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But failures can cause major thoroughfares to flood, as happened on New Year’s Eve when Sacramento County’s Highway 99 flooded and one person was killed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label=\"Related Stories\" postID=\"news_11882577,news_11936742,news_11911582\"]“When we have these kinds of systems, it’s very easy for smaller communities to get overwhelmed,” Karla Nemeth, director of the California Department of Water Resources, said at an emergency briefing this week.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What’s in the forecast?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>A flood watch will take effect Saturday evening and last through Wednesday across a vast swath of the valley from Redding down to Modesto, said Scott Rowe, lead meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Sacramento. 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Long ago, wild rivers cascaded down from the Sierra Nevada and through the valley on their way to the Pacific Ocean. Spring snowmelt and storms would cause these rivers to flood so much that early European colonizers first mistook the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta for a giant inland sea.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Beginning in the late 1800s, colonizers began building levees to control the rivers so they would not flood as much. At first this was so they could farm the land. But over time, residential and urban development has popped up in these areas that were once frequently flooded.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many of these levees, which date back to the Gold Rush, were built close to the riverbanks to create narrow channels where the water would flow faster to flush out mining debris. These swift rivers put a lot of stress on these levees, which would often fail and cause catastrophic flooding — prompting the construction of a complex and fast flood-control system throughout the region.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11936796\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/Calmatters_floods.png\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11936796 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/Calmatters_floods-800x450.png\" alt=\"A car stops before reaching a flooded area of the road\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/Calmatters_floods-800x450.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/Calmatters_floods-1020x574.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/Calmatters_floods-160x90.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/Calmatters_floods.png 1139w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A car stops on a flooded Lambert Road off Interstate 5 in Sacramento County on Jan. 3, 2022. Northern California was hit by a major rainstorm that caused power outages, landslides and flooding over the New Year’s holiday weekend. \u003ccite>(Miguel Gutierrez Jr./CalMatters)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Have the levees failed before?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The worst flooding in recent memory came in the winter of 1996–97, when a massive storm busted levees, killed eight people and caused billions in damages. Levees broke along multiple rivers, flooding farmland, closing down highways and devastating towns.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But given the thousands of miles of levees in California, a relatively low number actually fail during extreme weather events like the past week’s, according to Jay Lund, professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of California, Davis.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Every levee has its own history, has its own problems. But the levees in the Sacramento Valley and in California overall have improved quite a bit in the last two decades,” said Lund. “Every time there’s a levee failure, it forces everybody else that has a levee to take a look at what they’re doing and improve it a little bit.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Who maintains the levees?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>California has more than 20,000 miles of levees and channels and more than 1,500 dams and reservoirs, according to a 2017 report from the Legislative Analyst’s Office. Most of them are maintained and operated by local governments, including lots of reclamation districts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other levees are part of a state system and are built to higher standards to protect some of the Central Valley’s most populated areas. This system protects about 1.3 million people and $223 billion worth of property.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote align=\"right\" size=\"medium\" citation=\"Jay Lund, professor of civil and environmental engineering, University of California, Davis\"]‘Our current levees are designed for times past … [and] they were designed to protect from floods that are smaller than what we’re likely to see in the future.’[/pullquote]But a large number of levees are owned and operated by private landowners. Most of those levees are “essentially unregulated in terms of safety concerns,” according to Lund. “They protect the major cities and towns in the valley. And as the city of Sacramento and its suburbs have grown, they’ve become more and more important.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Do California’s levees have to meet safety standards?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>A state law passed in 2007 says levees protecting urban areas must have a 200-year level of protection, meaning those areas will have a 0.5% chance of flooding every year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other levees have different standards. In Sacramento County, the 34 miles of levees maintained by Reclamation District 800 provide only a 10-year level of protection, according to reclamation board member Mark Hite. That’s where a levee failure led to flooding on New Year’s Eve.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In general, said Jay Lund, “Our current levees are designed for times past. In many cases they were designed to protect agriculture, and in many ways they were designed to protect from floods that are smaller than what we’re likely to see in the future. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Cosumnes River, where a 200-foot section of levee failed earlier this week and contributed to flooding along Highway 99, may also again reach flood stage, Rowe said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Why is California’s Central Valley prone to flooding?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Levees protect major cities like Stockton and Sacramento as well as small communities around the Delta and rural farming areas across the Valley, which is a giant basin surrounded by mountains. Long ago, wild rivers cascaded down from the Sierra Nevada and through the valley on their way to the Pacific Ocean. Spring snowmelt and storms would cause these rivers to flood so much that early European colonizers first mistook the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta for a giant inland sea.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Beginning in the late 1800s, colonizers began building levees to control the rivers so they would not flood as much. At first this was so they could farm the land. But over time, residential and urban development has popped up in these areas that were once frequently flooded.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many of these levees, which date back to the Gold Rush, were built close to the riverbanks to create narrow channels where the water would flow faster to flush out mining debris. These swift rivers put a lot of stress on these levees, which would often fail and cause catastrophic flooding — prompting the construction of a complex and fast flood-control system throughout the region.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11936796\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/Calmatters_floods.png\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11936796 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/Calmatters_floods-800x450.png\" alt=\"A car stops before reaching a flooded area of the road\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/Calmatters_floods-800x450.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/Calmatters_floods-1020x574.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/Calmatters_floods-160x90.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/Calmatters_floods.png 1139w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A car stops on a flooded Lambert Road off Interstate 5 in Sacramento County on Jan. 3, 2022. Northern California was hit by a major rainstorm that caused power outages, landslides and flooding over the New Year’s holiday weekend. \u003ccite>(Miguel Gutierrez Jr./CalMatters)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Have the levees failed before?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The worst flooding in recent memory came in the winter of 1996–97, when a massive storm busted levees, killed eight people and caused billions in damages. Levees broke along multiple rivers, flooding farmland, closing down highways and devastating towns.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But given the thousands of miles of levees in California, a relatively low number actually fail during extreme weather events like the past week’s, according to Jay Lund, professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of California, Davis.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Every levee has its own history, has its own problems. But the levees in the Sacramento Valley and in California overall have improved quite a bit in the last two decades,” said Lund. “Every time there’s a levee failure, it forces everybody else that has a levee to take a look at what they’re doing and improve it a little bit.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Who maintains the levees?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>California has more than 20,000 miles of levees and channels and more than 1,500 dams and reservoirs, according to a 2017 report from the Legislative Analyst’s Office. Most of them are maintained and operated by local governments, including lots of reclamation districts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other levees are part of a state system and are built to higher standards to protect some of the Central Valley’s most populated areas. This system protects about 1.3 million people and $223 billion worth of property.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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Snow and high winds could also make getting to and from school treacherous in the mountains. Power outages are again likely in some parts of the state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are sandbagging and moving shipping containers, clearing the drains, trying to do everything we can do to batten down the hatches for round No. 2,” Barnes said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7dq1otD3cI&list=PLED7qK1o_OX-TKLF_E5_Zbd6UC_ZMq5_M&t=2s\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Santa Cruz County is one of the areas in the state expected to be hit hard by heavy rains and runoff through Thursday. School and county emergency staff met Monday to plan for the storm, including deciding which schools should be closed Tuesday, said Nick Ibarra, spokesperson for the Santa Cruz County Office of Education.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Schools in areas still under evacuation orders and that are determined to be inaccessible to students will be closed. 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They offer up-to-date information about the emergency from the state operations center briefings they attend daily, give technical assistance about accessing government funds, connect school officials with needed resources and offer them advice on how to safely reopen schools.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We know there is a significant storm front that’s rolling in on Wednesday and Thursday, so we’ll be monitoring those impacts statewide,” Wolf said. “We will be trying to determine what level of support may be needed on the local and county front.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Predicting where problems will pop up is difficult, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We don’t actually know where the rain is going to fall,” Wolf said. “And then you have counties like Alameda and Sacramento, where there’s a lot of channels, a lot of rivers, creeks and streams that are floating through. All it takes is somebody’s shed to get washed into a creek, and it’ll block a culvert and then all of a sudden now you’ve got a flood.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wolf’s best advice to school officials who could be affected by the storm is to track National Weather Service reports for their area and to stay connected with their county Office of Education to ensure they have the most up-to-date information available.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nicholas Zafiratos, program coordinator for Safe Schools for All at the Monterey County Office of Education, has been visiting the county’s Office of Emergency Services daily to get updates on the storms.[aside postID=news_11936674,news_1935067]County Superintendent of Schools Deneen Guss posts regular updates to the county’s 20 school district superintendents on a WhatsApp chat. If there is a need for more detailed information there are emails and phone calls, she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So far, the county’s schools have fared well in the storms, but levees near Chualar Elementary School near Salinas are expected to break, according to Guss. Cal Fire crews are at the school doing their best to protect it, she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Guss urged superintendents to take precautions before the next storm, which is expected to bring heavy rain and high winds to the area this afternoon and evening.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We put all our schools on notice yesterday,” she said. “We know they are prepared. 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The campus, which shares Main Street with a mini-mart, a barbershop and a restaurant, has been a school and community hub, hosting community meetings, plays and events, since it was built in 1925.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Although many volunteers pitched in to help, including a father with a backhoe, much of the work is being completed by a restoration management company. Insurance adjusters will determine how much of the damaged property can be salvaged and what is a loss.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s not clear how many other schools in the state were damaged by last weekend’s storm. In many cases, school staff are still inspecting properties.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The one-school district, and others in flood-prone areas of the state, are preparing for the next big storm, expected to arrive today. The storm and atmospheric river could bring more heavy rain, causing flooding in urban areas and around rivers, streams and creeks, according to the National Weather Service. Snow and high winds could also make getting to and from school treacherous in the mountains. Power outages are again likely in some parts of the state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are sandbagging and moving shipping containers, clearing the drains, trying to do everything we can do to batten down the hatches for round No. 2,” Barnes said.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/E7dq1otD3cI'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/E7dq1otD3cI'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Santa Cruz County is one of the areas in the state expected to be hit hard by heavy rains and runoff through Thursday. School and county emergency staff met Monday to plan for the storm, including deciding which schools should be closed Tuesday, said Nick Ibarra, spokesperson for the Santa Cruz County Office of Education.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Schools in areas still under evacuation orders and that are determined to be inaccessible to students will be closed. Decisions to close schools once the storm hits will be made on a case-by-case basis depending on conditions, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Most of our students have not yet returned from winter break, which is fortunate in that sense considering the severity of the storm we are expecting,” Ibarra said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some schools in the county will be used as evacuation centers, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>New Alameda County Office of Education Superintendent Alysse Castro hadn’t even been sworn in yet when she got the call from Barnes about the damage to Sunol Glen School. She called Jake Wolf, a member of the California Department of Education’s Emergency Services Team.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The team, formed in 2020, includes Wolf and Joe Anderson, both former employees of the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services. The duo helps school officials communicate with state and federal agencies during emergencies like wildfires, earthquakes and storms. They offer up-to-date information about the emergency from the state operations center briefings they attend daily, give technical assistance about accessing government funds, connect school officials with needed resources and offer them advice on how to safely reopen schools.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We know there is a significant storm front that’s rolling in on Wednesday and Thursday, so we’ll be monitoring those impacts statewide,” Wolf said. “We will be trying to determine what level of support may be needed on the local and county front.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Predicting where problems will pop up is difficult, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We don’t actually know where the rain is going to fall,” Wolf said. “And then you have counties like Alameda and Sacramento, where there’s a lot of channels, a lot of rivers, creeks and streams that are floating through. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ci>This post will no longer be updated.