Overnight Atmospheric River Blast Pushes Swollen Rivers To The Brink

CBS San Francisco

January 9, 2023

The latest atmospheric river roared into the San Francisco Bay Area early Monday, triggering evacuation warnings and elevating the threat of flooding across the region.

Of particular concern, the National Weather Service said, was flooding at the Russian River at Johnson's Beach near Guerneville, Alameda Creek near Niles Canyon, Coyote Creek above Hwy 237 at Milpitas, the Big Sur River, Carmel River at Robles Del Rio, the San Lorenzo River at Big Trees and the Guadalupe River above Alamaden Expressway.

The weather service had issued a flood watch for the entire Bay Area into Tuesday. Over the span, forecasters said the valleys will be getting 2-5 inches of rain, the Bay Area hills 4-7 inches and 6-12 inches in the mountains.

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A massive boulder rolled onto the road on Pine Flat Rd. in Geyserville.

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