Published: January 8,2017
More
than 1,000 homes have been evacuated in Reno, Nevada, as one of the
worst flooding disasters in the past decade hits the state.
According to the Associated Press, residents voluntarily evacuated at least 1,300 homes in a south Reno neighborhood Sunday as the Truckee River breached its banks.
While no injuries have been reported, many area roads have been closed, according to the AP.
The Truckee River is expected to peak two feet above flood stage in downtown Reno by Sunday evening and about six feet above flood stage Monday morning in neighboring Sparks, where several feet of water is expected to flood an industrial area where 25,000 people work, reports the AP.
Meanwhile, a state of emergency has been declared in Nevada as a multi-day siege of heavy rain and Sierra snow pounds California and sets its sights on parts of Nevada.
Motorists were left stranded on flooded roads as heavy rains from the massive winter storm moved into Northern California.
Rescues were performed in Marin and Sonoma counties, including a rescue along U.S. 101, where several people were saved from submerged vehicles, according to the Associated Press. No injuries were reported.
Roads leading into Yosemite National Park have been closed, authorities say, and rescues were underway in the Hidden Valley area Sunday.
Meanwhile, three people have died in California where
flooding rains have shut down roadways and created hazardous travel
conditions throughout the central portion of the state. Water rescues
have been reported around the region and at least one county has issued a
voluntary evacuation order. Based on National Weather Service reports,
there have been more than a dozen mudslide reports in California.
(FORECAST: Atmospheric River Event Sets Up Over California)
Here are the latest impacts from this dangerous weather system.
A
van drives through flooded water on Green Valley Road in Graton,
Calif., Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017. On the California coast, weather
forecasters anticipate a storm surge from the Pacific called an
atmospheric river to dump several inches of rain from Sonoma to Monterey
counties, and up to a foot in isolated places in the Santa Cruz
mountains.
( AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
A cab driver has died after his vehicle slid off a rain-slick road into the estuary near Oakland International Airport along Doolittle Drive at Langley Street, SFGate reports.
Although the cause of the accident was not immediately known, Oakland Police Officer Hector Chavez told SFGate, “it’s very likely the weather had something to do with it. The roads are wet, and he most likely slipped off the road.”
Emergency officials in Monterey County have issued a voluntary evacuation order for parts of the county due to concerns about the potential for the Big Sur River to overflow.
Sonoma County Sheriff's deputies had to rescue two motorists from their stranded vehicles on Old Redwood Highway near Windsor and at least one from Highway 101 Sunday morning, where flooding shut down the northbound lane of the freeway early Sunday morning. The California Department of Transportation later closed the entire highway for a 4-mile stretch south of Healdsburg due to flooding.
Another water rescue was underway just before midday Sunday when Rancho Adobo fire crews worked to rescue several people trapped inside a motor home
on Old Redwood Highway near Penngrove. CHP was forced to rescue a
driver who tried to negotiate a flooded road in Sacramento County midday
on Sunday.
In San Jose, strong winds downed a pole
connected to the city's light rail system, sending sparks flying into
lanes of state route 87, according to the NWS.
More than 20,000 were without power in the Bay Area Sunday morning, according to KRON.
On Saturday, a 20-foot tree fell in 50 mph winds at Canyon Lakes Golf Course in San Ramon, ABC 7 News reports, striking and killing the woman as she walked on the golf cart trail with her husband.
A tree fell onto this house in Novato.
(Marin County Sheriff )
"It
wasn't a very big tree," San Ramon Valley Fire Chief Dan McNamara told
the station. "It was something you wouldn't think would be an issue, but
unfortunately with the circumstances everything lined up to end in a
tragic event.Also on Saturday, slick roads apparently caused
the death of a motorist on eastbound Interstate 80 in Pinole, The
Mercury New reports.
The California Highway Patrol said the driver of a black Ford Mustang was killed when his car spun out of control and crashed into a tree. It was raining at the time of the accident, CHP spokesman Sean Wilkenfeld, told The News. The victim’s identity was not immediately released.
Friday Yosemite National Park shut down all roads leading into Yosemite Valley ahead of the storm, according to a release. The Hodgdon Meadow and Wawona campgrounds remain open on a first come, first served basis.
Officials set up sandbag stations for residents on Santa Cruz’s central coast, reports NBC Bay Area.
“We haven’t seen rain like this in a long time,” Santa Cruz County spokesman Jason Hoppin told NBC.
Runoff from the rain falling on the Sierra Nevada's snowpack is expected to flood the Truckee River on Sunday and Monday.
According to the Associated Press, residents voluntarily evacuated at least 1,300 homes in a south Reno neighborhood Sunday as the Truckee River breached its banks.
While no injuries have been reported, many area roads have been closed, according to the AP.
The Truckee River is expected to peak two feet above flood stage in downtown Reno by Sunday evening and about six feet above flood stage Monday morning in neighboring Sparks, where several feet of water is expected to flood an industrial area where 25,000 people work, reports the AP.
Meanwhile, a state of emergency has been declared in Nevada as a multi-day siege of heavy rain and Sierra snow pounds California and sets its sights on parts of Nevada.