\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 12 p.m. Friday:\u003c/strong> The weather in Northern California was significantly calmer on Friday, offering a brief respite before two more atmospheric rivers slam the region this weekend and into next week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As of Friday morning, evacuation and shelter-in-place orders \u003ca href=\"https://www.saccounty.gov/news/latest-news/Pages/Orders-Lift-as-Storm-Calms-Stay-Vigilant.aspx\">had been lifted in Sacramento County\u003c/a>. In \u003ca href=\"https://socoemergency.org/emergency/warnings-and-updates/\">Sonoma County, the evacuation warning was still in effect\u003c/a> for all residents living near the Russian River floodway and its tributaries from Healdsburg to Jenner, where the river is likely to flood in the coming days. \u003ca href=\"https://emergency.marincounty.org/\">Marin County issued a flood watch\u003c/a> from 4 a.m. Saturday to 4 p.m. Tuesday. Various \u003ca href=\"https://www.acpwa.org/about-us/roadclosure.page\">roads also remained closed throughout Alameda and\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://www.contracosta.ca.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=2811\">Contra Costa counties\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In coastal areas on Friday, wave heights were significantly lower than in previous days, although the surf remained dangerous along much of the coast. As of Friday afternoon, an \u003ca href=\"https://aware.zonehaven.com/zones/US-CA-XCZ-CTL-E051?z=13.023867033084587&latlon=36.9666360309846%2C-121.89697355280151\">evacuation order was lifted \u003c/a>for the low-lying areas of the Rio Del Mar Esplanade in Santa Cruz County, but \u003ca href=\"https://aware.zonehaven.com/zones/US-CA-XCZ-CTL-E028?z=14.196877408496562&latlon=36.97848333718905%2C-121.95149665432541\">an evacuation warning remained in effect\u003c/a> for low-lying residences in sections of nearby Capitola.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As of Friday morning, Pacific Gas and Electric had restored power to more than 200,000 customers, but said that tens of thousands of residents in its service area were still without power, including up to 17,000 customers in the Bay Area, according to reporting from Bay City News. The utility reportedly mobilized 3,000 workers and contractors to continue repair work before the next storm.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The recent succession of storms have helped with \u003ca href=\"https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/CurrentMap/StateDroughtMonitor.aspx?West\">California’s drought conditions\u003c/a>, moving the state out of the “exceptional drought” category, but the precipitation won’t be nearly enough to officially end the four-year drought.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Update, 4 p.m. Thursday:\u003c/b> Pacific Gas and Electric on Thursday afternoon said about 440,000 customers across its vast service area — including a number of schools — lost power at some point on Wednesday or Thursday morning. Roughly 325,000 have had their power restored, and another 40,000 should be back online by late Thursday, the utility said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Customers who still don’t have power after today could be in for a long wait, said Janisse Quiñones, PG&E’s senior vice president of electric operations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Because we don’t have access to many of the areas, or the conditions are really dangerous for our crews, trees are falling around them, we have flooding and soil movement when they are trying to restore our service,” Quiñones said in an afternoon press briefing. She noted that winds late Wednesday reached close to 100 mph in some higher-elevation service areas. “Right now our [helicopters] are grounded. The weather is preventing us from bringing any aerial equipment up in the air.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Quiñones said there are 369 PG&E restoration crews currently out in the field, along with about 25 crews from other West Coast utilities providing mutual aid. But the succession of storms and the short windows of time between them have made restoration efforts challenging, she added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We have a series of storms coming in the system. We got hit on New Year’s [Eve] with a storm, we got hit yesterday with a storm, we’re expecting a storm Saturday, and another storm system Monday, which creates a very limited window of opening for restoration for our crews,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Quiñones urged anyone who sees a downed power line to first call 911 and then contact PG&E — and to never touch or get near it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Update, 2:30 p.m. Thursday: \u003c/b>Authorities have released more information about a 2-year-old boy who was killed by a falling tree in the Sonoma County community of Occidental on Wednesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The boy was sitting in his living room around 5 p.m. when the tree fell and landed on top of the mobile home, pinning him underneath, sheriff’s Sgt. Juan Valencia told KQED.[aside postID=news_11936674 hero=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/BL1_5579-1020x680.jpg\"]The boy’s father and some neighbors had pulled the boy from under the tree by the time first responders arrived, Valencia said. They performed CPR and the child was pronounced dead at 5:48 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The boy was one of at least two people who died in Wednesday’s storm. Fairfield police said a 19-year-old woman was killed when her car hydroplaned on a wet road and struck a pole.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, authorities shuttered numerous roadways due to downed trees, power lines and other hazards.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A rockslide closed a stretch of Highway 1 between Stinson Beach and Muir Beach, Marin County said on Twitter. Further down the coast, a section of the coastal highway in Carmel was closed due to massive waves reaching the roadway, and another section south of Big Sur was closed because of falling rock.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n\u003cp lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Picture of slide on \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/Hwy1?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Hwy1\u003c/a> from this morning at Polar Star, one mile south of Ragged Point. Contractor engaged to help clear. Full closure remains in place. Assessments ongoing. Continue to ask public to please keep out of the closure area which will permit crews to work safely. \u003ca href=\"https://t.co/9TmAebtqJn\">pic.twitter.com/9TmAebtqJn\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— Caltrans District 5 (@CaltransD5) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/CaltransD5/status/1611101375353716737?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 5, 2023\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cscript async src=\"https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\">\u003c/script>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A landslide also blocked a lane of northbound Highway 1 in Pacifica, just past Manor Drive, police said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Update, 1 p.m. Thursday: \u003c/b>Santa Cruz County authorities lifted evacuation orders Thursday morning for potential flood areas as the worst of the storm has passed, but huge waves and high tides from the atmospheric river remained a threat to residents in coastal areas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you can evacuate safely, please do so immediately. If you are unable to evacuate, please shelter in place, move away from ocean facing windows,” the county sheriff’s office said in a statement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The National Weather Service warned of dangerous swimming and surfing conditions as 20- to 30-foot-high waves hit the central California coastline. The waves broke apart two piers in Santa Cruz County, and flooded the picture-postcard town of Capitola. Dramatic eyewitness videos show water thrashing against waterfront restaurants and businesses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n\u003cp lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Capitola Beach and Pier are under siege with tide and surf still rising. \u003ca href=\"https://t.co/89b1CAGfg6\">pic.twitter.com/89b1CAGfg6\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— sports business (@soulfocussports) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/soulfocussports/status/1611025441808330756?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 5, 2023\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cscript async src=\"https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\">\u003c/script>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nearby, the California Highway Patrol urged people to avoid coming to Seacliff State Beach in Aptos because of coastal flooding. An old concrete ship broke away from the beach’s pier.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In low-lying areas of Marin County, a combination of the rain and tides flooded some roadways. Authorities closed Miller Avenue, a major thoroughfare, and urged drivers to slow down and avoid large bodies of standing water.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, forecasters dialed back flood predictions for the Russian River in Sonoma County. The National Weather Service previously projected the area could become inundated by Thursday afternoon, potentially causing minor flooding in Guerneville, Monte Rio and other parts of the popular vacation getaway.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The river is now forecast to \u003ca href=\"https://cnrfc.noaa.gov/graphicalRVF.php?id=GUEC1\">reach flood stage on Sunday afternoon\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 11 a.m. Thursday: \u003c/strong>Forecasters said lighter rain and isolated thunderstorms are expected to pass through the Bay Area the rest of Thursday, giving residents a bit of a break to clean up and assess damages before another storm arrives Saturday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A flood watch remains in effect until 4 p.m. because additional rainfall to an already soaked region could lead to rapid rises along creeks, streams and flood-prone areas, the National Weather Service said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re not done with the water just yet,” said Brayden Murdock, a meteorologist with the weather service’s Bay Area office. “With our next pattern coming through, it’s going to be almost daily where we see some wet conditions. Luckily not seeing the rainfall amounts like we saw with the main rainband last night, but still we’re not done with this wet pattern.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the South Bay, gusty winds and towering waves split the Capitola wharf in half and flooded the Santa Cruz County seaside town. The waves also breached the seawall in Pacifica and prompted the weather service to issue a high surf warning until 3 a.m. Friday, urging beachgoers to stay off jetties and coastal rocks and stay out of the surf zone. Beaches could be hit by up to 30-foot waves.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n\u003cp lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The storm has caused significant damage throughout the county and along the coast, including heavy damage to piers in Capitola and Seacliff. High tide and large surf is a dangerous combination - avoid the coast. \u003ca href=\"https://t.co/XiyuJBQUFB\">pic.twitter.com/XiyuJBQUFB\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— Santa Cruz County (@sccounty) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/sccounty/status/1611050779439419394?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 5, 2023\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cscript async src=\"https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\">\u003c/script>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The latest in a series of atmospheric rivers slammed into the Bay Area late Wednesday, causing widespread flooding and power outages affecting nearly \u003ca href=\"https://pgealerts.alerts.pge.com/outagecenter/\">145,000 Pacific Gas and Electric customers\u003c/a>. The weather contributed to at least two deaths: a toddler who was killed after a tree fell onto a house in the Sonoma County town of Occidental, and a Fairfield woman whose car hydroplaned on a wet road and slammed into a pole.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In San Francisco, a family was rescued by firefighters Wednesday evening when a tree fell onto their car on Larkin Street. Near the zoo, another tree fell onto a person who had to be rushed to a trauma center in stable condition, the city’s Fire Department tweeted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Firefighters responded to dozens of calls about downed trees and power lines. Winds gusting to 85 mph forced the cancellation of more than 70 flights at San Francisco International Airport.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nearby in South San Francisco, the winds knocked over the roof of a Valero gas station’s canopy, damaging at least one fueling station. The city \u003ca href=\"https://www.ssf.net/home/showpublisheddocument/28668/638085077593622620\">opened a temporary evacuation center\u003c/a> for the more than 3,000 residents who were without power Thursday morning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Update, 8:30 a.m. Thursday: \u003c/b>Heavy rain and damaging winds from the “bomb cyclone” knocked down trees, flooded roads and cut power to tens of thousands of homes and businesses as of Thursday morning, and contributed to the deaths of at least two people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/toddler-dies-after-tree-lands-on-occidental-home/?ref=moststory\">A toddler was killed Wednesday night\u003c/a> after a tree fell and landed on a house in the Sonoma County town of Occidental, volunteer firefighters there told local media. In Fairfield, \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/FairfieldPolice\">a 19-year-old woman was killed \u003c/a>after she lost control of her vehicle on a flooded road and slammed into a utility pole, police said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The storm dropped heavy rain in parts of the Bay Area. \u003ca href=\"https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=mtr&issuedby=MTR&product=RR6\">A preliminary rainfall report \u003c/a>from the National Weather Service estimates that as much as 4 to 5 inches of rain fell over a 24-hour period in the mountains south of Monterey, while most of the rest of the region received 1 to 2 inches.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But any additional rain to areas already soaked by multiple storms since Christmas is prompting fears of mudslides, flooding and downed power lines and trees. California issued a state of emergency to support response to the storm and recovery efforts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nearly \u003ca href=\"https://poweroutage.us/area/state/california\">170,000 homes and businesses were without power in California Thursday morning\u003c/a>, according to poweroutage.us.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n\u003cp lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Radar Update 6:52 AM - Don't put away those umbrellas yet. Here's a radar loop over the last hour showing showers. Some showers may be heavy at times. Allow extra time for the commute. For the rest of today showers and even thunderstorms are still possible. \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/cawx?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#cawx\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://t.co/WUq7TQGMDX\">pic.twitter.com/WUq7TQGMDX\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— NWS Bay Area (@NWSBayArea) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/NWSBayArea/status/1611012763979231232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 5, 2023\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cscript async src=\"https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\">\u003c/script>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Original story, 8:45 p.m. Wednesday: \u003c/b>Gusting \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/NWSBayArea/status/1610799458618609666\">winds of up to 85 mph\u003c/a> in parts of the Bay Area bore down on the region Wednesday afternoon, and the \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/NWSBayArea/status/1610779204517498881\">heaviest rainfall of the “bomb cyclone” hit \u003c/a>in the early evening, with heavy rain and winds to continue into Thursday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The storm prompted evacuation warnings, triggered landslides, closed roads and downed trees. But the morning rain totals were less than predicted, with about a half-inch falling in San Francisco, said Mary Ellen Carroll, executive director of San Francisco’s Department of Emergency Management.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It has been a quiet day … until about an hour ago,” Carroll said as winds and rainfall picked up in the late afternoon. “The storm we have all been waiting for is here.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/NWSBayArea/status/1610779204517498881\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She pleaded with residents to avoid calling 911, except for life-threatening emergencies, especially as rain totals continued to rise throughout the evening.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“911 is extremely busy right now,” she said. “For storm-related issues, that are not life-safety, please use 311. That is the fastest way for us to get the information and dispatch a response.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Warming centers open\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Warming centers and emergency shelters were open across the Bay Area for unhoused residents and those displaced by the storm.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Santa Clara County, the Valley Transportation Authority is offering free rides to warming centers through Friday, Jan. 6. \u003ca href=\"https://emergencymanagement.sccgov.org/residents/cold-weather-safety\">A list of centers in Santa Clara County can be found here.