Homes on this street, causing 59 residents to evacuate on their own and 49 others to escape using trucks and boats. Sky 7 provides a clear sense of the scope of the flood as the nearby Pacheco Creek turned into a river, quickly threatening houses. This family was first urged to evacuate and then ordered to get away from the advancing floodwaters. She escaped on someones back. Piggyback ride. My little sister got a piggyback right. It wasnt that deep, i had boots on, but it was pretty bad. Reporter matts house flooded damaging the floor, carpeting and walls. A neighbor alerted him at 1 30 in the morning how fast the water was rising. It was about two or three feet deep out there moving fast. So it came out there, it came from a break somewhere up there and was coming around the house, came down the road around into that pasture. Reporter Pacheco Creek was primed to flood. Years of drought allowed trees and ground vegetation to take over the dry creek bed, creating log jams when the heav
The Russian River is cresting in sonoma county, that means its hitting the highest point of course the river has been over flood stage for hours and will stay flooded for more hours. Wade freed miedman is live with difference. Reporter good evening, dan. It begins to rain once again. Flood stage is 38 feet. Residents say to their eyes, its been going down for quite awhile. One thing we know for certain, cleaning up is going to take along time. This is bad news to everyone except school kids who just learned tonight that classes are cancelled tomorrow. Welcome to lake. Its been awhile from moving to point a to point b presented such daunting challenges. How do you get from here to there . Right now you dont. You dont get from here to there. Reporter its part of the drill in a region where the Russian River floods, road signs became prone to under statement and residents to resignation or maybe indigestion. Tuna fish, beer, you know, the officials. Reporter thats betsy van dyke cut off w
Damage but first lets look to the forecast with spencer christian. Dan, that one storm you mentioned is closing in on us now. You can see a bach of showers and light rain arriving in the north bay now from santa rosa to the golden gate. Here is a wider view of the approaching storm, which is getting much more closer now. Its a light storm ranking one on storm impact scale. It will move in tonight and continue through tomorrow morning expected to produce pockets of moderate rain fall increasing the potential for flooding. It will be a storm with light winds. Starting at 7 00 this evening, by midnight well see more organized area of moderate to heavy rainfall developing offshore and beginning to push to the north bay coastline. By beginning of rush hour tomorrow morning, well see wide spread areas of light to moderate rain and a wet commute for many of tomorrows commuters and will continue into the late Morning Hours before it eases up. Ill give you a look at the sev sevenday forecast in
Doppler 7. This is just in between the storm systems. As you take a look here, light showers. Were seeing wet roadways. Very light returns around grizzly peak boulevard. The last couple hours ive been watching lightning developing off the coast. Its obviously well off the coast and its died down. Unstable atmosphere, cant rule out a storm going into tomorrow morning. Theres a trough of low pressure here. This is the system that is going to bring in more moderate pockets of rain, on our storm impact scale, its a light system, tonight through tomorrow. Potential for more flooding as rainfalls on saturated grounds. Cresting at 37. 6 feet. Low flood stage by tomorrow afternoon. We have Flood Warnings until tomorrow afternoon. And parts of the south bay under the Flood Warning until tomorrow morning, and tomorrow afternoon. Unusually high tides will continue to bring in the potential for low lying flooding, we have a Coastal Flood Advisory until noon tomorrow. When will you get a break . Il
Eve event. The San Jose Diocese declined our request for an interview at the vandalism. The gesture will not be forgotten weve been appreciative of of how supportive the Catholic Community has been. Reporter some believe that support made the diocese a target. While there is no way to know why someone cut the fingers off of the statue, some say its meant to mimic a punishment. The president of the board was at the meeting. It wakes people up and i think it will actually ignite a Counter Movement of compassion. Thats what were calling for in santa clara county. Reporter supervisor dave cortez says his office has also received an increased amount of hate mail in recent weeks. Live in san jose, dame mantra h dame men trujillo. Late today aboard air force one, mr. Trump told reporters hes considering issuing a brandnew order rather than spending more time on Court Battles with the existed suspended order. One judge with San Franciscos ninth circuit is asking that the full court hear the tr