Motorists were left stranded on flooded roads as heavy rains from the massive winter storm moved into Northern California.
Rescues were performed in Marin and Sonoma counties, including a rescue along U.S. 101, where several people were saved from submerged vehicles, according to the Associated Press. No injuries were reported.
Roads leading into Yosemite National Park have been closed, authorities say, and rescues were underway in the Hidden Valley area Sunday.
(FORECAST: Atmospheric River Event Sets Up Over California)
Here are the latest impacts from this dangerous weather system.
California
A
van drives through flooded water on Green Valley Road in Graton,
Calif., Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017. On the California coast, weather
forecasters anticipate a storm surge from the Pacific called an
atmospheric river to dump several inches of rain from Sonoma to Monterey
counties, and up to a foot in isolated places in the Santa Cruz
mountains.( AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
A cab driver has died after his vehicle slid off a rain-slick road into the estuary near Oakland International Airport along Doolittle Drive at Langley Street, SFGate reports.
Although the cause of the accident was not immediately known, Oakland Police Officer Hector Chavez told SFGate, “it’s very likely the weather had something to do with it. The roads are wet, and he most likely slipped off the road.”
Emergency officials in Monterey County have issued a voluntary evacuation order for parts of the county due to concerns about the potential for the Big Sur River to overflow.
Sonoma County Sheriff's deputies had to rescue two motorists from their stranded vehicles on Old Redwood Highway near Windsor and at least one from Highway 101 Sunday morning, where flooding shut down the northbound lane of the freeway early Sunday morning. The California Department of Transportation later closed the entire highway for a 4-mile stretch south of Healdsburg due to flooding.
More than 20,000 were without power in the Bay Area Sunday morning, according to KRON.
On Saturday, a 20-foot tree fell in 50 mph winds at Canyon Lakes Golf Course in San Ramon, ABC 7 News reports, striking and killing the woman as she walked on the golf cart trail with her husband.
A tree fell onto this house in Novato.(Marin County Sheriff )
The California Highway Patrol said the driver of a black Ford Mustang was killed when his car spun out of control and crashed into a tree. It was raining at the time of the accident, CHP spokesman Sean Wilkenfeld, told The News. The victim’s identity was not immediately released.
Friday Yosemite National Park shut down all roads leading into Yosemite Valley ahead of the storm, according to a release. The Hodgdon Meadow and Wawona campgrounds remain open on a first come, first served basis.
Officials set up sandbag stations for residents on Santa Cruz’s central coast, reports NBC Bay Area.
“We haven’t seen rain like this in a long time,” Santa Cruz County spokesman Jason Hoppin told NBC.
Runoff from the rain falling on the Sierra Nevada's snowpack is expected to flood the Truckee River on Sunday and Monday.
Nevada
Evacuations
have been ordered in Nevada as rivers continue to rise ahead of what
some experts are saying will be the worst flooding to hit the state in
20 years.
At least five roads in Washoe County are in an evacuation zone as officials fear a retention pond could soon spill over.
Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval declared a state of emergency Saturday, and authorities in the Reno area are advising residents to stay home if they can during what they're saying will be a "significant flood event" later in the weekend, the AP reports.
Flooding from runoff in the Truckee River is expected starting Sunday afternoon and evening and continuing into Monday in Reno and Sparks.
"We are really urging people to stay away from the Truckee River," Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve told KOLO. "It's deadly, it's very cold and it moves very fast."
The Salvation Army of Carson City and Douglas County has opened an emergency evacuation center at the LDS church on Saliman Road in Carson City and will be serving meals as part of its operation, Carson Now reports.
Officials in Washoe County say several downtown Reno buildings will be closed Monday morning, including Reno municipal and justice courts and the Second Judicial District Court. The Downtown Reno Library also will be closed.
Washoe County School District schools' classes are canceled for Monday but district officials say they'll review the situation Sunday to see if it's safe for schools in Incline Village to open Monday.
According to the Reno Gazette-Journal, weather experts are predicting the flood to be the worst in Northern Nevada since an event in 1997, which caused upwards of $600 million in damage.
At least five roads in Washoe County are in an evacuation zone as officials fear a retention pond could soon spill over.
Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval declared a state of emergency Saturday, and authorities in the Reno area are advising residents to stay home if they can during what they're saying will be a "significant flood event" later in the weekend, the AP reports.
Flooding from runoff in the Truckee River is expected starting Sunday afternoon and evening and continuing into Monday in Reno and Sparks.
"We are really urging people to stay away from the Truckee River," Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve told KOLO. "It's deadly, it's very cold and it moves very fast."
Officials in Washoe County say several downtown Reno buildings will be closed Monday morning, including Reno municipal and justice courts and the Second Judicial District Court. The Downtown Reno Library also will be closed.
Washoe County School District schools' classes are canceled for Monday but district officials say they'll review the situation Sunday to see if it's safe for schools in Incline Village to open Monday.
According to the Reno Gazette-Journal, weather experts are predicting the flood to be the worst in Northern Nevada since an event in 1997, which caused upwards of $600 million in damage.
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