as well. The river is forecast to reach flood stage by 3 p.m. at about 15 feet and peak at about 9 p.m.
When the river reaches 15 feet, there is a danger of Highway 175 flooding at the approaches to the Russian River bridge, according to the NWS. Expect flooding of cropland on the right bank of the river.