Evacuation Order Lifted In Area Affected By Russian River Flooding
The Sonoma County Sheriff announced Friday afternoon that the evacuation orders for the communities along the Russian River due to major flooding had been lifted.
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The Sonoma County Sheriff announced Friday afternoon that the evacuation orders for the communities along the Russian River due to major flooding had been lifted.
A vibrant shopping district in Sebastopol was trying to dry out from Russian River floodwaters Friday as angry local officials complained about the failure of flood-prevention measures at the shopping center.
Gov. Gavin Newsom Thursday declared a state of emergency for Sonoma County following days of rain that led to flooding and mudslides along the Russian River.
Floodwaters from the Laguna de Santa Rosa wetlands are slowly starting to recede in Sebastopol revealing a line of debris on the ground that's a reminder of just how high the flooding reached.
The Sonoma County Sheriff's office announced Thursday evening that authorities would try to lift the evacuation order for residents of communities along the Russian River on Friday.
Over the past few days, a North Bay water rescue team has set a new record scooping up people after a creek breached its banks.
While torrential rains that have pounded the North Bay have subsided, the flooded Russian Rivers left parts of several communities in Sonoma County submerged under water Wednesday evening.
The Napa River was overflowing in places Wednesday but instead of mass flooding and destruction, there was a success story.
Sonoma County officials ordered the residents from more than two dozens communities located along the rain-swollen Russian River Tuesday to immediately evacuate their homes and find safety on higher ground.
An atmospheric river streaming in from north of Hawaii, packing torrential rain, gusty winds and blinding snowstorms, slammed into Northern California Monday, bringing with it the threat of flash flooding and mudslides.
With predictions of as much as 5-8 inches of rain over the next several days, Sausalito residents were casting a wary eye toward the city's picturesque hills in the wake of slide that has already damaged several homes.
The impending storm on Monday will bring another round of heavy rain into Bay Area hillsides and reservoirs, which are still recovering from the last storm.
Road crews in Marin County on Tuesday continued to work nonstop on the westbound lanes of Highway 37 in an effort to reopen the flood-damaged roadway.
Repair crews were working around-the-clock to remove floodwater and clear the roadway, but here was still no word from Caltrans on when the westbound lanes of Highway 37 will reopen.
Marin County has declared a state of emergency due to flooding around Highway 37 and the mudslides in Sausalito. Crews will be working 24 hours a day on a temporary dam.
Susan Gordon has become thankful for the small things in life after she survived her picturesque home's terrifying tumble down a Sausalito hillside.
Work crews from San Rafael-based engineering contractors Maggiora & Ghilotti, Inc. on Friday morning began clearing debris from the area of a destructive mudslide in Sausalito.
Flood waters continued to flow through streets along the Russian River Friday, driving local residents like Sam Minniefield fromn their homes.
Authorities in Marin County confirmed late Friday morning that westbound lanes of Highway 37 were still shut down from flooding and could stay closed into the weekend.
Residents living along low-lying areas around Russian River and its tributaries are being asked by Sonoma County sheriff's officials to evacuate Thursday if they live below 36 feet sea level, a sheriff's spokesman said.
CHP in Marin County are warning of a potential flooding situation in Novato late Thursday morning where a levee along State Route 37 between Highway 101 and Atherton Avenue has breached.
A mudslide ripped through a hillside home in Sausalito early Thursday, slamming the duplex into a neighboring home, trapping a woman inside and forcing the evacuation of 50 other residences.
A thoroughfare in Castro Valley was closed Wednesday morning after a water main break caused a sinkhole that trapped a vehicle, Alameda County fire officials said.
The Santa Clara Valley Water District is making room for more rain above Coyote Creek, but Anderson Reservoir is still nowhere near the capacity event that triggered devastating flooding in 2017.
The Bay Area's saturated hillsides will face a new challenge this week-- a moisture-laden atmospheric river that will crash into the region late Tuesday and dump several inches of rain.
