Flood Warning Issued For Russian River In Guerneville

SONOMA COUNTY, CA — A flood warning was issued Friday for the Russian River in and near the Sonoma County communities of Guerneville, Forestville, and Monte Rio after more than a foot of rain in the last three days.

The National Weather Service expects the river to reach peak flood stage at 33.7 feet Friday night.

The flood warning takes effect at 2 p.m. Friday and continues until further notice.

Flood models show that when the river reaches 33 feet, flooding closes the intersection of state Highway 116 and Drake Road in Guerneville, there is flooding at Willow and Alder streets in Monte Rio, and the Mirabel trailer park in Forestville begins to flood.

Several Schools Flooded, Closed

Seventeen schools were closed Friday because of storm-related impacts from an atmospheric river hitting Sonoma County this week.

School closures were reported in Rohnert Park, Santa Rosa, Sebastopol, Forestville, Guerneville, Geyserville, and Monte Rio, to name a few.

In Annapolis, Horicon Elementary School reported downed trees and other storm-related hazards that prevented access to the campus and the school from operating.

The Guerneville School District cited weather and road conditions for students and staff members. Geyserville Unified was anticipating mid-day flooding.

Forestville Union reported persistent rain, road closures, hazards and other obstacles.

Two schools in Piner-Olivet Union in Santa Rosa were closed. Northwest Prep Charter School's campus and surrounding streets were flooded, and local flooding prevented Olivet Elementary Charter School access.

Here is the complete list of school closures Friday in Sonoma County.

• Analy High School
• Buena Vista High School
• Cinnabar Elementary School
• Credo High School
• Forestville Union School
• Fort Ross Elementary
• Geyserville Elementary School
• Geyserville New Tech Academy
• Guerneville School
• Horicon Elementary
• Kashia Elementary
• Laguna High School
• Montgomery Elementary
• Monte Rio Union School
• Northwest Prep Charter School
• Olivet Elementary
• Village Charter

North Bay Road Closures

Caltrans sent a list of North Bay road closures and other storm-related hazards as of 4 p.m. Friday.

Solano County

A storm-related sinkhole repair closed State Highway 220 on Ryer Island between state Highway 84 and Steamboat Slough.

Sonoma County

Flooding closed state Highway 128 in both directions at Wasson Lane. Motorists are advised to expect delays and to use alternate routes until at least 5 p.m. Friday.

State Highway 128 was also closed in Geyserville in both directions at Railroad/Remmel roads because of flooding. There was no estimated time for reopening the roadway.

Flooding also prompted one-way traffic control on state Highway 1 from Salt Point State Park to Kruse Ranch Road.

Lastly, state Highway 121/state Highway 12 was closed from 8th Street East to state Highway 116 at the new traffic circle roundabout due to flooding.

See Caltrans Bay Area District 4's Emergency Resource Page for information on road conditions, reporting road hazards, sandbag locations and warming shelters.

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