The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors has passed a local emergency proclamation allowing county officials to pursue state and federal funds to help cover an estimated $2.6 million in damage caused by November’s record-breaking rainstorm.  … Beginning Nov. 20, the four-day category 4 atmospheric river storm dumped over 13 inches of rain in Santa Rosa, as recorded at the Charles M. Schulz-Sonoma County Airport. Other parts of the county received over 20 inches of rain, according to the National Weather Service. The volume of rainfall surpassed weather records going back to 1902, according to the weather service. The Russian River reached minor flood stage by early Nov. 23, rising to 34.6 feet, but its rapid rise sent county officials and residents scrambling to tow trailers and evacuate as flooding extended beyond expectations.

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