we hear from people living in felton, forced to evacuate overnight. jobina: powerful winds brought down a tree onto a car, nearly crushing to two people inside. -- the two people inside. in the north bay, tree is resting on someone's home. a look at the damage left behind from the storm. reggie: a lot of green and yellow doppler seven showing precipitation for most of the bay area and beyond. jobina: commuters can expect slick roads. we will time it out. good morning, everyone. we are waking up here with you at 5:30. it is friday, march 10. reggie: we have live team coverage of the storm and its impact across the bay area. we start with meteorologist drew tuma. drew: we still have rain out there. the worst rain moved through on the tail end of this he he for . here's live doppler 7 e av rain that moved through. for the north bay, we are through the worst event, an isolated light shower but we have showers in the east bay and south bay this morning. a lot of flood advisories for marin, sonoma county, parts of santa clara county, santa cruz county, beca

the town of felton was evacuated. it looks like the river has crested.t 19.54 feet right now and it is falling. it is forecasted around 3:00 this afternoon. we are keeping a level three until 9:00 a.m. because we are still seeing scattered showers, a lot of water on our roads and stream, creek, and river flooding. more rain for the weekend. we will talk about that in a few minutes and say hi to sue and cl traffic -- and see how traffic isn this wet friday. sue: solo spinouts are the thing this morning. metering lights are on. we have flooding in the eastbound direction coming into san francisco on the bay bridge and standing water is a big problem in oakland. 580 eastbound been closed since last night. near 35th avenue a detour is in place and a lot of people are getting the message to take 880. we have an accident north 880 just before 238 in the northbound direction i am seeing slow traffic there. jobina: the storm is making slick roadway conditions pre-much everywhere this morning. joining us live is chp officer david laraque. people that are just joi

felton has been evacuated because of this issue.an lorenzo way river is at 19.3 feet and is rising, expected to crest in about 90 minutes at 20.6 feet. that will bring moderate flooding to the region. level 3 strong storm u this morning, more showers, scatter downpours, standing water. smaller streams and creeks are having issues, we have river flooding. we keep showers in the forecast through 9:00, midday we get a break before more rain arrives this weekend. let us check in with sue on the roads. sue: it is rough out there. it is very wet at the toll plaza, high winds will be effecting the drive this morning. no metering lights yet, it is only 4:32. light traffic, expect standing water. we have a couple full freeway closures, eastbound 80 is fully closed. they're diverting traffic back on at hilltop drive to get around the closure. an accident involving four to seven vehicles. both directions of 580 near 35th, this is due to flooding in lanes. chp issued a sig alert and you can use 880 until they get it open. reggie: the situation

he is in felton right here. you can trace where the thin red line is that shows course of the river which has just now gotten to minor flood stage. we can put numbers on that. if the river gets to 16 and a half feet in height, that's when you hit minor flood stage. right now it is about 17 feet. the good news on the forecast, look at the time. the flash flood warning stays in effect until 12:15. they may have to extend that but it doesn't look like this will last terribly long into the afternoon. if you are near the river in the santa cruz mountains, you are in flood stage. the other flood warning is longer duration until 5:30. this is sonoma. think of mark west creek. that's where we will see issues through sonoma county. that's the area of concern. it's a little bit longer duration on this. there is a little more water to flow through the system. ifou a and creeks. itnot only mark west, much of sonoma. this stays persistently steady in the santa cruz mountains. justin's live shot was a perfect example of what

justin andrews is there live near felton. the river is forecast to crest into a major flood stage this morning. only a couple of feet lower than what we saw in january. >> reporter: yeah, we are on park avenue in felton. you can tell the rain is falling. i want to show you how high the waters are. take a look. you see the three reflectors on this pole? if you can look at the stop sign there are two of those reflectors visible. water has completely covered this road on park avenue in felton. keep in mind this is the same area i was in several months ago when we dealt with the flooding. this area is under an evacuation order. some homeowners tell us they plan on riding out the storm. these people seem like they cannot catch a break including michael herzog who is still cleaning up from the last storm in january. mi the moun mud the neighborhoods as well. many of his belongings were trashed. there are some things to salvage before the next -- before the river potentially rises again. it has this morning. the people are already t

