Full Notification

The National Weather Service in The San Francisco Bay Area has issued a * Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory for Rapid Rises for... Sonoma County in northern California... * Until 830 AM PST. * At 429 AM PST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain which will cause urban and small stream flooding in the advisory area. Additional rainfall through the morning will result in rapid rises on region-wide creeks and streams, especially those draining into the main stem rivers across Sonoma County. * Some locations that will experience flooding include... Santa Rosa, Petaluma, Novato, Rohnert Park, Windsor, Healdsburg, Sonoma, Cloverdale, Sebastopol, Cotati, Roseland, South Santa Rosa Cdp, Larkfield-Wikiup, Boyes Hot Springs, Gualala, Black Point-Green Point, Forestville, Guerneville, Graton and Monte Rio. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small creeks and streams, country roads, farmland, and other low lying spots. In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded roads. Find an alternate route.