A relentless onslaught of wind and rain, fueled by a potent atmospheric river, swelled waterways and flooded freeways early Friday, triggering evacuations in Felton Grove and toppling trees into homes across the Bay Area.
As dawn neared, the National Weather Service reported that over the last 24 hours Ben Lomond in the Santa Cruz Mountains had gotten just over 5 inches of rain, Kentfield in Marin County was inundated with 4.57 inches and Oakland and Napa had gotten over 2 inches.Major freeways were shutdown early Friday by slides or flooding.In the North Bay, Highway 12 under Stony Point Road and several other streets around Santa Rosa was closed for several hours overnight due to flooding.
The runoff from the downpours was also swelling rivers and creeks. The weather service has issued a flood watch for the entire Bay Area until Sunday morning and a wind advisory until 4 p.m. Friday. For a second time this year, the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office issued an evacuation warning for residents in low-lying areas including parts of Watsonville, Soquel, Paradise Park and the area around Aptos Creek that could see flooding.
Felton Grove resident Perry Dibenidetto was tarping and boarding vulnerable parts of his home Thursday afternoon, placing sandbags to guard against the waters that were likely to rise.
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