Good morning, im dan ashley. Im kristen sze for ama daetz. Were already so soggy. Abc 7 news was in all nut creek at dusk when it started raining again. Some bay area communities cannot take much more rain than theyve received without risk of serious flooding. Well go live to some of the hardest hit areas to sh you in a few minutes. First to spencer christian. Spencer . Kristen, were going to focus on the Flood Warning and the Russian River. It will crest again on wednesday at 6 00 p. M. Flood stage is 32 feet. Its forecast to crest at nearly 36 feet. Thats 4 feet before flood stage. Moderate flooding is expected. Its under a Flood Warning until 6 40 p. M. For this portion of the Russian River outlined in green. A large portion of it. This is Current Conditions. We have light or light to moderate rain. The heaviest concentration in the north bay. This storm ranks 2 on the storm impact scale. It will develop overnight and be raining heavily in some spots by early tomorrow morning. Expect brief downpours with the storm. Localized flooding, downed trees and a chance of thunderstorms. Theres a forecast animation starting at 11 00 tonight. Notice how its more organized in the Early Morning hours, certainly from the morning rush, well see widespread areas of moderate rainfall and heavier later in the day. Heres what to expect during the rush hour tomorrow. Wet pavement in the Morning Hours with mainly light to moderate rain and ponding on roadways for the evening rush. A closer look in a few minutes. Here we go again. Sky 7 found flooded buildings today in Sonoma County. This is the worst flooding weve seen today. Thats why we have Team Coverage having on the people who live nearby. Lets begin with Sergio Quintana live in gernville. Reporter you heard the flood river is 32 feet. It reached a little more than 35 feet and stayed at crest level for several hours. Which is unusual. Sonoma county officials estimate at that level, about 550 homes and businesses are being affected by the flood. The engs extent of the flooding can be seen where it overran homes and cars and kept Sonoma County emergency crews busy. They had to transport a man whose home was safe but was boxed in by floodwater. We had a medical emergency due to high water. We brought the boat over and shuttled him across. Flood level is 32 feet. It crested at a little more than 35 feet this afternoon. A relief for one man who knows what level spells trouble for his property. Right now im on 36 feet. If it gets to 40, im underwater. Hes been trying to contact a friend who reached out to him early this morning but hasnt spoken with him again since. Flooded roads are the issue. Weve seen a couple bigwheeled trucks drive through the streets. Some canoes have charged across the flooded river. The people that are trapped, they come to the end there and the kids will pick them up in the canoe, bring them across. Jason robinsons son is out of school because of the storm. So they went on a paddle tour of the flood zone. How does it look out there . Good. But theres a lot of trash and a lot of cans floating around. That debris can be as dangerous as the river current. Reporter emergency crews this afternoon reminded us its not just what you can see floating on the water. Unfortunately, its things that you cannot see under the water. Like fences, debrises, water planks. They remind us that because theres so many cars submerged, theres gas and other Petroleum Products under the water swirling around. Its never a good idea to wade into floodwaters. Live in guerneville, im sergio quinta quintana. Weve seen proof of that. Team coverage of the impact of the Russian River flooding continues with Laura Anthony live along river road. Some have had to leave their homes. Reporter its started to rain hard here again. Its been clear for moefs the day but cloudy, of course. As the rain moves in, people have growing concerns about this behind me. This is the Russian River. This is a typical scene. This is a flooded vineyard. This is typical of what were seeing up and down the waterway. Its spectacular to see the river come back and Mother Nature say, you occupy a lot of space here, but im in charge. Thats how james gore sees it. Up and down his district. As the Russian River has taken over large sections of what used to be its banks. Fortunately, in miles an hour bell park, the residents, many in tents, moved out ahead of the flooding. We have a big Homeless Community along the river. We really had to rally hard to be able to provide spaces and overnight stays and get out the garbage and protect peoples lives so we didnt have to rescue people. The river bend rv park is largely underwater. Fortunately, not before most of the rigs relocated to higher ground. I live in santa rosa. This interests me and i like to take pictures of it. I came out to take a few pictures. As ominous as it is now, chris shell en berger remembers it when it was a lot higher. This paul bunyan guy, the water was up to his waist that year. There was a tree that snapped in half and landed on this house. One for sale during sundays deluge. Not too much damage. However, thank god it was vacant and no one is in there. But the winds are strong. Reporter it seems those who know the area also know how to take events like this in stride. People would live up here, they know its going to happen. They prepare for it. Reporter now, these vines are dormant. Im told theres not much concern about damage to the grapes themselves. The local supervisor you heard from, he told me that this water is as high as its been in this spot in more than eight years. Theyre going to be watching this river very carefully over the next 24 to 48 hours. The time of greatest concern tomorrow afternoon, about 1 00, he said, and then again on wednesday afternoon evening, about the time the rain actually stops. In forestville, Laura Anthony, abc 7 news. Thanks very much, laura. A mudslide covered half of highway 17. You can see it. If you look