Marin County Underwater Amid Highest Tide In Decades: Photos

CORTE MADERA, CA — Parts of Marin County were underwater over the weekend as one of the highest tides on record and heavy rain caused road closures and vehicle rescues.

Roadways through a 15-mile stretch from the Sausalito area to San Rafael were flooded after a downpour coincided with record-breaking “King Tides,” Marin County Sheriff's Sgt. Michael Dobbins said. King Tides occur when the sun, moon and Earth are in alignment and the moon is in its closest position to the Earth, creating a stronger gravitational pull.

Tide records were broken Saturday in Martinez, Richmond and Redwood City, while Point Reyes had its third-highest ever tide at 2.73 feet, the highest it's been since 1998, according to the National Weather Service.

Authorities were called to assist when cars got stuck in water as high as 3 and 4 feet, Dobbins said.

Officials in the affected communities asked people to stay home until the waters receded. Some people kayaked along swamped streets, while others waded through water above their knees.

A flood warning was in place for the San Francisco area until 2 p.m. Saturday and an advisory until 2 p.m. Sunday, according to the weather service.

"Up to 2.1 feet of flooding of normally dry ground is possible," the service's Bay Area X account said in a post Saturday evening. "Do not drive around barricades or through flooded roads!!"

Flooding was reported across Marin, Sonoma, Alameda, San Mateo and San Francisco counties.

The Associated Press contributed to this story.