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Red Cross also posted locations it manages or supports throughout the Bay Area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/RedCrossNorCal/status/1610831460264742912\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In San Francisco, the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing is collaborating with various nonprofits to provide outreach services and shelter on a first-come, first-served basis at four locations through next week. \u003ca href=\"https://hsh.sfgov.org/services/how-to-get-services/accessing-temporary-shelter/\">A list of those SF locations can be found here.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco residents experiencing homelessness and in need of support are encouraged to contact the Homeless Outreach Team dispatch line at (628) 652-8000.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the East Bay, a number of warming centers and shelters are now open. Hayward secured additional hotel rooms and is prepared to open an emergency shelter at the Matt Jimenez Community Center in South Hayward for residents without housing or for those forced from home during rainstorms this week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Community members living unsheltered or displaced due to flooding and other storm effects — or aware of someone in need of assistance — may contact the City of Hayward Emergency Operations Center at (510) 583-2182.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Oakland is partnering with its year-round shelter at St. Vincent de Paul, located at 675 23rd Street in West Oakland, to double their bed capacity to serve up to 100 people through Friday morning. Shelter beds can be secured through referral, reservation and walk-up on a first-come, first-served basis. People seeking shelter can contact St. Vincent de Paul directly at (510) 638-7600.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Oakland also is opening an additional emergency shelter at the Ira Jinkins Center at 9175 Edes Ave., near the Coliseum. This site will be able to accommodate all ages and families, and Oakland Animal Services will provide overnight shelter for pets. This shelter is currently anticipated to be open by 5:30 p.m. Wednesday and will remain open until noon on Friday and can shelter up to 75 people. No referrals are needed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11936995\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11936995\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/B45F2848-0627-4A90-85AA-68FEAAB98F36-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/B45F2848-0627-4A90-85AA-68FEAAB98F36-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/B45F2848-0627-4A90-85AA-68FEAAB98F36-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/B45F2848-0627-4A90-85AA-68FEAAB98F36-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/B45F2848-0627-4A90-85AA-68FEAAB98F36.jpg 1384w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of the San José Conservation Corps pile sandbags along the San Francisquito Creek in East Palo Alto on Jan. 4, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Fremont opened an emergency storm shelter for Wednesday through Friday at the Washington High School gymnasium, located at 38442 Fremont Boulevard. The shelter can accommodate pets. Warm meals, face masks and beverages will be provided. Winter supplies also are available while they last.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the North Bay, Marin County and Santa Rosa both have opened emergency shelters and warming centers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An emergency shelter at 3240 Kerner Boulevard in San Rafael will open from 5 p.m. on Wednesday until 6:30 a.m. Thursday. A warming center will be open at that location on Thursday from 9 a.m.–3 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And, in downtown Santa Rosa, a temporary warming center will be available Wednesday night at the Catholic Charities Caritas Center, at 301 6th Street, Suite 108. The center is a place to drop in and warm up, charge devices and get out of the storm, the city said. It is not a shelter, and no cots for sleeping will be available. Those seeking a place to sleep will be provided with a referral, officials said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Road fatality\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>A \u003ca href=\"https://nixle.us/E6ZAH\">traffic fatality was reported in Fairfield\u003c/a> Wednesday morning when, according to investigators and witness statements, a 19-year-old driver collided with a utility pole after entering the partially flooded Vanden Road at One Lake. The vehicle hydroplaned, causing the driver to lose control of the vehicle. The victim’s name was not released by the Fairfield Police Department.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Thunderstorm warning for Inverness\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>A \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/NWSBayArea/status/1610861507532967936\">severe thunderstorm warning\u003c/a> was in effect for Inverness and Point Reyes Station until 9:30 p.m., according to the National Weather Service.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Winds of up to 60 mph were expected, along with hail.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>School closures in Sonoma County\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Officials in Sonoma County said Wednesday that some districts and school sites would be closed Thursday, Jan. 5, due to flooding, fallen trees, lack of electricity and other concerns related to the storm. \u003ca href=\"https://www.scoe.org/pub/htdocs/storm-update.html\">A full list of the affected schools in Sonoma County can be found here.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>SFPW out of sandbags\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>As of around 7 p.m., officials from San Francisco’s Department of Public Works said they were shutting down sandbag distribution for the day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The department ran out of sandbags around 6 p.m., after giving away more than 3,400 bags. They were expecting another delivery Wednesday evening, but did not have an estimated arrival time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They plan to reopen sandbag distribution around 6 a.m. on Thursday with a limited supply and will provide updates about any newly arrived supply.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Flash flood warnings\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The National Weather Service issued flash flood warnings Wednesday for southwestern Monterey County and northwestern San Benito County.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As of around 8 p.m., dam operators \u003ca href=\"https://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=MTR&wwa=flash%20flood%20warning\">reported a spillway had been compromised\u003c/a> and that water could overtop the spillway by Thursday morning. The weather service warned that flash flooding may occur immediately downstream, near Lovers Lane, with increased water flows into Pacheco Creek also likely.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Monterey County, doppler radar around 6 p.m. indicated between a quarter- and a half-inch of rain had already fallen, with another half-inch to one-and-a-quarter inches of rain within the next hour. \u003ca href=\"https://inws.ncep.noaa.gov/a/a.php?i=78320965\">Flash flooding was expected\u003c/a> to be ongoing or to begin shortly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Excessive rainfall over the burn area will result in debris flow moving through the Colorado and Dolan burn areas,” weather officials said in an advisory. “The debris flow can consist of rock, mud, vegetation and other loose materials.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Jurisdictions proclaim emergency status\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sanjoseca.gov/news-stories/news/emergency-notifications\">San José\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.lovelafayette.org/Home/Components/News/News/9844/18?backlist=%2f\">Lafayette\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.oaklandca.gov/news/2023/city-of-oakland-declares-a-local-state-of-emergency-and-continues-to-provide-resources-to-community-members-impacted-by-the-winter-storm\">Oakland\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.livermoreca.gov/Home/Components/News/News/664/3774\">Livermore\u003c/a>, Santa Clara County and \u003ca href=\"https://sonomacounty.ca.gov/sonoma-county-opens-emergency-operations-center-in-response-to-storms-and-possible-flooding-issues-public-safety-advisory\">Sonoma County\u003c/a> all declared a state of emergency Wednesday in response to the storm.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The declarations allow the jurisdictions greater flexibility in contracting and procuring supplies to respond to the storm.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>First responders rescue SF family\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>San Francisco police officers rescued a family trapped in a car that was hit by a falling tree, said San Francisco Fire Department spokesperson Jonathan Baxter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The family, including two adults and one child, were driving near the intersection of Larkin and Grove streets around 6 p.m. Police officers arrived on the scene first and were able to extract the car’s occupants. Firefighters were then able to remove the tree.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The family suffered only minor injuries, and Baxter said, “Miraculously, the car only sustained minor damage.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/SFFDPIO/status/1610823123292786688\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Countywide flood emergency\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Santa Clara Valley Water District CEO Rick Callender signed a countywide flood emergency Wednesday, which allows the water agency to take immediate action to protect public life and property from flooding and high winds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Localized flooding occurred along San Francisquito Creek, Upper Penitencia Creek, West Little Llagas Creek and Uvas Creek, agency officials said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Uvas Reservoir spilled and is still spilling; spilling also has occurred in Almaden Reservoir. The County of Santa Clara issued evacuation warnings late Wednesday to community members residing in the watershed areas of the Uvas Reservoir and Pacheco Pass River Basin due to weather conditions and risks to the general public and property.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Power outages\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>As of around 7:45 p.m. Wednesday, more than \u003ca href=\"https://pgealerts.alerts.pge.com/outagecenter/\">96,000 PG&E customers were without power\u003c/a>. The greatest number of outages was on the Peninsula, with 41,189 customers in the dark, according to PG&E.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another 13,861 customers were without power in the South Bay, along with 12,686 in the North Bay, 21,097 in the East Bay, and 6,722 in San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://kqed.org/news/11936674/how-to-prepare-for-this-weeks-atmospheric-river-storm-sandbags-emergency-kits-and-more#poweroutages\">\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Check out our guide on how to be prepared for power outages.\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Road closures\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>As of around 7:15 p.m., a fallen tree was blocking state Highway 1 in both directions in Bodega Bay, according to the California Highway Patrol.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The downed tree was reported at North Harbour Way and is blocking both the northbound and southbound lanes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As of around 7 p.m. Wednesday, the \u003ca href=\"https://511.org/alerts/critical\">California Highway Patrol reported\u003c/a> landslides on CA Route 9 near Glengarry Road in Felton and on Route 84 at Mission Boulevard in Fremont, with traffic closed in both directions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downed wires closed Route 35 at Skeggs Point in San Mateo County and Route 116 at Route 121 in Sonoma County.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11936994\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11936994\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/E2081DCF-BC1D-480F-B27A-DBB7E0C45B3A-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/E2081DCF-BC1D-480F-B27A-DBB7E0C45B3A-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/E2081DCF-BC1D-480F-B27A-DBB7E0C45B3A-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/E2081DCF-BC1D-480F-B27A-DBB7E0C45B3A-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/E2081DCF-BC1D-480F-B27A-DBB7E0C45B3A.jpg 1478w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Two cars are stuck in a flooded underpass at 34th and Webster streets in Oakland on Jan. 4, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Falling rocks, flooding and concerns about waterlogged soil and potential mudslides prompted Caltrans to close a portion of Highway 1 between Ragged Point in San Luis Obispo County and Deetjen’s Big Sur Inn in Monterey County.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The road was closed as of 5 p.m., and there was no estimated time for reopening. Caltrans officials said crews are monitoring water and debris falling from above the roadway at a location one mile south of Ragged Point.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=517\">Some roads at Mount Diablo State Park are closed\u003c/a> due to rockslides and erosion. North Gate, South Gate and Summit Roads will remain closed until further notice. The closure applies to all visitors including hikers, bicyclists and equestrians and those with campers and vehicles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Mitchell Canyon and Macedo Ranch entrances, backcountry trails and fire roads remain open, but visitors are asked to use caution and report trail issues to park staff.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>BART delays\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>As of around 7:45 p.m., BART was reporting major systemwide delays due to wet weather conditions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It was operating limited Green line service between Berryessa and Daly City. Passengers traveling from the San Francisco line can board a Dublin/Pleasanton train and transfer at Bayfair to a Berryessa train. Those traveling from the Berryessa line can board a Richmond train and transfer at Bayfair to a Daly City train.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There were also major delays between Concord and Pleasant Hill in the Antioch and SFO directions due to an obstruction on the track. And, BART was operating limited Red line service on the Richmond line in the Millbrae direction. Passengers traveling from Richmond can board a Berryessa train, transfer at MacArthur to an SFO train, then transfer to a Millbrae train at SFO.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More information can be found at \u003ca href=\"http://www.bart.gov\">www.bart.gov\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Russian River evacuation order\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office issued evacuation orders Wednesday for residents living along the Russian River from Healdsburg to Jenner.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Forecasts for Wednesday and overnight into Thursday call for up to 5 inches of rain in the coastal hills and up to 4 inches in higher elevation inland areas. It’s expected that the river will crest at 33 feet by Thursday night and into the early hours on Friday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The river is expected to recede below flood stage by Friday afternoon, but is forecasted to flood again at 40 feet on Sunday night and into Monday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“For your safety, prepare to leave the areas below the 40-foot flood level along the Russian River,” the sheriff’s office said in an advisory. “Be sure to take essential items, such as medicines with you. If you live above the 40-foot level, your access may be reduced or eliminated due to flood waters.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Additional information is available at \u003ca href=\"https://socoemergency.org/emergency/warnings-and-updates/\">www.socopsa.org\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Other evacuation orders\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Heavy rains, wind and runoff prompted an evacuation order earlier in the day for parts of Santa Cruz County, as did concerns about potential flooding, debris flow and other dangers in low-lying areas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/AlamedaCoAlert/status/1610765768160907279\">Alameda County issued evacuation warnings\u003c/a> “due to the storms, saturated soils and current runoff” for residents on Kilkare Road, Palomares Road and Niles Canyon Road. And evacuation orders were issued for areas of Watsonville in Santa Cruz County, where Corralitos and Salsipuedes creeks were expected to rise above their banks, according to a statement from City Manager René Mendez.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Residents at 15 homes in the Seacliff development in Richmond had already evacuated Tuesday night and Wednesday after the hillside above them showed signs of mudslides.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A geologist was on-site at Seacliff Wednesday morning, as was a local contractor working to mitigate the damage, but there was no estimate for when the residents would be able to return home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s just a waiting game right now, with this atmospheric river coming in over the next few days,” said Richmond Police Sgt. Donald Patchin.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The storm, which began dumping rain Wednesday morning, has already closed several roads and prompted \u003ca href=\"https://aware.zonehaven.com/search?z=8.441138139187743&latlon=37.82682855490971%2C-122.0775452214562\">evacuation warnings and advisories in other parts of Santa Cruz and San Mateo counties\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Santa Cruz County, a temporary evacuation center was open at Pescadero High School in Pescadero, but as of Wednesday afternoon only a handful of evacuees had trickled in. Laurel Rodriguez-Mitton, an amateur radio emergency services volunteer, was getting ready for an expected increase in visitors later in the evening. The shelter is located inside the gym, where there are cots and tarps on the floor, along with water, snacks and other supplies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’ve had a couple of visitors who got to help out, but nobody who needs to be here for hours on end,” Rodriquez-Mitton said. “We’re expecting probably more people coming in as the storm gets worse.