Hammered last december. When the city received nearly a foot of rain in a matter of hours. The december downpour left downtown hillsburg looking more like a lake. It was just it was like nothing weve ever seen. It just happen so quickly. There were people kayaking in the streets. Thats how much water was trapped downtown. Geneinaginas downtown boutique was one that got soaked. We were there as she cleaned up the mess. She didnt want a repeat. We went through it. We will prepare. We know what could happen. Folks in hillsburg say theyve learned a thing or two but theyre still anxious. Weather you know. I hope its not as bad as they are anticipating. We need the rain and we hope it is spread out over a long period of time instead of in one run. So far the rain has not started falling but folks here say when it does they will be ready. Reporting live in Sonoma County im jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. Thaunk pup lets bring in Michelle Roberts now. You were there in redwood city under th