Crime & Safety
Update: Highway 121 at Highway 12 Closed by Flooding
Watmaugh Road closed due to downed power lines and tree.
Update: Highway 121 at Highway 12 was closed, according to Schellville Fire Station at 2:45 p.m. Watmaugh Road also was closed due to downed power lines and trees. Both were expected to be closed for "quite a while," according to a spokesman.
Original story:
The Highway Patrol is keeping an eye on the intersection of highways 121 and 12 again Sunday, after flooding caused closure there for part of Saturday.
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The area tends to flood during high tides, when Sonoma Creek backs up.
A Napa man died Saturday, after his vehicle spun sideways on a curve on Highway 121 and crossed into oncoming traffic.
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Drivers are cautioned to slow down and drive for the conditions.
The area has been flooding for decades and local agencies are working to stem runoff upstream to reduce the problem, as reported in this Patch story.
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