The Bay Area is finally seeing rain after a long period of dry weather.
The rainfall began Wednesday morning and is expected to continue through the day.
So far, coastal Sonoma and the Santa Cruz Mountains are leading the way with rainfall amounts, according to the National Weather Service.
The North Bay is also expected to see a good amount of rainfall. As much as three inches of rain is possible in the North Bay by the end of the week.
This is the first of two storm systems forecast to sweep across the region this week.
The second storm is expected to hit late Thursday evening and will continue through Friday.
Remember to be extra careful while driving as roads will be slick.
>>Click here to track the storm with KRON4’s Interactive Rain Radar
Two storm systems are forecast to sweep across our region this week: The first is due in late Tuesday night and Wednesday and the second from late Thursday evening through Friday. Here are forecast rain totals for both systems combined. #CAwx #BayAreaWx #BayAreaRain pic.twitter.com/izzppPBoYF— NWS Bay Area (@NWSBayArea) November 19, 2018
The wet weather is helping to clear out the unhealthy air caused by smoke from the Camp Fire.
The rain could aid crews fighting the Camp Fire while raising the risk of flash floods and complicating efforts to recover remains of those killed.
The National Weather Service issued a flash flood watch for Paradise and nearby communities and for those areas charred by wildfires earlier this year in Lake, Shasta, Trinity and Mendocino counties.
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