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Of particular concern in Santa Cruz County is Butano Canyon, where the CZU Lightning Complex fire scarred the mountainside in 2020, leaving the slopes vulnerable to mudslide, said Kathleen Moazed, president of the La Honda Fire Brigade.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s very steep and hilly and wooded,” Moazed said, adding that there is only one road in and out. “I understand a number of people have already evacuated — a precautionary evacuation, just voluntary — in the past couple of days.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://aware.zonehaven.com/search\">\u003cstrong>\u003cem>See a list of evacuation orders, warnings and advisories here.\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Evacuation orders for multiple areas of Santa Cruz County were issued Wednesday afternoon as more rainfall hit the county, bringing higher flood risks. Evacuation orders in those areas are mandatory and the areas are closed to public access.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Additional locations that will see flooding include San Francisco, Santa Rosa, Richmond, Napa, Petaluma, San Rafael, Novato, Rohnert Park and Sebastopol, the National Weather Service said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>State of emergency\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The evacuations follow a state of emergency issued Wednesday by the California Governor’s Office, along with the activation of the state’s Flood Operations Center. The center covers forecasting and reservoir operations coordination, and provides technical support and flood-fighting materials, such as sandbags, for local agencies.[pullquote align=\"right\" size=\"medium\" citation=\"Gov. Gavin Newsom\"]‘California is mobilizing to keep people safe from the impacts of the incoming storm. This state of emergency will allow the state to respond quickly as the storm develops and support local officials in their ongoing response.’[/pullquote]“California is mobilizing to keep people safe from the impacts of the incoming storm,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a statement. “This state of emergency will allow the state to respond quickly as the storm develops and support local officials in their ongoing response.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The National Weather Service has forecast widespread flooding, along with washed-out roads, power outages, downed trees and the “likely loss of human life.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Flood watch\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Nearly all of Northern and Central California is under a flood watch and high-wind warning, and the agency took the unusual step of advising residents to prepare “go-bags” and insurance documentation in advance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/NWSBayArea/status/1610802122521735169\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Girding for the storm\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>City officials across the region scrambled Wednesday to prepare for the latest storm, while also dealing with the aftereffects of another \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11936581/please-stay-home-bay-area-sees-widespread-flooding-road-closures-and-evacuations\">massive deluge over New Year’s Eve\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In East Palo Alto, workers on Wednesday built a 3-foot tarp wall and lined sandbags along the San Francisquito Creek, which overtopped a levee in the last storm and flooded apartments and garages.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>East Palo Alto, like many Bay Area communities of color, has a long history of flooding. The creek serves as the dividing line between East Palo Alto and its affluent neighbors, Palo Alto and Menlo Park.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The thing about the creek is that it’s a shared resource,” said East Palo Alto Vice Mayor Antonio López. “It’s a reminder [that] regardless of the different class, race or ZIP codes that we come from, we have this fault line that affects all of us.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The city reserved 75 rooms at nearby hotels for people the floodwaters displace.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Wednesday’s storm won’t be the end of the region’s wet weather. Residual flooding could extend into the weekend, along with additional storms lingering into next week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Bay City News and KQED reporters Dana Cronin and Ezra David Romero contributed to this story. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003ci>This post will no longer be updated.\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 12 p.m. Friday:\u003c/strong> The weather in Northern California was significantly calmer on Friday, offering a brief respite before two more atmospheric rivers slam the region this weekend and into next week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As of Friday morning, evacuation and shelter-in-place orders \u003ca href=\"https://www.saccounty.gov/news/latest-news/Pages/Orders-Lift-as-Storm-Calms-Stay-Vigilant.aspx\">had been lifted in Sacramento County\u003c/a>. In \u003ca href=\"https://socoemergency.org/emergency/warnings-and-updates/\">Sonoma County, the evacuation warning was still in effect\u003c/a> for all residents living near the Russian River floodway and its tributaries from Healdsburg to Jenner, where the river is likely to flood in the coming days. \u003ca href=\"https://emergency.marincounty.org/\">Marin County issued a flood watch\u003c/a> from 4 a.m. Saturday to 4 p.m. Tuesday. Various \u003ca href=\"https://www.acpwa.org/about-us/roadclosure.page\">roads also remained closed throughout Alameda and\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://www.contracosta.ca.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=2811\">Contra Costa counties\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In coastal areas on Friday, wave heights were significantly lower than in previous days, although the surf remained dangerous along much of the coast. As of Friday afternoon, an \u003ca href=\"https://aware.zonehaven.com/zones/US-CA-XCZ-CTL-E051?z=13.023867033084587&latlon=36.9666360309846%2C-121.89697355280151\">evacuation order was lifted \u003c/a>for the low-lying areas of the Rio Del Mar Esplanade in Santa Cruz County, but \u003ca href=\"https://aware.zonehaven.com/zones/US-CA-XCZ-CTL-E028?z=14.196877408496562&latlon=36.97848333718905%2C-121.95149665432541\">an evacuation warning remained in effect\u003c/a> for low-lying residences in sections of nearby Capitola.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As of Friday morning, Pacific Gas and Electric had restored power to more than 200,000 customers, but said that tens of thousands of residents in its service area were still without power, including up to 17,000 customers in the Bay Area, according to reporting from Bay City News. The utility reportedly mobilized 3,000 workers and contractors to continue repair work before the next storm.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The recent succession of storms have helped with \u003ca href=\"https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/CurrentMap/StateDroughtMonitor.aspx?West\">California’s drought conditions\u003c/a>, moving the state out of the “exceptional drought” category, but the precipitation won’t be nearly enough to officially end the four-year drought.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Update, 4 p.m. Thursday:\u003c/b> Pacific Gas and Electric on Thursday afternoon said about 440,000 customers across its vast service area — including a number of schools — lost power at some point on Wednesday or Thursday morning. Roughly 325,000 have had their power restored, and another 40,000 should be back online by late Thursday, the utility said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Customers who still don’t have power after today could be in for a long wait, said Janisse Quiñones, PG&E’s senior vice president of electric operations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Because we don’t have access to many of the areas, or the conditions are really dangerous for our crews, trees are falling around them, we have flooding and soil movement when they are trying to restore our service,” Quiñones said in an afternoon press briefing. She noted that winds late Wednesday reached close to 100 mph in some higher-elevation service areas. “Right now our [helicopters] are grounded. The weather is preventing us from bringing any aerial equipment up in the air.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Quiñones said there are 369 PG&E restoration crews currently out in the field, along with about 25 crews from other West Coast utilities providing mutual aid. But the succession of storms and the short windows of time between them have made restoration efforts challenging, she added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We have a series of storms coming in the system. We got hit on New Year’s [Eve] with a storm, we got hit yesterday with a storm, we’re expecting a storm Saturday, and another storm system Monday, which creates a very limited window of opening for restoration for our crews,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Quiñones urged anyone who sees a downed power line to first call 911 and then contact PG&E — and to never touch or get near it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Update, 2:30 p.m. Thursday: \u003c/b>Authorities have released more information about a 2-year-old boy who was killed by a falling tree in the Sonoma County community of Occidental on Wednesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The boy was sitting in his living room around 5 p.m. when the tree fell and landed on top of the mobile home, pinning him underneath, sheriff’s Sgt. Juan Valencia told KQED.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>The boy’s father and some neighbors had pulled the boy from under the tree by the time first responders arrived, Valencia said. They performed CPR and the child was pronounced dead at 5:48 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The boy was one of at least two people who died in Wednesday’s storm. Fairfield police said a 19-year-old woman was killed when her car hydroplaned on a wet road and struck a pole.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, authorities shuttered numerous roadways due to downed trees, power lines and other hazards.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A rockslide closed a stretch of Highway 1 between Stinson Beach and Muir Beach, Marin County said on Twitter. Further down the coast, a section of the coastal highway in Carmel was closed due to massive waves reaching the roadway, and another section south of Big Sur was closed because of falling rock.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n\u003cp lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Picture of slide on \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/Hwy1?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Hwy1\u003c/a> from this morning at Polar Star, one mile south of Ragged Point. Contractor engaged to help clear. Full closure remains in place. Assessments ongoing. Continue to ask public to please keep out of the closure area which will permit crews to work safely. \u003ca href=\"https://t.co/9TmAebtqJn\">pic.twitter.com/9TmAebtqJn\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— Caltrans District 5 (@CaltransD5) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/CaltransD5/status/1611101375353716737?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 5, 2023\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cscript async src=\"https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\">\u003c/script>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A landslide also blocked a lane of northbound Highway 1 in Pacifica, just past Manor Drive, police said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Update, 1 p.m. Thursday: \u003c/b>Santa Cruz County authorities lifted evacuation orders Thursday morning for potential flood areas as the worst of the storm has passed, but huge waves and high tides from the atmospheric river remained a threat to residents in coastal areas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you can evacuate safely, please do so immediately. If you are unable to evacuate, please shelter in place, move away from ocean facing windows,” the county sheriff’s office said in a statement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The National Weather Service warned of dangerous swimming and surfing conditions as 20- to 30-foot-high waves hit the central California coastline. The waves broke apart two piers in Santa Cruz County, and flooded the picture-postcard town of Capitola. Dramatic eyewitness videos show water thrashing against waterfront restaurants and businesses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n\u003cp lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Capitola Beach and Pier are under siege with tide and surf still rising. \u003ca href=\"https://t.co/89b1CAGfg6\">pic.twitter.com/89b1CAGfg6\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— sports business (@soulfocussports) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/soulfocussports/status/1611025441808330756?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 5, 2023\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cscript async src=\"https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\">\u003c/script>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nearby, the California Highway Patrol urged people to avoid coming to Seacliff State Beach in Aptos because of coastal flooding. An old concrete ship broke away from the beach’s pier.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In low-lying areas of Marin County, a combination of the rain and tides flooded some roadways. Authorities closed Miller Avenue, a major thoroughfare, and urged drivers to slow down and avoid large bodies of standing water.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, forecasters dialed back flood predictions for the Russian River in Sonoma County. The National Weather Service previously projected the area could become inundated by Thursday afternoon, potentially causing minor flooding in Guerneville, Monte Rio and other parts of the popular vacation getaway.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The river is now forecast to \u003ca href=\"https://cnrfc.noaa.gov/graphicalRVF.php?id=GUEC1\">reach flood stage on Sunday afternoon\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 11 a.m. Thursday: \u003c/strong>Forecasters said lighter rain and isolated thunderstorms are expected to pass through the Bay Area the rest of Thursday, giving residents a bit of a break to clean up and assess damages before another storm arrives Saturday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A flood watch remains in effect until 4 p.m. because additional rainfall to an already soaked region could lead to rapid rises along creeks, streams and flood-prone areas, the National Weather Service said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re not done with the water just yet,” said Brayden Murdock, a meteorologist with the weather service’s Bay Area office. “With our next pattern coming through, it’s going to be almost daily where we see some wet conditions. Luckily not seeing the rainfall amounts like we saw with the main rainband last night, but still we’re not done with this wet pattern.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the South Bay, gusty winds and towering waves split the Capitola wharf in half and flooded the Santa Cruz County seaside town. The waves also breached the seawall in Pacifica and prompted the weather service to issue a high surf warning until 3 a.m. Friday, urging beachgoers to stay off jetties and coastal rocks and stay out of the surf zone. Beaches could be hit by up to 30-foot waves.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n\u003cp lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The storm has caused significant damage throughout the county and along the coast, including heavy damage to piers in Capitola and Seacliff. High tide and large surf is a dangerous combination - avoid the coast. \u003ca href=\"https://t.co/XiyuJBQUFB\">pic.twitter.com/XiyuJBQUFB\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— Santa Cruz County (@sccounty) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/sccounty/status/1611050779439419394?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 5, 2023\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cscript async src=\"https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\">\u003c/script>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The latest in a series of atmospheric rivers slammed into the Bay Area late Wednesday, causing widespread flooding and power outages affecting nearly \u003ca href=\"https://pgealerts.alerts.pge.com/outagecenter/\">145,000 Pacific Gas and Electric customers\u003c/a>. The weather contributed to at least two deaths: a toddler who was killed after a tree fell onto a house in the Sonoma County town of Occidental, and a Fairfield woman whose car hydroplaned on a wet road and slammed into a pole.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In San Francisco, a family was rescued by firefighters Wednesday evening when a tree fell onto their car on Larkin Street. Near the zoo, another tree fell onto a person who had to be rushed to a trauma center in stable condition, the city’s Fire Department tweeted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Firefighters responded to dozens of calls about downed trees and power lines. Winds gusting to 85 mph forced the cancellation of more than 70 flights at San Francisco International Airport.