And they try to enforce it every year, but we usually get flooding," said King. "My house is near a creek that rises above my house level. Tamalpais Valley resident Becky King tells KPIX that she is worried if the drains near her home can handle the heavy rainfall. Residents in the North Bay were bracing for the worst from Saturday's storm. Wet conditions and flooding on roadways contributed to dozens of incidents reported on Bay Area roadways. There also was a wind advisory in effect with reports of some gusts as high as 60 mph over the past 12 hours.Īround midday, the National Park Service announced closures at many sites in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area including Alcatraz, Fort Point, Muir Woods, Point Bonita Lighthouse, Nike Site, Tennessee Valley Beach and the upper end of Conzelman Road overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge. "A couple of creeks (Green Valley and Willow Brook) across Sonoma County are already above flood stage, with a couple of more (Santa Rosa and Colgan) above action stage and approaching minor flood," the weather service reported at 5:20 a.m. KPIX 5 First Alert Weather: Current Conditions, Forecasts, Alerts For Your Area The intense downpours from the storm will be falling on already saturated hillsides leading to excessive runoff and the threat of landslides.Įarly Saturday morning, the National Weather Service issued flood warnings and flood advisories for communities across the Bay Area.Ī flood warning was issued for Santa Rosa, Petaluma, Novato, Rohnert Park, Windsor, Healdsburg, Sonoma, Cloverdale, Sebastopol, Cotati, Larkfield-Wikiup, Roseland, South Santa Rosa, Boyes Hot Springs, Black Point-Green Point, Forestville, Guerneville Graton, Occidental and Monte Rio. In San Mateo County, a fire crews helped pull people from flooded homes in Half Moon Bay.Īt least two Sonoma County creeks overflowed their banks early Saturday morning and others were nearing flood stage. Coastside Fire firefighters helped evacuate people from flooded homes at Pilarcitos Avenue and Oak Street in Half Moon Bay. In addition, residents are urged to avoid the areas of 14th and Folsom streets as well as Marina Boulevard by Marina Green due to flooding.Īlong San Francisco's famed Fisherman's Wharf, most crab stands were closed due to flooding along that stretch of Taylor Street. Flooding forced many crab stands to close on San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf. Residents should expect traffic delays, consider alternate routes and allow for additional travel time. Bernal Heights Park parking lot, 400 Block of Ulloa Street and the area of O'Shaughnessy Boulevard and Malta Drive were impacted by mudslides.
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