Live storm updates: North Bay first responders gearing up for storms through Monday

The Bay Area is heading into another rainy stretch in the forecast this weekend, with the possibility of heavy snow hitting the Tahoe area. Here are the latest updates.Wind gusts have ranged from 20 to 40 mph this afternoon, but both the wind and rain will ease up as we head into the late night hours.Seven San Mateo County parks were closed Saturday due to high winds, the county parks department said.

The Gold Ridge Swift Water Rescue team fired a rope gun across the Russian River Saturday. The team is running practice drills with swimmers ahead of strong back-to-back storms which could raise river levels significantly higher."We don't practice on the public. It's imperative we're experts at our jobs before the emergency happens," said Gold Ridge Fire Battalion Chief Gino Degraffenreid.

Sonoma County Fire activated its Emergency Operations Center, where real-time data and weather forecasts are being reviewed and relayed to crews responding to emergencies.

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