Overnight rainfall on Monday evening of 3 to 10 inches across Sonoma County flooded more than a dozen roadways, triggered mudslides and knocked over trees. And more rain is on the way.
Deep water also forced Schell-Vista firefighters to evacuate their main station at Highway 121 and 12. Between calls they now are camped at the older station on Eighth Street East and East Napa Street, Schell-Vista Fire Chief Ray Mulas said.
Mulas estimated standing water on Broadway, not far from the main station, was as much as 2 feet deep — twice the depth during the earlier February storm.
“We had to evacuate the station just so we don’t have to keep driving through that deep water,” Mulas told the Press Democrat.
Russian River area residents have been told to evacuate. The latest prediction show the Russian River going over its banks starting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, and reaching nearly 46 feet by 10 p.m. Wednesday. At 46 feet, much of downtown Guerneville would flood.