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nearby in South San Francisco, the winds knocked over the roof of a Valero gas station’s canopy, damaging at least one fueling station. The city \u003ca href=\"https://www.ssf.net/home/showpublisheddocument/28668/638085077593622620\">opened a temporary evacuation center\u003c/a> for the more than 3,000 residents who were without power Thursday morning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Update, 8:30 a.m. Thursday: \u003c/b>Heavy rain and damaging winds from the “bomb cyclone” knocked down trees, flooded roads and cut power to tens of thousands of homes and businesses as of Thursday morning, and contributed to the deaths of at least two people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/toddler-dies-after-tree-lands-on-occidental-home/?ref=moststory\">A toddler was killed Wednesday night\u003c/a> after a tree fell and landed on a house in the Sonoma County town of Occidental, volunteer firefighters there told local media. In Fairfield, \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/FairfieldPolice\">a 19-year-old woman was killed \u003c/a>after she lost control of her vehicle on a flooded road and slammed into a utility pole, police said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The storm dropped heavy rain in parts of the Bay Area. \u003ca href=\"https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=mtr&issuedby=MTR&product=RR6\">A preliminary rainfall report \u003c/a>from the National Weather Service estimates that as much as 4 to 5 inches of rain fell over a 24-hour period in the mountains south of Monterey, while most of the rest of the region received 1 to 2 inches.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But any additional rain to areas already soaked by multiple storms since Christmas is prompting fears of mudslides, flooding and downed power lines and trees. California issued a state of emergency to support response to the storm and recovery efforts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nearly \u003ca href=\"https://poweroutage.us/area/state/california\">170,000 homes and businesses were without power in California Thursday morning\u003c/a>, according to poweroutage.us.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n\u003cp lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Radar Update 6:52 AM - Don't put away those umbrellas yet. Here's a radar loop over the last hour showing showers. Some showers may be heavy at times. Allow extra time for the commute. For the rest of today showers and even thunderstorms are still possible. \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/cawx?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#cawx\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://t.co/WUq7TQGMDX\">pic.twitter.com/WUq7TQGMDX\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— NWS Bay Area (@NWSBayArea) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/NWSBayArea/status/1611012763979231232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 5, 2023\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cscript async src=\"https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\">\u003c/script>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Original story, 8:45 p.m. Wednesday: \u003c/b>Gusting \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/NWSBayArea/status/1610799458618609666\">winds of up to 85 mph\u003c/a> in parts of the Bay Area bore down on the region Wednesday afternoon, and the \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/NWSBayArea/status/1610779204517498881\">heaviest rainfall of the “bomb cyclone” hit \u003c/a>in the early evening, with heavy rain and winds to continue into Thursday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The storm prompted evacuation warnings, triggered landslides, closed roads and downed trees. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\n\u003cp>In San Francisco, the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing is collaborating with various nonprofits to provide outreach services and shelter on a first-come, first-served basis at four locations through next week. \u003ca href=\"https://hsh.sfgov.org/services/how-to-get-services/accessing-temporary-shelter/\">A list of those SF locations can be found here.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco residents experiencing homelessness and in need of support are encouraged to contact the Homeless Outreach Team dispatch line at (628) 652-8000.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the East Bay, a number of warming centers and shelters are now open. Hayward secured additional hotel rooms and is prepared to open an emergency shelter at the Matt Jimenez Community Center in South Hayward for residents without housing or for those forced from home during rainstorms this week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Community members living unsheltered or displaced due to flooding and other storm effects — or aware of someone in need of assistance — may contact the City of Hayward Emergency Operations Center at (510) 583-2182.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Oakland is partnering with its year-round shelter at St. Vincent de Paul, located at 675 23rd Street in West Oakland, to double their bed capacity to serve up to 100 people through Friday morning. Shelter beds can be secured through referral, reservation and walk-up on a first-come, first-served basis. People seeking shelter can contact St. Vincent de Paul directly at (510) 638-7600.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Oakland also is opening an additional emergency shelter at the Ira Jinkins Center at 9175 Edes Ave., near the Coliseum. This site will be able to accommodate all ages and families, and Oakland Animal Services will provide overnight shelter for pets. This shelter is currently anticipated to be open by 5:30 p.m. Wednesday and will remain open until noon on Friday and can shelter up to 75 people. No referrals are needed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11936995\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11936995\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/B45F2848-0627-4A90-85AA-68FEAAB98F36-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/B45F2848-0627-4A90-85AA-68FEAAB98F36-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/B45F2848-0627-4A90-85AA-68FEAAB98F36-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/B45F2848-0627-4A90-85AA-68FEAAB98F36-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/B45F2848-0627-4A90-85AA-68FEAAB98F36.jpg 1384w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of the San José Conservation Corps pile sandbags along the San Francisquito Creek in East Palo Alto on Jan. 4, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Fremont opened an emergency storm shelter for Wednesday through Friday at the Washington High School gymnasium, located at 38442 Fremont Boulevard. The shelter can accommodate pets. Warm meals, face masks and beverages will be provided. Winter supplies also are available while they last.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the North Bay, Marin County and Santa Rosa both have opened emergency shelters and warming centers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An emergency shelter at 3240 Kerner Boulevard in San Rafael will open from 5 p.m. on Wednesday until 6:30 a.m. Thursday. A warming center will be open at that location on Thursday from 9 a.m.–3 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And, in downtown Santa Rosa, a temporary warming center will be available Wednesday night at the Catholic Charities Caritas Center, at 301 6th Street, Suite 108. The center is a place to drop in and warm up, charge devices and get out of the storm, the city said. It is not a shelter, and no cots for sleeping will be available. Those seeking a place to sleep will be provided with a referral, officials said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Road fatality\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>A \u003ca href=\"https://nixle.us/E6ZAH\">traffic fatality was reported in Fairfield\u003c/a> Wednesday morning when, according to investigators and witness statements, a 19-year-old driver collided with a utility pole after entering the partially flooded Vanden Road at One Lake. The vehicle hydroplaned, causing the driver to lose control of the vehicle. The victim’s name was not released by the Fairfield Police Department.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Thunderstorm warning for Inverness\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>A \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/NWSBayArea/status/1610861507532967936\">severe thunderstorm warning\u003c/a> was in effect for Inverness and Point Reyes Station until 9:30 p.m., according to the National Weather Service.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Winds of up to 60 mph were expected, along with hail.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>School closures in Sonoma County\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Officials in Sonoma County said Wednesday that some districts and school sites would be closed Thursday, Jan. 5, due to flooding, fallen trees, lack of electricity and other concerns related to the storm. \u003ca href=\"https://www.scoe.org/pub/htdocs/storm-update.html\">A full list of the affected schools in Sonoma County can be found here.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>SFPW out of sandbags\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>As of around 7 p.m., officials from San Francisco’s Department of Public Works said they were shutting down sandbag distribution for the day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The department ran out of sandbags around 6 p.m., after giving away more than 3,400 bags. They were expecting another delivery Wednesday evening, but did not have an estimated arrival time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They plan to reopen sandbag distribution around 6 a.m. on Thursday with a limited supply and will provide updates about any newly arrived supply.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Flash flood warnings\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The National Weather Service issued flash flood warnings Wednesday for southwestern Monterey County and northwestern San Benito County.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As of around 8 p.m., dam operators \u003ca href=\"https://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=MTR&wwa=flash%20flood%20warning\">reported a spillway had been compromised\u003c/a> and that water could overtop the spillway by Thursday morning. The weather service warned that flash flooding may occur immediately downstream, near Lovers Lane, with increased water flows into Pacheco Creek also likely.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Monterey County, doppler radar around 6 p.m. indicated between a quarter- and a half-inch of rain had already fallen, with another half-inch to one-and-a-quarter inches of rain within the next hour. \u003ca href=\"https://inws.ncep.noaa.gov/a/a.php?i=78320965\">Flash flooding was expected\u003c/a> to be ongoing or to begin shortly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Excessive rainfall over the burn area will result in debris flow moving through the Colorado and Dolan burn areas,” weather officials said in an advisory. “The debris flow can consist of rock, mud, vegetation and other loose materials.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Jurisdictions proclaim emergency status\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sanjoseca.gov/news-stories/news/emergency-notifications\">San José\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.lovelafayette.org/Home/Components/News/News/9844/18?backlist=%2f\">Lafayette\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.oaklandca.gov/news/2023/city-of-oakland-declares-a-local-state-of-emergency-and-continues-to-provide-resources-to-community-members-impacted-by-the-winter-storm\">Oakland\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.livermoreca.gov/Home/Components/News/News/664/3774\">Livermore\u003c/a>, Santa Clara County and \u003ca href=\"https://sonomacounty.ca.gov/sonoma-county-opens-emergency-operations-center-in-response-to-storms-and-possible-flooding-issues-public-safety-advisory\">Sonoma County\u003c/a> all declared a state of emergency Wednesday in response to the storm.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The declarations allow the jurisdictions greater flexibility in contracting and procuring supplies to respond to the storm.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>First responders rescue SF family\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>San Francisco police officers rescued a family trapped in a car that was hit by a falling tree, said San Francisco Fire Department spokesperson Jonathan Baxter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The family, including two adults and one child, were driving near the intersection of Larkin and Grove streets around 6 p.m. Police officers arrived on the scene first and were able to extract the car’s occupants. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\n\u003ch2>Countywide flood emergency\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Santa Clara Valley Water District CEO Rick Callender signed a countywide flood emergency Wednesday, which allows the water agency to take immediate action to protect public life and property from flooding and high winds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Localized flooding occurred along San Francisquito Creek, Upper Penitencia Creek, West Little Llagas Creek and Uvas Creek, agency officials said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Uvas Reservoir spilled and is still spilling; spilling also has occurred in Almaden Reservoir. The County of Santa Clara issued evacuation warnings late Wednesday to community members residing in the watershed areas of the Uvas Reservoir and Pacheco Pass River Basin due to weather conditions and risks to the general public and property.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Power outages\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>As of around 7:45 p.m. Wednesday, more than \u003ca href=\"https://pgealerts.alerts.pge.com/outagecenter/\">96,000 PG&E customers were without power\u003c/a>. The greatest number of outages was on the Peninsula, with 41,189 customers in the dark, according to PG&E.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another 13,861 customers were without power in the South Bay, along with 12,686 in the North Bay, 21,097 in the East Bay, and 6,722 in San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://kqed.org/news/11936674/how-to-prepare-for-this-weeks-atmospheric-river-storm-sandbags-emergency-kits-and-more#poweroutages\">\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Check out our guide on how to be prepared for power outages.\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Road closures\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>As of around 7:15 p.m., a fallen tree was blocking state Highway 1 in both directions in Bodega Bay, according to the California Highway Patrol.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The downed tree was reported at North Harbour Way and is blocking both the northbound and southbound lanes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As of around 7 p.m. Wednesday, the \u003ca href=\"https://511.org/alerts/critical\">California Highway Patrol reported\u003c/a> landslides on CA Route 9 near Glengarry Road in Felton and on Route 84 at Mission Boulevard in Fremont, with traffic closed in both directions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downed wires closed Route 35 at Skeggs Point in San Mateo County and Route 116 at Route 121 in Sonoma County.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11936994\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11936994\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/E2081DCF-BC1D-480F-B27A-DBB7E0C45B3A-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/E2081DCF-BC1D-480F-B27A-DBB7E0C45B3A-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/E2081DCF-BC1D-480F-B27A-DBB7E0C45B3A-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/E2081DCF-BC1D-480F-B27A-DBB7E0C45B3A-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/E2081DCF-BC1D-480F-B27A-DBB7E0C45B3A.jpg 1478w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Two cars are stuck in a flooded underpass at 34th and Webster streets in Oakland on Jan. 4, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Falling rocks, flooding and concerns about waterlogged soil and potential mudslides prompted Caltrans to close a portion of Highway 1 between Ragged Point in San Luis Obispo County and Deetjen’s Big Sur Inn in Monterey County.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The road was closed as of 5 p.m., and there was no estimated time for reopening. Caltrans officials said crews are monitoring water and debris falling from above the roadway at a location one mile south of Ragged Point.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=517\">Some roads at Mount Diablo State Park are closed\u003c/a> due to rockslides and erosion. North Gate, South Gate and Summit Roads will remain closed until further notice. The closure applies to all visitors including hikers, bicyclists and equestrians and those with campers and vehicles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Mitchell Canyon and Macedo Ranch entrances, backcountry trails and fire roads remain open, but visitors are asked to use caution and report trail issues to park staff.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>BART delays\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>As of around 7:45 p.m., BART was reporting major systemwide delays due to wet weather conditions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It was operating limited Green line service between Berryessa and Daly City. Passengers traveling from the San Francisco line can board a Dublin/Pleasanton train and transfer at Bayfair to a Berryessa train. Those traveling from the Berryessa line can board a Richmond train and transfer at Bayfair to a Daly City train.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There were also major delays between Concord and Pleasant Hill in the Antioch and SFO directions due to an obstruction on the track. And, BART was operating limited Red line service on the Richmond line in the Millbrae direction. Passengers traveling from Richmond can board a Berryessa train, transfer at MacArthur to an SFO train, then transfer to a Millbrae train at SFO.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More information can be found at \u003ca href=\"http://www.bart.gov\">www.bart.gov\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Russian River evacuation order\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office issued evacuation orders Wednesday for residents living along the Russian River from Healdsburg to Jenner.