Where it was pouring in from kind of from the opposite end of the house and through the windows. I mean, it was a current literally from the top of the stairs. Dr. Kirby waded through the house and suddenly realized she had put herself in danger as the water rose up and enveloped her electronic equipment. I was like im going to get electrocut electrocuted. I was terrified. Reporter other neighbors were taken by surprise. According to santa cruz county, the San Lorenzo River went over the official 18foot flood level so cal creek surpassed by two feet and Corralitos Creek peaked by more than a foot. Anything salvageable, wont have to pick through it and a horrendous mess. Reporter right now dr. Kirby is having a Restoration Company evaluate what repairs need to be done and what can be salvaged. Shes not sure it will be anything less. Live in the santa cruz mountains, robert honda, nbc bay area news. We wish her the best. Absolutely. Thank you, robert. Lets bring in jeff ranieri and march
Rains this winter. Could cause millions of dollars of damage. Pam kron 4s Maureen Kelly reports, fema also laid out what it is doing to try and lessen the impact. Reporter the worst case scenerio for this coming winter is being nino. Which was the strongest event on record. It was an expensive. And deadly rainfall season. 40 counties were declared diaster areas. Reporter as floodwaters rose and mudslides came crashing down. 17 people were killed and. A hundred thousand people were evacuated. The state racked up 883Million Dollars in damage. Along the coast. Homes were lost due to erosion. Reporter this time around its believed that california will have more wet days. And they will be wetter than usual. And higher snow levels. The report says there is a substainial risk for levee failure. They are also expecting significant high tides. Reporter there is increased concern that soil hardening from the drought could make flooding more widespread in valley and urban areas. Because the sun b
As the city has begun to take a hard look at the state of homelessness locally, the Watsonville City Council will hold a public hearing Tuesday on plans to remove a private-property homeless encampment used by an estimated 20-40 people off Airport Boulevard.