Arcadia Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 (edited) From CBS https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2019/02/26/atmospheric-river-flood-warnings-russian-napa-rivers/ “GUERNEVILLE (CBS SF) – Sonoma County officials ordered the residents from more than two dozens communities located along the rain-swollen Russian River Tuesday to immediately evacuate their homes and find safety on higher ground. Thousands of residents were covered by the order that covered 25 communities including Guerneville, Jenner, Monte Rio and Rio Dell. Evacuation centers were set up at the Sebastopol Center for the Arts and the Sonoma County Fairgrounds in Santa Rosa. Here are the communities covered by the order: Asti Bailhache Chianti Guerneville Guernewood Guernewood Park Hacienda Jenner Jimtown Korbel Lytton Northwood Northwood Lodge Rio Dell Rolands Sheridan Duncans Mills El Bonita Mirabel Heights Mirabel Park Monte Rio Montesano Summerhome Park Vacation Beach Wilson Grove Officials anticipate the river at Guerneville will reach the flood stage of 32 feet by 7 p.m. Tuesday night. The river is expected to crest at just over 46 feet Wednesday night, 14 feet above flood stage.” Edited February 27, 2019 by Arcadia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 This is the worst flooding I have ever heard of up there. I have a high school friend who decided to evacuate voluntarily some time ago. Their septic is unusable because they had a foot of water in their backyard, and they decided to leave because they were worried that they would get stranded otherwise. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted February 27, 2019 Author Share Posted February 27, 2019 From abc7news https://abc7news.com/weather/crews-rescue-2-people-from-mudslide-along-russian-river/5158387/ “Crews rescue 2 people from mudslide along Russian River ABC7 News was on the scene at Bohemian Highway near Monte Rio, not far from Guerneville, where crews rescued two people who got stuck in a big mudslide Tuesday afternoon. "Well I fell into the mud when the tree fell over the top of me. It happened so fast you don't even know, you know. It's like I see an image of a tree. It's not there. It's there. You know what I mean," said Kear Koch, mudslide survivor.The landslide closed bohemian highway indefinitely.Another section of the road is expected to be closed for weeks due to flooding” 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 (edited) Thanks for everyone's concern! I am to the East in the larger Sacramento area but we used to live near the Russian River and still have relatives there so we are watching this closely. And I have been having issues with the board. Fortunately, today I can post. The other day I could not reply to any thread. For the moment, we are okay. After all, we had out scare in 2017 with the Oroville Dam disaster. Just checked on the situation along the Russian River. The last time it got this high was in 1997 and we lived in Sonoma County back then. Water was running in the streets 1- 2 feet high. Luckily, the house was a little higher with a sloping driveway and no water got in. Edited February 27, 2019 by Liz CA 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingChris Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Hope everyone is safe. We have had record Feb rains here in the Tenn Valley (river heights second highest and only by 2 feet and that was all before dams) and considering how many dams we have, it has been truly both amazing and horrifying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEmama Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 (edited) Thanks for posting this, Arcadia. Guernville area is my old stomping grounds, and I know well what it looks like under water. Flooding used to be a pretty regular occurrence, although 14 feet over flood stage...wow. What a mess. I hope people are safe. Edited February 27, 2019 by MEmama 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted February 27, 2019 Author Share Posted February 27, 2019 (edited) 8 hours ago, Liz CA said: I am to the East in the larger Sacramento area but we used to live near the Russian River and still have relatives there so we are watching this closely. Flood map https://socoemergency.org/flood-map-available/ Sonoma County Emergency and Preparedness Information https://socoemergency.org/ ETA: Sonoma Sheriff Facebook page “Good morning. Guerneville is officially land locked. Due to flooding all roads leading to the community are impassable. You will not be able to get into or out of town without a boat today.” Edited February 27, 2019 by Arcadia 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessMommy Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 prayers for people's safety. How scary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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