closely, you can see an abc 7 news van was caught in the slide. One of our colleagues, our photographer was injured and taken to the hospital. Good news. Were glad to say hes going to be okay. The van was crushed. The mud and rocks blocked the northbound lanes of highway 17 near scots valley. Abc 7 News Reporter david louie is live with a look at the cleanup efforts. David . Reporter dan, you can see its dark here now. Cal trans has set up lighting. Theyre going to continue to work with front loaders and excavators to clear up these two northbound lanes of highway 17. The job is major. A lot of any time you see a rock and debris and trees come down. Theres no question in our mind what damage it can do to a passing vehicle. This is what happens when you get caught in a landslide. The abc 7 news van was crushed as rocks, boulders and trees landed on the two northbound lanes of highway 17. Video shot by a chp officer emphasized how lucky our news photographer was on his drive to works unable to see or avoid the slide in the dark. Miracles happen every day. Happens to be it didnt come down and completely cover the van. The debris, clearing it was a major task. Front loaders were an excavator was brought in. Some t fear they would give way and endanger the crews below. With traffic blocked, cal trans reconfigured the southbound lanes to allow twoway traffic. However, vehicles moved at a crawl. Landslides were anticipated after sundays heavy rainfall. However, drivers along highway 17 get little to no warning when they occur. Especially here on highway 17, there are various mountainous curves in the roadway where visibility may not be 500, 1,000 feet in front of you. So you could come around the corner, if this is what you see, that would be an incredible sight. Cleanup crews tried to take vantage of milder rain conditions to reopen the highway. Light rain didnt help. It added urgency and concerns of safety as crews continued to work as quickly as they could for fear that the hill might give way again. The crews will keep working through the night until both lanes are reopened. The Highway Patrol at this point still cannot tell us with any definitive word when highway 17 northbound lanes will be reopened. Of course, all of that is in the hands of cal trans crews as they continue to work here all night long. Were on highway 17. David louie, abc 7 news. David, thanks so much. Ironically, despite the heavy rain, the city of santa cruz is facing a short term water problem. The storm damaged the citys infrastructure. All customers are asked to cut back usage by 30 for the next week or so. Highway of yosemite is closed. The park will reopen in the morning for the First Time Since friday. Our sister station in fresno looks at how the park weathered the weekend storms. Loud thundering waterfalls and raging runoff are what tourists missed out on, on monday. A few essential workers is all it took to handle the extent of damage to the yosemite transportation garage. Storm water swept through areas of Yosemite Valley leaving mostly mud behind. Sandbags were the best help in keeping runoff from seeping underneath doors and getting into buildings. The storm, though powerful, did not leave a lasting impact. In fact, the electricity never went out and the sewage system never stopped working. For the most part, systems were intact and its because we were able to keep these things going and we didnt see the huge water. Were able to welcome visitors back tomorrow morning. Its a really great thing. Culverts made streams alongside the road. In a few areas, the highway was more like a waterfall as swift water raced into the merced river. At swinging ridge, it was most notable as water made it up to the deck. Usually, tlfs a 10 to 12foot drop below. Cresting water did not cover any bridges in the park. Weve had a lot of rain and its been great. Its a warm storm. Its something, i mean, the animals have been out. Everyone is fine. Nobody got hurt. The bypass did flood and one bicyclist did try to pedal through. But without much luck. Employees are now being allowed back into the park to get everything up and running. Close to 1,000 workers and visitors were forced to leave on friday. Gates will reopen tomorrow morning at 8 00 a. M. In Yosemite National park, san tie i cant rose, abc 7 news. No matser what the next storm brings, counts on us to stay on top of the conditions. Throughout the weekend, we shared live videos on facebook, provided access to doppler 7 and tweeted as we tracked the storm and its damage. Follow us now to be among the first to know weather where you live. The recent storms turned a problem from bad to worse, sadly, in pacifica. Find out whats changing above the crumbling cliffs along he is plan add avenue. A dangerous storm turned deadly. The issues brought on by the rain and the wi a mudslide in pacifica affected traffic on highway 1 all day. Sky 7 video over the scene shows drivers down to a single lane near ray that del mar. Crews are working to fix an access path to the beach after waves created a large sinkhole. Its one of two changes coming along esplanade avenue. When they got a job in california, the prospect of a beachfront property was promising enough to leave minnesota. When he arrived in pacifica, he discovered a hole in his plan. We checked it out online and nothing like this had happened. When we got here, it was quite a surprise. Today, cement trucks were parked outside their new home, repairs under way after a 30foot section of coastal access path buckled a few weeks ago. Bart willow by is a coastal al list. In five years, six years, this bluff could be back to the street. Be here long enough, watch the beachfront property out the front door. Once the holes filled and the path deemed safe, beach access could reopen in two to three weeks. He says thats the same projected timeline for demolishing this cliff side apartment building. Last wednesday pacifica city officials demolished 310 esplanade. Residents