![]() ![]() The National Weather Service issued a flash flood watch through Wednesday morning for most of Northern California. Hoppin added that water has been restored to impacted customers and that protective measures have been put in place to prevent further eroding in coming storm. There is no estimated timeline for a permanent repair, according to County communications manager Jason Hoppin. The 60-foot breach, which cut off around 150 people, was dealt with quickly after County and Soquel Creek Water District officials enacted an emergency protective measure which allowed them to move quickly to restore access. Crews in Soquel were scrambling to make repairs to the town’s main road, hoping to reconnect residents who were trapped in their homes early Friday when the Bates Creek washed out Main Street. Officials also were keeping a close eye on the Carmel River and the Salinas River, where the Monterey County Sheriff ordered evacuations in communities between Castroville and King City in the Salinas Valley. But Murdock said small stream flooding and highway flooding is likely. Their levels dropped again over the weekend, and no major rivers, such as the Russian in Sonoma County or the Guadalupe through downtown San Jose, were forecast to flood Tuesday. About 1 to 2 inches of rain is expected in cities around the Bay Area through Tuesday night, with 3 to 4 inches in the North Bay Hills and 4 to 6 inches in the Santa Cruz Mountains.ĭuring the last atmospheric river storm that landed Thursday night into Friday morning, major rivers around the Bay Area rose near flood stage, with a few, like the San Lorenzo River in Felton, overtopping slightly. ![]()
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