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For the record: 7:59 a.m. Jan. 10, 2023: An earlier version of this article said the Russian River is in Napa and Mendocino counties.It is in Sonoma and Mendocino counties. Continued heavy rains ...
In early February 2024, two atmospheric rivers brought extensive flooding, intense winds, and power outages to portions of California. The storms caused record-breaking rainfall totals to be observed in multiple areas, as well as the declaration of states of emergency in multiple counties in Southern California.
In the Bay Area, after a short reprieve Friday, a moderate storm will blow back in over the weekend, renewing the risk of flooding. The Russian River in Guerneville could swell past flood stage ...
Russian River watershed (Interactive map) The Russian River springs from the Laughlin Range about 5 mi (8 km) east of Willits in Mendocino County. It flows generally southward to Redwood Valley, then past Calpella, where it is bordered by U.S. Route 101, to join the East Fork Russian River just below Lake Mendocino.
The Russian River near Sacramento, California rose three feet above flood stage, overspreading about 500 houses with water. Dams were opened to relieve pressure from built-up floodwaters, with the Sacramento Weir being opened for the first time in eleven years. [41]
As of 8:30 a.m., the river level was at 16.15 feet, just shy of the start of flood stage at 16.5 feet. The National Weather Service’s Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service forecast the river ...
More than a dozen locations along the state's river systems were surging above flood stage, including portions of the Eel, Russian, Salinas, Carmel, Sacramento, Merced and Cosumnes rivers and Bear ...
US 101 was flooded in South San Francisco, California, while SR 84 was closed due to landslides and flooding in Fremont. [32] [33] This forced the Oakland Zoo to close until at least January 17. [34] Flooding and road washouts were widely reported. [3] Flooding was exacerbated by the series of storms as they exceeded the soil's capacity to soak ...