On Monday, first of three rainstorms brings Bay Area a “solid soaking,” minor flooding

President’s Day was greeted by thick gray clouds and rainfall across the Bay Area Monday as the first of three back-to-back rainstorms brought minor flooding to some parts of the region.

The storm, which arrived Sunday and brought its heaviest rainfall overnight into early Monday morning, dumped the most rain on the North Bay and coastal mountains, with about two to three inches falling in some areas, said National Weather Service meteorologist Matt Mehle. Rain was expected to continue...