felton grove is like a community within felton, the whole populations 4500 people, it's only as large square miles. so you know, everybody knows everybody and the talk of the town today, right there that san lorenzo river and it is swift. it is fast and it is roaring. and i got to tell you something. we first arrived out here a few hours ago. and when we did it has had risen so high up. let me kind of show you over here if i can get around my photographer keith here. thanks, keith. right here is this fence. the water was all the way up to here. you see, it has receded because we had low tide already this morning, so now it stands at nearly 18 ft flood stages 16.9 ft earlier this morning, we guesstimate. it was around 2021 . maybe even 22 ft. now what we're thinking about is high tide coming. that's at 11 58 this morning, and that is why we have had evacuations here. it's not over last night, the police department. and members of the fire department. they went door to door, knocking on people's doors at their homes, waking some people of saying, hey, it's time to evacuate. the san lore

ktvu is roberto gonzales reports felton grove. it's a part of felton and the whole community is only about 4500 people. the area encompasses just over four square miles. so you know, everybody knows everybody and everybody knows about this. this is the raging san lorenzo river. it runs 29 miles and right now where we are , it's about five ft below flood stage, but when we got out here earlier today, it was much higher. it has receded because we've already experienced low tide. but when we arrived here at the crack of dawn this morning, the water was all the way up to here. nearly 20 ft. now flood stages 16.9 ft. and that is why firefighters and also the police department had to go knocking door to door for evacuations. they were asking the people in the middle of the night. these homeowners to please leave for their own safety. back in january, this river did crest at 26 ft, so there was a major damage done. i spoke to one of the neighbors early this morning, and i asked him what he thought about this latest storm boy, this the ra

this dramatic vie,deo, who can forget, felton grove in january. this is when the swollen san lorenzo river searched into neighborhoods. some people were rescued by rafts and even canoes. kenny choi spent the day talking with some homeowners. >> we have seen moderate rain in the felton grove area in the santa cruz mountains. this runoff showing part of the story. not raining that much, but residents in this neighborhood are under an evacuation order and they are getting ready for heavy rain and a rising living nearby. >> with heavy rain and a daunting storm, residents know that the san lorenzo river can quickly turn into a raging river. >> michael herzog is cleaning up, months after flooding damaged his home on river road. >> it was pushing us out. it wasn't once or twice, three times. >> many of the belongings were trashed, but there are things to salvage the for the river rises again. >> i have to get everything out. this chair, my grandfather's chair. >> neighbors are tarpon, boarding and sandbagging where it makes sense. >> see this water line?

the neighborhood is called felton grove. it's located in felton. and just to give you an idea.in the senate cruz mountains in santa cruz county, but this town consists of just a little over 4500 people. it's for miles as far as four square miles, so everybody knows everybody and everybody knows this. this right here is the mighty raging san lorenzo river. and when we got here earlier this morning, it had overflowed its banks. it was over 19 ft flood stages. 16.9 and now it's down to about 16 ft . but high tide is at 11 58 this morning so this river will continue to fluctuate. we can tell that in the past several hours we did have some flooding in this neighborhood here, right over here. behind me, is a deck. of a homeowner and you could see that the mud has covered the deck and there's some tossed plants so obviously the river did compromise this homeowner's house and the whole neighborhood is flooded. that is why we had evacuations last night. let's share this video with you. we're police officers and fire department went home to home, knocking on people's doors, waking them u

there is already an evacuation order there for people in low lying areas prone to flooding like felton grove, paradise park and parts of watsonville. we sent our team all over the bay area tonight and they were out during the day to show us how things are shaping up once again in this round of weather. let's first though go straight to paul heggen who has more on what's been happening outside right now. obviously, wet roads. >> wet road to say the least. this will be a concern as we head through the rest of tonight with the possibility of more flooding, wind damage, dozens of those reports across bay area. let's take a look outside live from the mark hopkins hotel. you can see not just rain, but the low hanging cloud cover and the camera is shaking around. want to look at the rainfall total so far. over three inches of rain in san rafael and santa rosa. two inches of rain in the santa cruz mountains and that's where the heaviest rain will fall through the rest of tonight. and into early tomorrow. right now we have light to moderate rain. locally heavy downpours dotting the radar. north

ktvu south bay reporter lamonica peters reports from felton, where residents are still cleaning up. from previous storms. felton grove resident daniel alexander says he still needs to remove mud from his property from the january floods . with 6 to 8 inches of rainfall expected in santa cruz county this weekend. flood weary residents like alexander are taking precautions. we are fortunate our living spaces on the second floor and we have, you know, an extra bedroom that we're going to be loading a lot of stuff in i also have a trailer that i'm about to just start loading things up. alexander says he bought his home and felt and grove two years ago and was well aware of potential flooding, but didn't think he'd have to deal with so much flooding this soon to hear that we've got another atmospheric river, which has now become my two favorite words, not, uh oh, man, it's pretty. it's pretty brutal. it got at least this high in here. liz taylor selling has lived in the area for over 30 years and also works with disaster preparedness groups like the felton grove road association, she say