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Forecasts for Wednesday and overnight into Thursday call for up to 5 inches of rain in the coastal hills and up to 4 inches in higher elevation inland areas. It’s expected that the river will crest at 33 feet by Thursday night and into the early hours on Friday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The river is expected to recede below flood stage by Friday afternoon, but is forecasted to flood again at 40 feet on Sunday night and into Monday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“For your safety, prepare to leave the areas below the 40-foot flood level along the Russian River,” the sheriff’s office said in an advisory. “Be sure to take essential items, such as medicines with you. If you live above the 40-foot level, your access may be reduced or eliminated due to flood waters.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Additional information is available at \u003ca href=\"https://socoemergency.org/emergency/warnings-and-updates/\">www.socopsa.org\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Other evacuation orders\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Heavy rains, wind and runoff prompted an evacuation order earlier in the day for parts of Santa Cruz County, as did concerns about potential flooding, debris flow and other dangers in low-lying areas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/AlamedaCoAlert/status/1610765768160907279\">Alameda County issued evacuation warnings\u003c/a> “due to the storms, saturated soils and current runoff” for residents on Kilkare Road, Palomares Road and Niles Canyon Road. And evacuation orders were issued for areas of Watsonville in Santa Cruz County, where Corralitos and Salsipuedes creeks were expected to rise above their banks, according to a statement from City Manager René Mendez.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Residents at 15 homes in the Seacliff development in Richmond had already evacuated Tuesday night and Wednesday after the hillside above them showed signs of mudslides.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A geologist was on-site at Seacliff Wednesday morning, as was a local contractor working to mitigate the damage, but there was no estimate for when the residents would be able to return home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s just a waiting game right now, with this atmospheric river coming in over the next few days,” said Richmond Police Sgt. Donald Patchin.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The storm, which began dumping rain Wednesday morning, has already closed several roads and prompted \u003ca href=\"https://aware.zonehaven.com/search?z=8.441138139187743&latlon=37.82682855490971%2C-122.0775452214562\">evacuation warnings and advisories in other parts of Santa Cruz and San Mateo counties\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Santa Cruz County, a temporary evacuation center was open at Pescadero High School in Pescadero, but as of Wednesday afternoon only a handful of evacuees had trickled in. Laurel Rodriguez-Mitton, an amateur radio emergency services volunteer, was getting ready for an expected increase in visitors later in the evening. The shelter is located inside the gym, where there are cots and tarps on the floor, along with water, snacks and other supplies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’ve had a couple of visitors who got to help out, but nobody who needs to be here for hours on end,” Rodriquez-Mitton said. “We’re expecting probably more people coming in as the storm gets worse.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Of particular concern in Santa Cruz County is Butano Canyon, where the CZU Lightning Complex fire scarred the mountainside in 2020, leaving the slopes vulnerable to mudslide, said Kathleen Moazed, president of the La Honda Fire Brigade.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s very steep and hilly and wooded,” Moazed said, adding that there is only one road in and out. “I understand a number of people have already evacuated — a precautionary evacuation, just voluntary — in the past couple of days.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://aware.zonehaven.com/search\">\u003cstrong>\u003cem>See a list of evacuation orders, warnings and advisories here.\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Evacuation orders for multiple areas of Santa Cruz County were issued Wednesday afternoon as more rainfall hit the county, bringing higher flood risks. Evacuation orders in those areas are mandatory and the areas are closed to public access.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Additional locations that will see flooding include San Francisco, Santa Rosa, Richmond, Napa, Petaluma, San Rafael, Novato, Rohnert Park and Sebastopol, the National Weather Service said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>State of emergency\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The evacuations follow a state of emergency issued Wednesday by the California Governor’s Office, along with the activation of the state’s Flood Operations Center. The center covers forecasting and reservoir operations coordination, and provides technical support and flood-fighting materials, such as sandbags, for local agencies.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>As wind gusts picked up late Wednesday morning, the Bay Area braced for another dangerous winter storm that's expected to pummel much of Northern and Central California this afternoon, and continue into Thursday morning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The squall, set to slam a region \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11936581/please-stay-home-bay-area-sees-widespread-flooding-road-closures-and-evacuations\">already saturated by a deluge on New Year's Eve\u003c/a>, is forecast to cause widespread flooding, along with washed-out roads, power outages from downed trees, and the \"likely loss of human life,\" the National Weather Service said. With nearly all of Northern and Central California under flood watches and high-wind warnings, the agency warned of \"impassable roads, mudslides/landslides [and] rapid rises in rivers/creeks,\" and took the unusual step of advising residents to prepare \"go-bags\" and insurance documentation in advance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"When the main cold front comes through later this afternoon and into the evening hours as it sweeps across the Bay Area, that's when we are going to see the heaviest rainfall and the strongest winds,\" said NWS meteorologist Roger Gass. \"And along with that, we're going to see those wind [gusts] increase to about 60 mph in some of the coastal locations as well as in the higher terrain of the region.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/NWSBayArea/status/1610667100196212738\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California officials asked drivers to stay off the roads unless absolutely necessary and stay informed by signing up for updates from emergency officials for notices on downed trees and power lines, and flooding.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We anticipate that this may be one of the most challenging and impactful series of storms to touch down in California in the last five years,” said Nancy Ward, the new director of the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The storm is one of three so-called \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1935067/rivers-in-the-sky-what-you-need-to-know-about-atmospheric-river-storms\">atmospheric river storms\u003c/a> in the last week to reach the drought-stricken state. 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It's just gonna knock a ton of trees over, and unfortunately in our area, trees fall on people and they will kill people.'[/pullquote]Robert O’Neill, an insurance broker who lives and works just south of San Francisco, said he lined up to get sandbags for his garage and for a co-worker’s home to prepare for the storm. 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"content": "\u003cp>Raising questions about whether California’s elaborate system of flood protections will hold, another dangerous storm is barreling toward the Sacramento Valley, where rains already punched through some levees, and floods killed at least one person.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last weekend’s storms have already tested the flood-prevention infrastructure across the region, which sits at the confluence of two major rivers and bears the brunt of heavy rains. “It’s a bathtub, basically,” said Beth Salyers, deputy district engineer for the federal Army Corps of Engineers in Sacramento.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An estimated 1.3 million people and $223 billion worth of property in the Central Valley are protected by the state-federal systems of levees, dams and other structures.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California spends $48 million annually to operate flood protections but needs much more — “$3.2 billion over the next five years of implementation,” according to the state’s \u003ca href=\"http://cvfpb.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Central_Valley_Flood_Protection_Plan_Update_2022_ADOPTED.pdf\">Central Valley Flood Protection Plan (PDF)\u003c/a>, a document produced in 2012 and updated last month. Of that, the state’s responsibility ranges from $1.8 billion to $2.8 billion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An estimated $25 billion to $30 billion in funding over 30 years could help the state “avoid the astronomical cost of catastrophic flooding in the Central Valley estimated to be as high as $1 trillion, in addition to an incalculable toll on lives and public well-being,” the plan says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11936746\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11936746\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/An-aerial-view-shows-flooded-fields-800x450.png\" alt=\"Flooding area aerial view\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/An-aerial-view-shows-flooded-fields-800x450.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/An-aerial-view-shows-flooded-fields-160x90.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/An-aerial-view-shows-flooded-fields.png 975w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An aerial view shows flooded fields off River Road near Locke on Jan. 3, 2022. \u003ccite>(Miguel Gutierrez Jr./CalMatters)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>So far, this winter’s storms have been severe but not catastrophic: The New Year’s Eve storm “stalled out” over the watershed of the Cosumnes River. Portions of privately owned levees on the river gave way, flooding nearby areas. The levees, constructed to reclaim the land for agriculture, are generally rated only to handle a 10-year flood, according to Sacramento County officials. The breeching of the levees shut down Highway 99 and stranded motorists.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the region’s two major reservoirs held, and the Sacramento and American rivers did not experience major floods.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The investments we’ve made to the flood system have absolutely helped,” said Gary Lippner, the Department of Water Resources’ deputy director of flood management and dam safety. “At the larger scale, our system is much more ready for high-water events.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Central Valley has a long, painful history of deluges: \u003ca href=\"https://cw3e.ucsd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Dettinger_Ingram_sciam13.pdf\">The Great Flood of 1861–2 (PDF)\u003c/a>, triggered by weeks of rain and snow, is still remembered as the worst disaster ever to befall California, inundating the entire valley, killing thousands of people statewide and devastating the economy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The state’s capital city was built in a floodplain and requires an extensive system of dams and levees to protect it. Even now, federal, state and local authorities are in the midst of upgrading those defenses, particularly in the Sacramento region, where multiyear, multibillion-dollar projects are underway.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Major improvements have been made in the region and more also are underway, thanks to about $1.8 billion in state and federal funds. The Army Corps and state have been upgrading about 45 miles of levees over a five-year period, and work on the final 2.8 miles is scheduled to begin in the spring.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Among the structural upgrades are raising levee heights, boring as deep as 150 feet to reinforce levees to prevent seepage and piling rocks on riverbanks to reduce erosion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“All of the work that we’ve done along the American and Sacramento rivers are helping the current situation. We are not seeing flooding off these rivers,” Salyers said. 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It’s a question of how much.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘We like rain in California, but we love snow’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In the mountains that supply these reservoirs, snow levels are now above average. The Department of Water Resources’ first snow survey of the season took place on Tuesday at Phillips Station, in the Sierra Nevada, west of Lake Tahoe. Scientists measured 55.5 inches of snow and a snow water equivalent of 17.5 inches. That’s 177% of average for this location. Statewide, snowpack levels are at 174% of average for that date.[aside tag=\"flood, atmospheroc-river\" label=\"More Related Stories\"]This is the best start to California’s snow season in 40 years, according to Department of Water Resources officials.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It would be hasty, though, to assume the ongoing storms and wet forecast mark an end to the prolonged drought. In 2021, record rains and heavy snowfall arrived between October and December. Then, California experienced its driest January-through-March — typically the state’s wettest months — in recorded history.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Experts say consecutive storms are made more dangerous by an already-soaked landscape’s inability to absorb more water. In addition to creating swollen creeks and mudslides, incessant rain reduces soil’s ability to hold vegetation, and California’s \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/environment/2016/07/what-is-killing-californias-trees/\">millions of drought-ravaged trees\u003c/a> can easily fall over. Areas with wildfire burn scars are at risk of flash-flooding, officials said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The big wild card will be what happens next week,” Swain said. “There’s a wide range of uncertainty. If one or two of those events occur next week, then all bets are off.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Although rain has fallen on Southern California, the area has largely been spared. The worst of the coming storm will mostly stop at the northern edge of Los Angeles County, Swain said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"”More\" aria-label=\"”Map”\" id=\"”datawrapper-chart-X61ZG”\" src=\"%E2%80%9Dhttps://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/X61ZG/3/%E2%80%9D\" scrolling=\"”no”\" frameborder=\"”0″\" style=\"”width:\" height=\"”692″\" data-external=\"”1″>!function(){“use\" width=\"100%\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe> [datawrapper]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jane Dolan, president of the Central Valley Flood Protection Board, advised residents throughout the Central Valley to stay on guard and take warnings and advisories to heart. “If you’re at an elevation below 200 feet, near a levee that’s older than you, pay attention to alerts,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The state has established \u003ca href=\"https://news.caloes.ca.gov/with-another-significant-storm-looming-cal-oes-continues-to-deploy-resources-personnel-to-impacted-counties/\">emergency shelters\u003c/a> in Sacramento and San Mateo counties and has stockpiled 3.7 million sandbags.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some experts think the flooding from the incoming storms could be tempered by the fact that the developing system is relatively cold. This will translate into more snow and less rain, at least at high elevations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last weekend’s storm was relatively warm and produced rainfall at high elevations, where the liquid water fell on several feet of snow, melting it and magnifying the runoff into streams and rivers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But today’s storm is colder. That means more precipitation will probably fall as snow.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We like rain in California, but we love snow,” said \u003ca href=\"https://snri.ucmerced.edu/content/john-abatzoglou\">John Abatzoglou\u003c/a>, UC Merced professor of climatology. He said that over the weekend, rain fell at elevations of 8,000 feet or more and may have worsened lowland flooding.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Anderson said today’s storm will probably produce rainfall at no higher than 5,000 to 6,000 feet and snowfall above that, minimizing rain-on-snow flooding impacts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This will be a good mix of both heavy rain at the lower elevations, snowfall at the higher elevations,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘Need to act with renewed urgency’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Climate modeling suggests that global warming is likely to make storms larger, stronger and more intense. It will also cause more precipitation to fall in liquid form. This translates into worsening floods just as the Central Valley’s system of levees, weirs and bypasses ages past its prime.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The flood board’s updated \u003ca href=\"http://cvfpb.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Central_Valley_Flood_Protection_Plan_Update_2022_ADOPTED.pdf\">Central Valley Flood Protection Plan (PDF)\u003c/a>, released last month, warns of “1,000-year storm events … and the need to act with renewed urgency and purpose before the next large flood event occurs in the Central Valley.