Dublin Storm Updates: Multiple Downed Trees, Normal Back-To-School

DUBLIN, CA — Dublin crews have cleared a total of four trees and two more tree limbs as rain continues to pelt the city.

Over the weekend, Dublin crews:

• Removed a downed tree in Emerald Glen Park.
• Removed a downed tree at Lockhart Street at Palermo Way.
• Cleared the sidewalk of a downed tree on Fallon Road at Gleason Drive.
• Cleared the sidewalk of a downed tree on Fallon Road an Antone Way.

On Sunday night, crews cleaned drain inlets and and removed branches from roadways and sidewalks. They cleared two larger limbs at the northbound Village Parkway median and Fall Creek Road. Anyone who sees a downed tree or flooding is asked to call 925-462-1212.

“We’ve had crews working around-the-clock since before New Year’s weekend to clear debris from gutters, storm drains, and creeks to prevent flooding; removing downed trees and limbs; etc.,” city spokesperson Shari Jackman said.

Dublin remains under a Flood Watch and Wind Advisory until Tuesday at 4 p.m., when 0.47 inches of rain are expected to accumulate over eight hours of rain, and winds are expected to reach up to 29 mph. As of 6 p.m. Monday, 1.82 inches of rain have fallen on Dublin in a 24-hour period, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

The nearest significant power outage was reported early Monday morning in Danville, where 383 customers lost power. The Tri-Valley got it relatively easy: on Monday morning, more than 16,095 Bay Area customers were without power, many of them in the Peninsula and North Bay.

A number of streets in Alameda County remain closed, including Niles Canyon Road between Old Canyon Road and Main Street, Kilkare Road and Foothill Road. Alameda County Office of Emergency Services continued to recommend anyone who lived in the area to leave their homes Sunday. Anyone who needs information on evacuation centers can call 211 or visit acgov.org.

Dublin schools returned to class Monday. Despite the heavy rain, the transition was smooth, district spokesperson Chip Dehnert said. “I'm not aware of any issues at our school sites today. So far it appears to be a typical rainy day experience,” he said, noting that outdoor activities and breaks have been moved indoors.

Other districts around the Bay Area closed, including Rohnert Park, and Pajaro Valley Unified in Watsonville. The storm hit the Central Coast particularly hard: Evacuation orders were issued in Santa Cruz County for residents living near rapidly rising rivers and creeks. The San Lorenzo River was declared at flood stage, and video on social media showed a neighborhood flooded with muddy water almost reaching to a stop sign. Officials warned mudslides and flooding were blocking roads and urged residents to stay home.

In Sonoma County, residents of the Russian River area remained on evacuation warning should the river reach flood stage this week.

In Petaluma in southern Sonoma County, a flood advisory was issued for residents of the Leisure Lake Mobile Home Park. Police said residents of the area should consider evacuating now due to road closures.

Napa County reported multiple flooded roadways Monday morning, and flooding closed state Highway 37 in Marin County.

President Joe Biden issued an emergency declaration Monday for California to support storm response and relief efforts in 16 counties including Napa, Sonoma, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Sacramento, Los Angeles, Mariposa, Mendocino, Merced, Monterey, Placer, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Mateo, Stanislaus and Ventura.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said 12 people died as a result of violent weather during the past 10 days, and he warned that this week’s storms could be even more dangerous. He urged people to stay home.

The first of the newest, heavier storms prompted the weather service to issue a flood watch for a large swath of Northern and Central California. Since Dec. 26, San Francisco received more than 10 inches (25 centimeters) of rain, while Mammoth Mountain, a popular ski area in the Eastern Sierra, got nearly 10 feet (3 meters) of snow, the National Weather Service reported.

The storms won’t be enough to officially end California’s ongoing drought, but they have helped. State Climatologist Michael Anderson said at a weekend news briefing that officials were closely monitoring Monday’s storm and another behind it and were keeping an eye on three other systems farther out in the Pacific.

Daniel Swain, a climate scientist at the University of California, Los Angeles, said Californians can expect to see a break in the rain after Jan. 18.

"That is my best guess right now, which is good because it will give the rivers in Northern California, and now in Central California, a chance to come down," he said.

Sandbags are available to all Dublin residents at the City of Dublin Corporation Yard at 5709 Scarlett Court. Residents are asked to bring their own shovels, and limit the number of bags to 10 or fewer. Bags are also available at the Alameda County Public Works Agency’s Maintenance and Operations Corporation Yard at 4825 Gleason Drive.

The city said it plans to replenish its sand supply and does not expect to run out. The city said residents can assume sand is available unless they are told otherwise.
Dublin residents can refer to the following numbers:

• Flooding or downed trees: Dublin Police at (925) 462-1212
• Power outage: Pacific Gas and Electric Company at (800) 743-5002
• Damaged power lines/electrical equipment: 911

Residents can sign up for city emergency alerts here. Residents can also follow the city’s Facebook and Twitter pages, or through Nixle alerts by texting 94568 to 888-777.
For a full list of storm preparation tips, see here.

— Patch editor Maggie Fusek , The Associated Press and Bay City News contributed to this reportcontributed to this report.