Headline:
Flood Warning issued November 21 at 5:02PM PST until November 22 at 4:00PM PST by NWS San Francisco CA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
November 21, 2024 - 5:02pm
Expires:
November 22, 2024 - 4:00pm
Description:
* WHAT...Urban areas and small streams flooding caused by excessive
rainfall continues.
* 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 501 PM PST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges
indicated an area of very heavy rainfall across the warned
area. Between 3 and 15 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.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
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