In danville, they work the replace sand bags along diablo road. Like the ones that happened here during january. These storms, in walnut creek. The wind picked up. Yes. Windy. Should have says with a siller are lining. It means snow in the mountains. Youve got me there. We cant wait to go. We are waiting for to it lighten up so we can go get on the road. And chp is urging drivers to be extra cautious and drive safely as there are concerns of hi hydroplaning. Nbc bay area news. Thank you. Among the big trouble spots, the commute along highway 17. Accidents and mud slides have tamp tampered with it. You can see the backup because of a truck on its side. Now, traffic on the bay bridge actually very mild. Take a look. Freeflowing into San Francisco. A good resource with our changing weather. Our free nbc bay area app. In other news, we have breaking news at this hour. Weve just learned two Northern California drifters have entered a guilty plea to firstdegree murder. Morrison and lylea wer
We will start in where we have the flooding in and around napa and sonoma. Saint helena. The napa river is expected to go above flood stage by nine this morning. Expected to reach almost 19 feet. Flood stage is 16. You can expect flooding. Going through today. Its expected to go down tonight. For the napa area its expected to reach just above flood stage about noontime today. Minor flooding expected in the napa river in the lower areas. Be careful. A widespread Flash Flood Watch until four this afternoon for ponding on the water. Mudslides and we are seeing it. Rapid rises on the streams, creeks and rivers. Here is where we are experiencing flooding for today. Sonoma. Our creeks are flooded. Here is a look at where we are seeing more along the creeks. Sonoma and shellville. We are seeing some flooding again with areas along river and the napa creek. North bay being hit hard by this system. Also a flood advisory in the east bay. Be prepared for the flooded roadways. We know how it goes.
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Can you believe that . An incredible scene in san rafael this morning of a home being destroyed by a massive landslide. A Police Officer took this video of the house on Mountain View avenue. The twostory house was inundated by a wall of mud that tore right through the walls, snapped support beams and as you can see wrecked the foundation. The family inside heard the commotion, all ran out. The homeowner says everyone did get out safely and is okay. He said seeing the house where he was born destroyed is tough to handle. I tell my wife and son, weve got to get out of the house. Right then there was a slide that came in over our upper patio and hit the window into our kitchen, coming down into the house. So then we ran out. Smart move. Two neighboring homes have been tagged unsafe, too dangerous for people to be in because of the crumbling hillside. Now to the east bay where a group of women had to be rescued from flooding during a luncheon. Laura anthony is live in Castro Valley with a
Its been really unstable. Even with cal transcoming out. You can see it. People living along the San Lorenzo River knew trouble was coming when the rain didnt let up. Some are cleaning up after the river literally rushed on to their property. You know its coming. It hasnt stopped raining. Hopefully, it will not raise too fast but we knew it was coming. Well, as you can see, tonight will be a crucial time for both situations. Homeowners here will try to keep track of the rivers progress in the dark. While how much repair work gets done on highway 17 will determine how long that road stays closed. Live in the santa cruz mountains, nbc bay area news. Thank you. This relentless rain creating problems for drivers across the bay area. Take look. Highway 84 is closed for mission boulevard. Thats a Fremont Fire Department truck checking the roadway. We just learned cal trans is manning to reopen. Meanwhile all winter long a major trouble spot between 101 and novato avenue. It continues to be a