we're in felton growth.t it's like to be in an area when it's evacuated. let me describe it for you. it is so quiet you can hear is the birds . we have the rain. it has been picking up here. the winds have subsided somewhat out of the southwest of five. the temperatures 53 humidities at 90% and that's what it atmospheric river feels like. now, check this out over here. this is one of the side roads. i don't want to go too deep because we always say, you know, don't drive into, uh to pondered roads while don't walk in them either. in some areas that maybe three inches deep. other areas i found seven inches deep, so it varies, but because of these roads already flooded, and still , that river has another foot to go. we do have evacuations taking place here, and if you still need shelter, we have really vital information for you . all you have to do is visit us online at ktvu dot com. we have everything you need to know about this storm. and the ones to come this weekend and next week as well as parts and has t

cnn national correspondent nick watt joins us live from felton, california. nick, you're standing beside what appears to be a raging river. what are you seeing there? >> reporter: kristen, we are seeing a lot of water. as you said, we're in felton and an evacuation order kicked in here and elsewhere just a little bit after midnight. at that time we were on the road from l.a. we had to drive because there were flights cancelled into san jose. and i've got to say the rain at that time felt like you needed three or four faster speeds on your windshield wipers just to keep up. we've just heard in the last hour or so the road that we took in from the main highway to the coast, that's now closed because of slides. now, felton has been hit before recently. in january, left behind a lot of this. as you mentioned, california cannot catch a break. this the tenth atmosphericeic rr to hit california this winter. they call it the pineapple express sans fun. it's when they basically aim a fire hose at this state. throw in winter storms and you've got two years worth of sno

some people in the santa cruz county town of felton grove. we're told to pack up and leave their homes. that's because the nearby san lorenzo river rose to 20 ft overnight. that's more than three ft. above flood stage that prompted firefighters and sheriff's deputies to go door to door telling people about those evacuation orders to oakland, where an employee to pete's coffee distribution center has died on the job after part of the roof collapsed at work due to heavy rains. ktvu henry lee tells us what that warehouse rather that that warehouse this has now been red tagged in the company is trying to make sense of the loss of aon

i want to introduce you to one family in felton in santa cruz county. they are cleaning up debris from the home they lost. the neighborhood was transformed by the january storms and amber and her family had to be rescued by canoe. they are living in rvs. they are getting out before the storms. they are hauling the trailers to higher ground this morning. >> anywhere there is a slight crack, water starts pouring in. >> powerful. the family lives between the creek and river and the san lorenzo river is forecast to go over flood stage and moderate to major flood stage. as the national weather service tells us, this is not the only threat we are dealing with tonight. >> every place has an opportunity to flood. we are also expecting quite a bit of wind. trees will come down. >> county leaders are asking you to be prepared for what is coming. the santa cruz mountains are the bull's-eye with the storm. with the flood stage going on into the moderate flood stage in the overnight hours poses a threat. you have to think ahead in the overnight hours which is dark a

felton almost 4.5 watson ville over three inches and some pretty impressive storm totals for the restbay area. can't field 4.69, oakland over two inches, san francisco over an inch and san jose 1.5 so you can see all the action moving across the region. over the past 24 hours, a clear change, though we actually had a nice break for a good portion of the afternoon. now we still have some flood warnings in place as you can see here closer to as he has we click on this one region here this to do the potholder river. this in place portions of monterey, san benito and santa clara county, the us reservoir as well kind of overflowing at least the creek. they're showing that flood warning in place right now and up in the north bay. this has been a shrinking in size, and this is one out towards sonoma county. a flood warning until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning, a sharp rise on some of the creeks and the streams now just over the past few hours and more development on the radar, moving out of the east bay and also up in portions. of the north bay, especially northern sonoma county. we have some m

the first one is the san lorenzo river near felton. this is just an astronomical rise. 5.6 feet tomorrow morning. look at this search here. up to 23.4 feet tomorrow night and into friday morning. that is going to set off some flash flooding. if we reach that level it would be considered major flooding. the folks in felton, you went through this in early january and you may need to prepare to evacuate to get out ahead of the storm system. local agencies are already getting on top of that. we will have more coverage tonight at 11:00. the river going going 29 feet tomorrow night right into friday morning. that is close to flood stage, which is 32 feet. i've got more looks at the storm, rainfall totals and snow. i will see back here in about 15 minutes. >>> we saw and generate the peninsula was hit hard by the storms and people are preparing in hopes of avoiding a repeat disaster. let us take us to each each -- clearing leave and a breeze along creeks. they also put up walls of sandbags near the san francisco keto creek, which is what prom

