Wednesday Top of the Scroll: Widespread flooding across Bay Area forces road closures, evacuations
The Russian River has surpassed flood levels after an extraordinary 48 hours of rainfall, and by Wednesday morning the waters had blocked all roadways into and out of the town of Guerneville. By 6 a.m., all routes out of the 4,500-person town of Guerneville were blocked by the rising water, which was creeping closer to 41 feet — nine more than the flood level of 32 feet — with an additional five feet expected.
Related articles:
- The Press Democrat: ‘It’s awful out here. We’re an island’: Flood waters cut off Russian River residents
- ABC10: 24 small towns ordered to evacuate as Russian River approaches flood stage
- CBS Sacramento: Governor declares state of emergency in local counties due to storms
- Washington Post: Flood water turns California town into an ‘island’
- The Weather Channel:Guerneville, California, Completely Cut Off by Flooding, Thousands Evacuated
- Patch.com: Healdsburg closes downtown streets ‘taking on water’
- Record Searchlight: Flooding forces south Redding residents to evacuate