As an atmospheric river pounded Northern California on Tuesday afternoon, a mudslide in Forestville, close to the Forest Hills Bridge, carried a house into the Russian River.
Since the rain started on Friday, the storm system has focused its rainfall on the North Bay, bringing down anything from three to four inches to as much as nine inches in certain areas of Marin and Sonoma counties.
Photographs of the mudslide that wrecked the house and left debris piled at the side of the still-rising Russian River were shared by Wilson Walker, a CBS News Bay Area correspondent who was close to the site.
According to Walker, the residence that was washed into the river was located in Forestville at 12354 Westside Road. Sonoma County is home to the little settlement by the Russian River.
Just above River Road, a house was washed into the Russian River by a mudslide. In the background is the Forest Hills Bridge. The house was empty, I’ve been told.Twitter: pic.twitter.com/qkzazgcYZ5
It said, “A mudslide has taken a house into the Russian River just above River Road,” at approximately 1:45 p.m. Numerous images displaying the damage and cones obstructing the route with a view of the river were featured. In the background was the Forest Hills Bridge.
Walker claimed that he was informed that the house was empty. It looked like a total failure.
Flood warnings, which are in effect until 10 p.m. on Wednesday, were sparked by the rain and took the place of an earlier flood advisory for the central part of Sonoma County. According to the Weather Service, Santa Rosa, Rohnert Park, Windsor, Sebastopol, Cotati, Larkfield-Wikiup, Forestville, and Graton are among the areas that will see flooding.
Rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying, flood-prone areas were either about to flood or were already flooded, according to the alert. It was anticipated that the surplus runoff from the earlier rainfall would continue to cause streams and other waterways to rise. The Weather Service cautioned that water was flooding low-water crossings, making them potentially impassable.
Additionally, a flood warning was issued for Guerneville’s Russian River, which is predicted to reach minor flood status by Wednesday morning.
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