The National Weather Service has announced a flood advisory in the San Francisco Bay Area which also includes Contra Costa County. The advisory is in effect through 7:30 pm tonight.
Here is a look at the alert:
AT 730 AM PST AUTOMATED RAINGAGE AND DOPPLER RADAR DATA INDICATED
EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF RAINFALL IN THE IMPACTED AREAS. RUNOFF FROM
HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE PONDING OR FLOODING ON SOME
ROADWAYS…POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS. THERE ARE
REPORTS OF ROADWAY FLOODING AND ROCK/MUD SLIDES THIS MORNING AS WELL
AS NUMEROUS REPORTS OF ACCIDENTS DUE TO WET ROADWAYS.
SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS COULD ALSO FLOOD QUICKLY… POSSIBLY
COVERING ROADS AND NEARBY LOW LYING AREAS HOWEVER THERE ARE NO
REPORTS OF THIS OCCURRING AT THIS TIME.
USE CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO GET TO
YOUR DESTINATION. IF WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY DO NOT CROSS IT. THE
WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW YOUR VEHICLE TO CROSS SAFELY.
A FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS THAT ALTHOUGH STREAMS AND CREEKS MAY BE
ELEVATED OR EVEN RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS…PROPERTY DAMAGE SHOULD BE
MINIMAL. INCONVENIENCES CAN BE EXPECTED BUT THE FLOODING WILL NOT BE
IMMEDIATELY LIFE THREATENING.
TO REPORT FLOODING…HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.
DRP
URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR:
- MONTEREY COUNTY IN WESTERN CALIFORNIA…
- MARIN COUNTY IN WESTERN CALIFORNIA…
- SAN BENITO COUNTY IN WESTERN CALIFORNIA…
- SANTA CLARA COUNTY IN WESTERN CALIFORNIA…
- ALAMEDA COUNTY IN WESTERN CALIFORNIA…
- NAPA COUNTY IN WESTERN CALIFORNIA…
- CONTRA COSTA COUNTY IN WESTERN CALIFORNIA…
- SANTA CRUZ COUNTY IN WESTERN CALIFORNIA…
- SONOMA COUNTY IN WESTERN CALIFORNIA…
- SAN MATEO COUNTY IN WESTERN CALIFORNIA…
- SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY IN WESTERN CALIFORNIA…
Sandbags Available
The Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff has announced that with expected showers coming this weekend, sandbags will be available for the unincorporated areas of Contra Costa County. Residents must provide their own shovel and transportation.
Sand and the bags are available at:
Bay Point
Ambrose Recreation & Park Center —3105 Willow Pass Road, Bay Point.
West side of the parking lot next to one of the trees approximately ¾ of the way back to the playing fields. Sandbags are cached in a container on site at the sand cradle.
Oakley
Senior Center, 215 Second Street, Oakley.
Materials are located at the south end of the parking lot beside a large tree adjacent to the Office of the Sheriff Delta Station.
Pacheco
County Public Works, 2475 Waterbird Way, Pacheco.
Sandbags are cached in a container on site at the sand cradle.
Richmond
West County Detention Facility, 5555 Giant Hwy, Richmond.
Sandbags are cached on site in a container at the sand cradle located on the south side of the facility public parking area.
Walnut Creek
Howe Homestead, 2950 Walnut Boulevard, Walnut Creek.
Materials are located in the parking lot.
