The worst of the intense atmospheric river that slammed the North Bay, causing intense rainfall, flooding and road closures, has passed, experts say.

The second day of an atmospheric river brought heavy rain to Northern California and the Bay Area Thursday, with the heaviest downfalls in the North Bay ahead of the storm moving south on Friday.

An atmospheric river that was forecasted to blow through the Bay Area this week has stalled in the North Bay on Thursday, causing flooding in many places, according to the National Weather Service.The storm that arrived in the North Bay late Tuesday has remained stationary over the region,

A powerful atmospheric river storm that drenched the North Bay for two days in a row and set rainfall records moved south Friday, bringing steady rain starting around mid-day that was expected to soak the entire Bay Area until Saturday morning.

An atmospheric river is bringing heavy rain and strong winds to the North Bay, with the storm expected to linger into early next week. The worst impacts, however, are currently forecast for Wednesday and Thursday.