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The plan calls on nature-based solutions, like restored floodplains, and infrastructural improvements, like fortified levees near urban areas, to help reduce the impacts of higher-energy storm systems expected as a result of the warming climate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Most of the historic floodplains along the Central Valley’s rivers have been separated from the water by levees. Scientists now say that restoring floodplains can be an effective flood control strategy by allowing surging rivers to spill their banks and shed their energy on unpopulated flatlands, rather than bursting through aging levees surrounding populated areas. Floodplains also provide fish and wildlife habitat and serve as groundwater percolation beds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11936751\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11936751\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/Flood_image3-800x450.png\" alt=\"View of flooding with some green grass amidst water\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/Flood_image3-800x450.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/Flood_image3-160x90.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/Flood_image3.png 975w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A field off Interstate 5 near Mokelumne City is flooded on Jan. 3, 2022. \u003ccite>(Miguel Gutierrez Jr./CalMatters)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>When a lot of rain falls in a short span of time, it’s difficult for many regions to handle, especially low-lying coastal areas. Last weekend downtown San Francisco was drenched with nearly 6 inches of rain and incoming high tide.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It takes a lot of time for that water to find a way out,” said Mark Dickman, associate director for data at the U.S. Geological Survey in Sacramento. “There’s just nowhere for it to go.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s a persistent and familiar challenge: what to do with water when there’s too much and how to manage when there isn’t enough.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are built for this,” said Jeffrey Mount, a water specialist at the Public Policy Institute of California. “We built the system around the notion that we get occasionally wet years and mostly dry years. But, unlike the Colorado River Basin, where they can capture and control four years of runoff, we are full after one year. Our ability to store surface water is limited.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It is the nature of a semi-arid climate that we will see this whiplash — the three driest years on record and, if this year continues, we will get a year like 2017, the wettest on record. We have not figured out how to better take advantage of these wet years to get us through the dry.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While it takes decades to change traditional approaches to flood control, Mount said the current projects are a step in the right direction. “I see a lot of really good things coming out of this,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Will it be a drought-buster?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The ongoing rains are already boosting California’s water storage system. Major reservoirs are rising, some rapidly. Folsom Lake was 29% full on Dec. 20, and as of Jan. 2 it jumped to 61%. The much larger Lake Oroville jumped from 29% to 38% in the same window — an increase of more than 300,000 acre-feet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the drought isn’t over yet and the West Coast remains dominated by a “weak to moderate” La Niña system.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As recently as the fall, scientists predicted California was in for a fourth year of drought and predicted the rare occurrence of a third consecutive La Niña, the El Niño counterpart associated with dry Southern California weather and, generally, 50-50 odds of drought farther north.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Abatzoglou of UC Merced said he suspects more rain will fall this month than fell from January through June last year. But he noted that recent forecasts for dry weather have not proven perfectly accurate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Forecasts were anticipating a dry January, February and March,” he said. “January is now going to be wet.”\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Raising questions about whether California’s elaborate system of flood protections will hold, another dangerous storm is barreling toward the Sacramento Valley, where rains already punched through some levees, and floods killed at least one person.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last weekend’s storms have already tested the flood-prevention infrastructure across the region, which sits at the confluence of two major rivers and bears the brunt of heavy rains. “It’s a bathtub, basically,” said Beth Salyers, deputy district engineer for the federal Army Corps of Engineers in Sacramento.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An estimated 1.3 million people and $223 billion worth of property in the Central Valley are protected by the state-federal systems of levees, dams and other structures.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California spends $48 million annually to operate flood protections but needs much more — “$3.2 billion over the next five years of implementation,” according to the state’s \u003ca href=\"http://cvfpb.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Central_Valley_Flood_Protection_Plan_Update_2022_ADOPTED.pdf\">Central Valley Flood Protection Plan (PDF)\u003c/a>, a document produced in 2012 and updated last month. Of that, the state’s responsibility ranges from $1.8 billion to $2.8 billion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An estimated $25 billion to $30 billion in funding over 30 years could help the state “avoid the astronomical cost of catastrophic flooding in the Central Valley estimated to be as high as $1 trillion, in addition to an incalculable toll on lives and public well-being,” the plan says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11936746\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11936746\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/An-aerial-view-shows-flooded-fields-800x450.png\" alt=\"Flooding area aerial view\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/An-aerial-view-shows-flooded-fields-800x450.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/An-aerial-view-shows-flooded-fields-160x90.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/An-aerial-view-shows-flooded-fields.png 975w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An aerial view shows flooded fields off River Road near Locke on Jan. 3, 2022. \u003ccite>(Miguel Gutierrez Jr./CalMatters)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>So far, this winter’s storms have been severe but not catastrophic: The New Year’s Eve storm “stalled out” over the watershed of the Cosumnes River. Portions of privately owned levees on the river gave way, flooding nearby areas. The levees, constructed to reclaim the land for agriculture, are generally rated only to handle a 10-year flood, according to Sacramento County officials. The breeching of the levees shut down Highway 99 and stranded motorists.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jane Dolan, president of the Central Valley Flood Protection Board, advised residents throughout the Central Valley to stay on guard and take warnings and advisories to heart. “If you’re at an elevation below 200 feet, near a levee that’s older than you, pay attention to alerts,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The state has established \u003ca href=\"https://news.caloes.ca.gov/with-another-significant-storm-looming-cal-oes-continues-to-deploy-resources-personnel-to-impacted-counties/\">emergency shelters\u003c/a> in Sacramento and San Mateo counties and has stockpiled 3.7 million sandbags.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some experts think the flooding from the incoming storms could be tempered by the fact that the developing system is relatively cold. This will translate into more snow and less rain, at least at high elevations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last weekend’s storm was relatively warm and produced rainfall at high elevations, where the liquid water fell on several feet of snow, melting it and magnifying the runoff into streams and rivers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But today’s storm is colder. That means more precipitation will probably fall as snow.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We like rain in California, but we love snow,” said \u003ca href=\"https://snri.ucmerced.edu/content/john-abatzoglou\">John Abatzoglou\u003c/a>, UC Merced professor of climatology. He said that over the weekend, rain fell at elevations of 8,000 feet or more and may have worsened lowland flooding.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Anderson said today’s storm will probably produce rainfall at no higher than 5,000 to 6,000 feet and snowfall above that, minimizing rain-on-snow flooding impacts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This will be a good mix of both heavy rain at the lower elevations, snowfall at the higher elevations,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘Need to act with renewed urgency’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Climate modeling suggests that global warming is likely to make storms larger, stronger and more intense. It will also cause more precipitation to fall in liquid form. This translates into worsening floods just as the Central Valley’s system of levees, weirs and bypasses ages past its prime.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The flood board’s updated \u003ca href=\"http://cvfpb.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Central_Valley_Flood_Protection_Plan_Update_2022_ADOPTED.pdf\">Central Valley Flood Protection Plan (PDF)\u003c/a>, released last month, warns of “1,000-year storm events … and the need to act with renewed urgency and purpose before the next large flood event occurs in the Central Valley.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The plan calls on nature-based solutions, like restored floodplains, and infrastructural improvements, like fortified levees near urban areas, to help reduce the impacts of higher-energy storm systems expected as a result of the warming climate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Most of the historic floodplains along the Central Valley’s rivers have been separated from the water by levees. Scientists now say that restoring floodplains can be an effective flood control strategy by allowing surging rivers to spill their banks and shed their energy on unpopulated flatlands, rather than bursting through aging levees surrounding populated areas. Floodplains also provide fish and wildlife habitat and serve as groundwater percolation beds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11936751\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11936751\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/Flood_image3-800x450.png\" alt=\"View of flooding with some green grass amidst water\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/Flood_image3-800x450.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/Flood_image3-160x90.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/Flood_image3.png 975w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A field off Interstate 5 near Mokelumne City is flooded on Jan. 3, 2022. \u003ccite>(Miguel Gutierrez Jr./CalMatters)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>When a lot of rain falls in a short span of time, it’s difficult for many regions to handle, especially low-lying coastal areas. Last weekend downtown San Francisco was drenched with nearly 6 inches of rain and incoming high tide.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It takes a lot of time for that water to find a way out,” said Mark Dickman, associate director for data at the U.S. Geological Survey in Sacramento. “There’s just nowhere for it to go.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s a persistent and familiar challenge: what to do with water when there’s too much and how to manage when there isn’t enough.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are built for this,” said Jeffrey Mount, a water specialist at the Public Policy Institute of California. “We built the system around the notion that we get occasionally wet years and mostly dry years. But, unlike the Colorado River Basin, where they can capture and control four years of runoff, we are full after one year. Our ability to store surface water is limited.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It is the nature of a semi-arid climate that we will see this whiplash — the three driest years on record and, if this year continues, we will get a year like 2017, the wettest on record. We have not figured out how to better take advantage of these wet years to get us through the dry.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While it takes decades to change traditional approaches to flood control, Mount said the current projects are a step in the right direction. “I see a lot of really good things coming out of this,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Will it be a drought-buster?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The ongoing rains are already boosting California’s water storage system. Major reservoirs are rising, some rapidly. Folsom Lake was 29% full on Dec. 20, and as of Jan. 2 it jumped to 61%. The much larger Lake Oroville jumped from 29% to 38% in the same window — an increase of more than 300,000 acre-feet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the drought isn’t over yet and the West Coast remains dominated by a “weak to moderate” La Niña system.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As recently as the fall, scientists predicted California was in for a fourth year of drought and predicted the rare occurrence of a third consecutive La Niña, the El Niño counterpart associated with dry Southern California weather and, generally, 50-50 odds of drought farther north.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Abatzoglou of UC Merced said he suspects more rain will fall this month than fell from January through June last year. But he noted that recent forecasts for dry weather have not proven perfectly accurate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>The snowpack covering California’s mountains is off to one of its best starts in 40 years, officials announced Tuesday, raising hopes that the drought-stricken state could soon see relief in the spring when the snow melts and begins to refill parched reservoirs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Roughly a third of California’s water each year comes from melted snow in the Sierra Nevada, a mountain range that covers the eastern part of the state. The state has built a complex system of canals and dams to capture that water and store it in huge reservoirs so it can be used the rest of the year when it doesn’t rain or snow.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/UCB_CSSL/status/1609590448368275457\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That is why officials closely monitor how deep the snow is in the mountains — and Tuesday was the first formal snow survey of the winter, a sort of Groundhog Day event where Californians get their first glimpse of how helpful the winter might be. Statewide, snowpack is at 174% of the historical average for this year, the third-best measurement in the past 40 years. Even more snow is expected later this week and over the weekend, giving officials hope for a wet winter the state so desperately needs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But a good start doesn’t guarantee a good finish. Last year, the statewide snowpack was at 160% of average at the first survey. What followed were the three driest months ever recorded in California. 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Two more powerful storms are expected to hit the state this week, and these will be much colder. The National Weather Service says the mountains could get up to 5 feet of snow between the two storms.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the precipitation seemed out of character for the parched state, it reflects the type of rainfall the state would expect to see during a normal winter but that has been absent in recent drought-driven years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Southern California, weather forecasters said “all systems go” for a major storm to sweep over the area Wednesday and Thursday, with peak intensity occurring from midnight to noon Thursday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Strong winds will add to impressive storm dynamics “setting the stage for a massive rainfall event” across south-facing coastal mountains, especially the Santa Ynez range in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties, forecasters said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That could cause dangerous conditions. On Jan. 9, 2018, the community of Montecito in the foothills of the Santa Ynez Mountains was ravaged by a massive debris flow that killed 23 people when a downpour fell on a fresh wildfire burn scar.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The storms in California still aren’t enough to officially end the drought, now entering its fourth year. The U.S. Drought Monitor showed that most of the state is in severe to extreme drought. Most of the state’s reservoirs are still well below their capacity, with Lake Shasta 34% full and Lake Oroville just 38% full. It takes even longer for underground aquifers to refill, with groundwater providing about 38% of the state’s water supply each year. [pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Jeanine Jones, drought manager, California Department of Water Resources\"]‘We know that it’ll take quite a bit of time and water to recover this amount of storage, which is why we don’t say that the drought is over once it starts raining.’[/pullquote]“We know that it’ll take quite a bit of time and water to recover this amount of storage, which is why we don’t say that the drought is over once it starts raining,” said Jeanine Jones, drought manager for the California Department of Water Resources.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But back-to-back-to-back powerful storms have left many Californians preparing for the worst. In San Francisco, crews were rushing to clear trash, leaves and silt that clogged some of the city’s 25,000 storm drains during Saturday’s downpour before the next storm hits later this week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The National Weather Service is predicting up to 6 inches of rain in San Francisco with wind speeds of up to 30 mph with gusts of 60 mph.