Strong waves crash against a concrete barrier, flooding a coastal road at Miramar Beach in Half Moon Bay, Calif., on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2025. A Coastal Flood Warning remains in effect through 2 p.m. Sunday for the Pacific Coast and the San Francisco and Monterey bays, according to the National Weather Service. (Cal Fire San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit via Bay City News)

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.

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