Northern Californians living near parts of the Russian River were urged to evacuate as rain pushed the waterway to its flood stage, according to the National Weather Service.
"We’re just getting an atmospheric river of rain coming in," a National Weather Service forecaster said.Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings.Northern Californians living near parts of the Russian River were urged Tuesday night to evacuate as rain from an atmospheric river-fueled storm pushed the waterway to its flood stage of 34 feet, according to the National Weather Service.
Floodwaters were expected to rise throughout the night as the storm moved in, tapping tropical moisture from the Central Pacific and dumping rain throughout the region, including the Bay Area, the Sacramento area and wine country.The area in the Sierra foothills devastated by last fall's Camp Fire in Butte County
was not the biggest worry for forecasters, said National Weather Service meteorologist Johnnie Powell. "We’re not really concerned about the burn area up there, because most of the rain is centered toward Lake County," which is southwest, he said.the largest wildfire in state history in AugustThe Eel River in Humboldt County was also expected to reach flood state, according to the NWS. The Napa and Carmel rivers were under flood warnings as well.
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