Headline:
Flood Warning issued November 21 at 1:12PM PST until November 22 at 4:00PM PST by NWS San Francisco CA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
November 21, 2024 - 1:12pm
Expires:
November 22, 2024 - 4:00pm
Description:
* WHAT...Urban areas and small streams flooding caused by excessive
rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Central Sonoma County.
* WHEN...Until 400 PM PST Friday.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Numerous roads
remain closed due to flooding. Low-water crossings are inundated
with water and may not be passable.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 102 PM PST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges
indicated moderate to heavy rain. Flooding is already
occurring in the warned area. Between 3 and 13 inches of rain
have fallen. Minor to moderate flooding is occuring at Green
Valley Creek at Martinelli, Mark West Creek near Mirabel
Heights, Maacama Creek near Kellogg, Santa Rosa Creek at
Willowside, Colgan Creek near Sebastopol, and Laguna de Santa
Rosa near Stony Point. Additional rises will be possible
across the warned area.
- Additional rainfall amounts of 1.5 to 5.5 inches are possible
in the warned area.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Santa Rosa, Rohnert Park, Windsor, Healdsburg, Sebastopol,
Cotati, Larkfield-Wikiup, Roseland, South Santa Rosa Cdp,
Forestville, Guerneville, Graton and South Santa Rosa.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded
roads. Find an alternate route.
Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.
Area Description:
Sonoma, CA
Forcast Office:
NWS San Francisco CA