Wild because just over a week ago it was essentially bone dry. Here’s the creek in San Anselmo right now. By 4pm, authorities warned it would likely top its banks. Nearby, the Corte Madera creek – barely trickling just a week prior – gushed like a river. Several areas – including San Francisco, Santa Rosa, and Sonoma – reported dangerous flooding.Īlarm bells sounded alerting locals of the rising waters through San Anselmo, a town in Marin, on Sunday afternoon as officers rushed to clear the downtown area and businesses were forced to close. The weather service’s Sacramento office warned of “potentially historic rain” and by Sunday afternoon, the storm had already delivered.
“A powerful west coast storm is likely to produce areas of heavy rain with life-threatening flash flooding, especially on burn scars, high winds, and significant waves along the coast,” the National Weather Service reported Sunday, adding that “some areas that normally do not experience flash flooding will flood”.ĭrenching rain and strong winds accompanied the arrival of an “atmospheric river” – a long and wide plume of moisture pulled in from the Pacific Ocean that was predicted to move south over the next few days. Some areas are forecast to see more than 10in (25cm) of rain and thousands across the state have lost power. But rather than the much-needed drizzle residents and officials hoped could end a disastrous fire season and dampen dried landscapes, the state got a deluge.
After months of drought, the darkened clouds collecting over the state this weekend were a welcome sight to some.
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