High surf floods waterfront residences in Capitola
A number of apartments near the Capitola pier were flooded by high surf. José Martínez reports. (12-28-23)
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A number of apartments near the Capitola pier were flooded by high surf. José Martínez reports. (12-28-23)
Evacuation orders near Stinson Beach in Marin County because of high surf and storm surge were lifted Thursday afternoon as the threat was lessened, county fire officials said.
Evacuation orders have been issued for parts of the coast, as the latest storm to strike the Bay Area brings dangerous waves and flooding. Ryan Yamamoto and Jessica Burch report. (12/28/23)
Rio Del Mar Esplanade in Aptos was closed by flooding Thursday morning, as authorities issued an evacuation warning for the area around Seacliff State Beach.
Heavy rain as part of a series of storms is passing through the Bay Area Monday morning, prompting flood advisories in part of the region.
As the Bay Area braces for the first atmospheric river rainstorm of the season, city and water officials in the South Bay say they are prepared to work in a unified fashion if and when heavy rains start to fall. John Ramos reports. (11/13/23)
With the start of November, the Bay Area is heading into the rainy season. On Wednesday, Contra Costa County public works crews tried to get ahead of any potential problems this winter.
Officials from the Santa Clara Valley Water District, Santa Clara County and the city of San Jose alerted the public on Wednesday to the risks of flooding this rainy season, providing directions to preparation and emergency resources.
Engineers know that water always finds its way home to the sea, but learning how to live in its path is one of the actions the state recommends as it kicked off Flood Preparedness Week.
With the help of the Army Corps of Engineers, repairs to the Pajaro River levee system, damaged by last winter's storms, are underway.
The push is on to fix ruptures in the levee around Pajaro before the rainy season returns. Kelsi Thorud reports. (9-15-23)
A Libyan official who visited Derna said "25% of the city has disappeared," and he expects the final toll to be "really, really big."
There have been 23 weather extreme events in America that cost at least $1 billion this year through August, breaking the record of 22 set in 2020.
Tens of thousands of revelers at this year's Burning Man festival are finally leaving the Black Rock Desert in Nevada after recent floods left them stranded. Elise Preston reports. (9/5/23)
Thousands of Burning Man attendees remained stranded as flooding from storms swept through the Black Rock Desert. Betty Yu reports. (9-3-23)
The entrance to Burning Man will be closed for the remainder of the event, which began on Aug. 27 and was scheduled to end on Monday.
Wilson Walker reports on residents cleaning up from flooding and mudslides caused by Hilary in San Bernardino County (8-21-2023)
Tropical Storm Hilary brought historic rainfall to the Southern California region.
Team coverage of damage from flooding and mudslides caused by Tropical Storm Hilary Sunday (8-21-2023)
Team coverage of flooding and mudslides caused by Hilary's record-breaking rainfall in Southern California and Nevada (8-21-2023)
A national flood assessment tool could be out of date. A new study says this tool is not taking into account how many more severe events are happening because of climate change and how new construction could be at a higher risk.
Devin Fehely details a project by the Santa Clara Valley Water District that would add flood walls and levees along Coyote Creek to protect nearby neighborhoods from catastrophic flooding.
The Santa Clara Valley Water District will spend the next year and a half installing levees and flood walls along Coyote Creek -- protections designed to prevent a recurrence of the catastrophic flooding from 2017.
Thousand of people in the Monterey County community of Pajaro still have their lives on hold due to the devastating floods. A teenage girl who had to evacuate her home talks about the overwhelming stress of waiting for her family home to be repaired.
Pajaro Middle School in Monterey County will remain closed through the 2023-2024 school year, school district leaders announced in a letter to families Monday.