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mayor London Breed said city workers may not have enough time to clean all the storm drains before Wednesday and asked the public to prepare by getting sandbags to prevent flooding, avoiding unnecessary travel and only calling 911 in a life-or-death emergency.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>City officials had distributed 8,500 sandbags as of Tuesday, asking residents only to get them if they have experienced flooding in the past. Tink Troy, who lives in South San Francisco, picked up some sandbags from the city’s public works department on Tuesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They said [Saturday’s storm] was going to be bad, and it was really bad. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>Updated 4:45 p.m. Tuesday\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Skip to:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#resources\">Where can I find the latest on Bay Area weather?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#alerts\">How do I sign up for emergency weather updates?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://water.ca.gov/What-We-Do/Flood-Preparedness/Flood-Preparedness-Week\">\u003cstrong>How can I prepare for floods in California? \u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Northern California residents are bracing for another round of powerful storms this week after flooding from a New Year’s Eve deluge killed one person, prompted the evacuation of more than 1,000 incarcerated people in a county jail and washed away a section of a levee system that protects mostly rural farmland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another strong storm with high rainfall rates and winds is headed for Northern California, expected to hit late Wednesday and last into early Thursday. On top of the New Year’s Eve rainstorms, which saturated the soil, more water is likely to produce mild to moderate flooding, and some flooding on smaller river systems like the Russian River.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While smaller reservoirs are filling up, there is still plenty of capacity in larger reservoirs at the moment, given California’s prolonged drought. The wet weather is expected to continue off and on for the next several days.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The main concern really are the smaller watersheds and steep slopes, mudslides, shallow landslides, urban and creek flooding that could get quite significant for a period of time on Wednesday night in some locations, given that everything is now completely saturated and streams and creeks are already running high,” said UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain. “In some cases, there’s some residual flooding already ongoing.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Swain said heavy precipitation and strong winds could also affect parts of Southern California as far south as Los Angeles County. There will be some flooding no matter what, he said, but the question is whether it’s widespread minor-to-moderate flooding or significantly more severe.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is really going to help a lot with the short-term drought in Northern California, perhaps even raise short-term drought conditions,” said Swain. “But it’s going to take a lot more to completely obviate the longer-term multiyear drought impacts. And in the broader Colorado River Basin context, this event isn’t going to do very much at all.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyoc3DmVXyY\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In south Sacramento County, crews rushed to repair a 200-foot section of a roughly 34-mile levee system along the Cosumnes River that protects just over 53 square miles of mostly vineyards and cattle ranches. Crews hope to finish repairs before the next storm is forecast to hit on Wednesday. If they can’t, they’ll seal whatever progress they have made with plastic and sandbags and hope for the best.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A powerful “\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1935067/rivers-in-the-sky-what-you-need-to-know-about-atmospheric-river-storms\">atmospheric river\u003c/a>” storm dumped up to 5 inches of rain in the Sacramento region on Saturday, said Eric Kurth, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rainfall in downtown San Francisco hit 5.46 inches on New Year’s Eve, making it the second-wettest day on record, behind a November 1994 deluge, the National Weather Service said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=science_1935067]Another powerful system is expected Wednesday and Thursday and could bring up to 3.5 inches of rain in the Sacramento Valley and up to 3 feet of snow in the Sierra. Then, yet another storm is forecast to arrive this weekend.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the Bay Area, a National Weather Service forecast warned Wednesday’s storm could cause widespread flooding and power outages, calling it “truly a brutal system that we are looking at [that] needs to be taken seriously.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Repeated storms make floods more likely. “It’s something we’re going to be keeping a close eye on, especially with elevated stream levels [and] saturated ground from our previous storm,” Kurth said. “With what we’re going to be getting … adding on to that previous storm is really the big issue.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Wilton Rancheria Tribe said floodwaters threatened to disturb ancestral burial sites along the Cosumnes River and asked the public to report to them any sightings of washed-up artifacts or remains, but to leave them undisturbed. Unlike most major California rivers, the Cosumnes River is not dammed, meaning there is no basin to collect excess water during major rain events.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re just kind of at nature’s mercy,” said Mark Hite, a member of the board for Reclamation District 800, which oversees the levee system.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Residents on Monday were still drying out from Saturday’s storm, which prompted officials to order the evacuation of the Point Pleasant community near the Cosumnes River in South Sacramento County. That included 1,075 incarcerated people plus staff at the Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center, who evacuated as a precaution though the jail had not flooded. Incarcerated people were taken to nearby jails with no timetable for their return, according to Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Amar Gandhi.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Emergency crews rescued motorists on New Year’s Eve into Sunday morning. 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Then, yet another storm is forecast to arrive this weekend.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the Bay Area, a National Weather Service forecast warned Wednesday’s storm could cause widespread flooding and power outages, calling it “truly a brutal system that we are looking at [that] needs to be taken seriously.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Repeated storms make floods more likely. “It’s something we’re going to be keeping a close eye on, especially with elevated stream levels [and] saturated ground from our previous storm,” Kurth said. “With what we’re going to be getting … adding on to that previous storm is really the big issue.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Wilton Rancheria Tribe said floodwaters threatened to disturb ancestral burial sites along the Cosumnes River and asked the public to report to them any sightings of washed-up artifacts or remains, but to leave them undisturbed. Unlike most major California rivers, the Cosumnes River is not dammed, meaning there is no basin to collect excess water during major rain events.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re just kind of at nature’s mercy,” said Mark Hite, a member of the board for Reclamation District 800, which oversees the levee system.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Residents on Monday were still drying out from Saturday’s storm, which prompted officials to order the evacuation of the Point Pleasant community near the Cosumnes River in South Sacramento County. That included 1,075 incarcerated people plus staff at the Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center, who evacuated as a precaution though the jail had not flooded. Incarcerated people were taken to nearby jails with no timetable for their return, according to Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Amar Gandhi.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Emergency crews rescued motorists on New Year’s Eve into Sunday morning. 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That will allow emergency service people to get out and fix things, as there have been reports of downed trees, and it just means less work for them if you’re not dragging through a flooded road and need rescuing.”[pullquote align=\"right\" size=\"medium\" citation=\"Ashley Keehn, public information officer, Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office\"]‘Our deputies are out there risking their lives to try to save other people so they don’t have to risk their lives once those water levels get to that dangerous point.’[/pullquote]The California Highway Patrol closed both lanes of traffic on Highway 101 in South San Francisco \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/SFFDPIO/status/1609299772535623680\">midday due to major flooding\u003c/a>. The CHP said it had no prediction of when the highway could be reopened as of Saturday evening.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jonathan Baxter, a public information officer for the San Francisco Fire Department, said the department was responding to hundreds of emergencies, including flooding and landslides, and asked everyone to stay home if possible.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are asking the public to call 311 and not call 911 unless it’s a life-threatening emergency,” said Baxter. “Also, the New Year’s Eve light show will go on today but we are asking the public to not come into the city until after 7 p.m.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The San Francisco Department of Public Works said they had responded to 10 downed trees, some of which hit parked cars, a small mudslide in Glen Park, and roadway flooding at Marina Boulevard, as well as at the intersection of 17th and Folsom Streets. SFDPW public information officer Rachel Gordon added the department had also given away hundreds of sandbags to residents and businesses and that they will continue giving away sandbags at their yard on Marin and Kansas Streets until 5 p.m. Saturday, with every resident and business able to pick up ten free bags.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gordon says New Years Day will be a good time to prepare for the next storm expected later in the week, with the public able to pick up sandbags during normal giveaway hours from 8 a.m.–2 p.m. Monday to Saturday. Gordon also encourages people to clear leaves and any other debris that might have gathered in or around the storm drains near their homes to prevent additional flooding.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the Santa Cruz Mountains, \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/sccounty/status/1609275102830694401\"> evacuation orders were issued\u003c/a> for about 80 homes in the areas of Paradise Park and Felton. Ashley Keehn, a public information officer with the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office, said that the nearby San Lorenzo River had risen dangerously high.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Our deputies are out there risking their lives to try to save other people so they don’t have to risk their lives once those water levels get to that dangerous point,” said Keehn. “Unless there is a reason to be on the road, please stay home, that’s probably the safest place to be,”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lieutenant Ray Kelly, a public information officer for the Alameda County Sheriff’s department, said that overflowing local creeks caused road closures in parts of Castro Valley and that water pooling on the 580 and 880 highways contributed to multiple car accidents. He also urged people to stay home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Flooding was also reported in Marin City where\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1980525/it-comes-to-race-marin-city-residents-demand-flood-protections\"> residents have been demanding flood protections\u003c/a> and an overhaul of their long-neglected water system, having experienced flooding regularly for decades.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Sausalito has seven or eight ways for water to go out from there, and we only have one way — and that’s into the wetland,” said local resident and climate activist Terrie Harris Greene, who was out placing sandbags and surveying flooding in the neighborhood on New Year’s Eve. “Now, we have been advocating with the county of Marin that, on Donahue Street, we must have a drain system put in there.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services\u003ca href=\"https://news.caloes.ca.gov/cal-oes-prepositions-personnel-and-resources-due-to-winter-weather/\"> announced they were prepositioning flood fighting personnel\u003c/a>, resources and materials to be available if needed. 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The CHP said it had no prediction of when the highway could be reopened as of Saturday evening.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jonathan Baxter, a public information officer for the San Francisco Fire Department, said the department was responding to hundreds of emergencies, including flooding and landslides, and asked everyone to stay home if possible.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are asking the public to call 311 and not call 911 unless it’s a life-threatening emergency,” said Baxter. “Also, the New Year’s Eve light show will go on today but we are asking the public to not come into the city until after 7 p.m.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The San Francisco Department of Public Works said they had responded to 10 downed trees, some of which hit parked cars, a small mudslide in Glen Park, and roadway flooding at Marina Boulevard, as well as at the intersection of 17th and Folsom Streets. 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Ashley Keehn, a public information officer with the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office, said that the nearby San Lorenzo River had risen dangerously high.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Our deputies are out there risking their lives to try to save other people so they don’t have to risk their lives once those water levels get to that dangerous point,” said Keehn. “Unless there is a reason to be on the road, please stay home, that’s probably the safest place to be,”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lieutenant Ray Kelly, a public information officer for the Alameda County Sheriff’s department, said that overflowing local creeks caused road closures in parts of Castro Valley and that water pooling on the 580 and 880 highways contributed to multiple car accidents. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>Updated 9:30 a.m. Saturday\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Landslides of rock and mud closed roadways Friday across California as heavy rains kicked off what will be a series of storms poised to usher in the new year with downpours and potential flooding across much of the state and multiple feet of snow in the Sierra Nevada.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The atmospheric river storm, a long and wide plume of moisture pulled in from the Pacific Ocean, began sweeping across the northern part of the state Friday and was expected to bring more rain through Saturday, according to the National Weather Service in Sacramento.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A winter storm warning was in effect into Sunday for the upper elevations of the Sierra from south of Yosemite National Park to north of Lake Tahoe, where as much as 5 feet of snow is possible atop the mountains, the National Weather Service said in Reno, Nevada.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A flood watch was in effect across much of Northern California through New Year’s Eve. Officials warned that rivers and streams could overflow and urged residents to get \u003ca href=\"https://waterresources.saccounty.gov/stormready/Pages/Sandbag-Information.aspx\">sandbags\u003c/a> ready.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Landslides already had closed routes in the San Francisco Bay Area, \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/CaltransD4/status/1608943925267664896?cxt=HHwWgMDQkbf-jtQsAAAA\">between Fremont and Sunol,\u003c/a> as well as in Mendocino County near the unincorporated community of Piercy and in the Mendocino National Forest, where crews cleared debris into Friday night.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Humboldt County, where a 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck on December 20, also saw roadways begin to flood, according to the National Weather Service’s Eureka office. \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/caltransdist1/status/1608922859535228929?s=21\">A bridge that was temporarily closed\u003c/a> last week due to earthquake damage may be closed again if the Eel River, which it crosses, gets too high, officials said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It was the first of several storms expected to roll across California over the next week. The current system is expected to be warmer and wetter, while next week’s storms will be colder, lowering snow levels in the mountains, said Hannah Chandler-Cooley, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Sacramento.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Sacramento region could receive a total of 4 to 5 inches of rain over the span of the week, Chandler-Cooley said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The California Highway Patrol reported some local roads in eastern Sacramento were under water and impassable at times on Friday. 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