had to move out last january because of the eroding cliff. The hazmat people have to come in, take a look, do an analysis. While none of this is what hanson had in mind. Cant go wrong. He says it still beats minnesota. In pacifica melanie woodrow. While the storm turned deadly for a north bay man, abc News ReporterLeslie Brinkley has the story in efforts to prevent potential flooding. A lot happened in marin county from that accident to the scene im at here in san ansel mow. Over the weekends, you have fences, trees and earth that collapsed into the creek, damming it up. Theyre trying to get the debris out of creek before the next storm hits. Sections of a fourfoot diameter bay tree flew over houses along the creek. They were tethered to this massive crane. Crews are working against the clock. The collapse of a backyard triggered an avalanche of debris and trees. There are fears it could dam up the creek. We want to make sure to get the debris out of way so if there is a lot of water or rain tomorrow. Even if theres not, if it gets dammed up, we can still get flooding. Theres a lot of homes at risk. Marin county public works tweeted this video as they work to the race was on to get this Nissan Altima out of a creek off this narrow stretch of rural nevada boulevard. The vehicle went through the guardrail overturned as it did so, rammed it upside down in the creek 15 feet below. The raging waters overnight submerged the car, the driver died. There were no witnesses but chp believed the combination of slick roads and bald tires might have triggered the fatal crash. Rising waters were triggered off lucky drive. The waters receded today but another high tide in the morning as the next storm hits has residents worried. One man moved his furniture and a piano on to wood pallets in case. Were starting to see movement of soils around houses, structures and trees. Weve had a lot of trees come down into structures. Theres a lot to worry about. In marin county, im Leslie Brinkley, abc 7 news. And historic tree called a Pioneer Cabin tree toppled over during yesterdays storm. Volunteers say strong winds and heavy rain were too much for it since it was carved out in the 1880s. We want to thank you for sharing your photos. A lot of people have experience and fond memories there. This was a picture from labor day. Theyve all grown to love the iconic tree. Jason coleman is a firefighter from massachusetts. He and his wife visited the tree on their honeymoon. Heres a cool one from jennifer and her father, the little boy in this photo, taken way back when cars still got to drive through it. The tree is, sadly, gone. Thats a great shot. Well, here we go again. More coming, right . We really need a break. Thats not coming for a few days. The ground is saturated. The rain is going to get heavier tomorrow. We need to wait a couple days before we get a break. We have rather widespread rain right now. Its mainly light. Up in the north bay, its more concentrated. Theres pockets of heavier rain as well. Move along and take a lock at current temperatures. Very narrow range right now. 52 to 55 degrees along the bay area. Heres how its going to look into the Early Morning hours. Areas of yellow and orange represent the pockets of heavier rain. Low temperatures will be generally in the upper 40s and low 50s and here comes the next storm which ranks 2 on the storm impact scale. It will develop overnight and intensify tomorrow. Brief downpours, not just brief but occasional downpours. Localized flooding is likely. Trees and power lines could be down because of the wind and theres a chance of thunderstorms accompanying tomorrows storm. Pick up the forecast animation tomorrow at 6 00. The rush will have begun already with widespread rain and pockets of moderate to heavy rain which will increase over the north bay by noon and then the heaviest rain will shift southward and eastward in the afternoon and evening hours. Its going to be widespread. By 8 00 tomorrow night, well see intensifying line of showers through the central part of the bay area. It will taper off but a lot of rain will be dumped by that point. Potential rainfall, up to 2. 5 inches in the santa cruz mountains, up to half an inch in the wettest parts of the south bay. Half an inch to an inch in the central part of the bay area. With all of this rain, on top of what has already fallen, no surprise that a Flash Flood Watch is in effect through tomorrow night except the communities along the bay shoreline and the inland east bay. Lowlying flooding is likely. Rapid rises in creeks. Rocksliding, mudsliding as well. The wind advisories is in effect for virtually all of the bay area. At the sea level from noon tomorrow to midnight tomorrow night, winds gusts to 45 miles an hour at the lower levels. A high wind warning is in effect for the higher elevations. 1500 feet and above for the same time period. Winds could gust up to 60 mirror higher in those areas. On we go to a look at our wind gust animation taking us into tomorrow afternoon. We expect most areas around the region to see winds gusting between 40 and 45 miles per hour. This is accuweather forecast ranks 2 on the impact scale. It will weaken to a 1 on wednesday. Still, breezy on wednesday with periods of light rain and showers. A few more showers on thursday. Get a string of dry days from friday through next monday. That will be a muchneeded break of dry weather from the continued rainfall. Absolutely. Thanks, spencer. From an exclamation point to a question mark. Coming up next, the changes for the pretty treacherous day today at tahoe ski resorts. This is what it looked like at heavenly a few hours ago. The area getting hit with a dusting of snow. Many ski resorts closed because of winds and avalanche dangers. If youre headed to the snow, better check with your ski resort for conditions. Theres a shakeup at the top of yahoo. A new company name is coming. In an s. E. C. 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