that would be flash flooding considered a major flood there and felton. i know the city agencies are preparing for that but you really need to be ready to evacuate at this location because of all of that rain. >> that is quintupled there. >> it is massive and it happens so fast. you just have to be on alert for that. we will give everyone the timeline here as we roll to the next 24 hours. let me get on over to the weather wall. we could show you what we are tracking here. it is the storm system off to the north. then we keep talking about the atmospheric river. that is the subtropical moisture. it is a little bit more humid and warmer and that can hold more moisture. so those two things will conjoin together. we will get in on smith's body rain tomorrow morning. i don't think we will have any problems on the morning commute but by the afternoon, the ring coverage will be more widespread with some heavier pockets and here is where we could get into some problems. we will continue with that widespread rain into eight p.m. to night even right into early frid

san lorenzo river near felton going into flesh day tomorrow night at 23.4 feet. start preparing now and be ready to evacuate if needed. you will see we are going to see what seems like a break here this weekend with some spotty rain totals not as high. and that will get into the second storm as we head into next monday and tuesday. one day at a time. overall, tomorrow afternoon and evening, it picks up and in a big way. >> one very wet day at a time. jeff, thank you very much. >>> time is running out for your child with the covid really fun. in order for small businesses to thrive, they need to be smart... efficient... agile... and that's never been more important than it is right now. so for a limited time, comcast business is introducing small business savings. call now to get powerful internet for just $39 a month, with no contract, and a money back guarantee. all on the largest, fastest, reliable network. from the company that powers more businesses than anyone else. call and start saving today. comcast business. powering possibilities. oooohhh, it is cold ou

>> reporter: victor, we're seeing a lot of water here in felton.re a little bit up river from santa cruz. as you can see, if you pull out, this place has been hit before hard and very recently back in january another one of these atmospheric rivers flooded neighborhoods around here. the people just recovering from that. now getting hit again. now the river here has been dropping the past couple hours. the fear is there's more to come because here's the thing, victor, there's been a lot of snow falling and the weather we're getting right now is a little bit warmer. we're going to get all this rain and the weather is going to melt some of that snow and all that water is going to come down to places like felton. some of the numbers here, an inch of rain per hour in places. above 9,000 feet another eight feet of snow is going to fall. now, here in felton, evacuation orders were triggered just after midnight. we were on the road at the time and the rain was unlike anything i've seen before outside of a hurricane. a lot of the roads -- the road we came i

park avenue and felton. you can see the ponding that -- it's not ponding. it's flooding on park avenue. it has been receding since we have been out here. the water levels were at the headlights of that white s.u.v. down the road. that stop sign, the water was closer to the bottom of it. we noticed the waters have receded. it's raining. you can see the puddles hitting the bonding there on the road here. a lot of people know it's routine. they have began moving belongings to higher ground. they anticipate the river jumping its banks because it has this morning. look at the video from overnight. sheriff's deputies were going door to door alerting people to get out. they are under the evacuation orders right now. they live in a flood prone area but it's not easy for them. some plan on riding out the storm even though the homes were damaged the last time we saw the rains. there are mounds of mud in the neighborhoods and there are others preparing by taring, boarding and sandbagging. we have a ore mezza nine to keep it off the ground. s 25fef mud here. achereup t

we are live near felton with justin andrews. you have been keeping an eye on the san lorenzo river, which has been forecasted to crest into a major flood stage. how is it looking now? >> reporter: amanda, i think that may have already happened because as we are looking at the san lorenzo river, you can see it has been receding all morning since we have been out here. you can see the trees and the branches and the water. we are seeing more of that because the waters have receded. to give you perspective of how high the waters were, look at this. the water hit about here earlier this morning. that is good news for the people who live in this neighborhood. just how close this water is to the backyards of people's homes, yeah, literally inches and feet away from these people's backyards and that is something they are really concerned about. it is raining and they are keeping a close eye on this rainfall and also the river you see right behind me. people tell us they plan on riding out the storm, at least some of them. they cannot ca

a neighborhood in felton submerged with emergency responders are wading through chest deep water. that same community is now getting ready for yet another blow from mother nature. >> reporter: effects from january's storms are being seen in the santa cruz mountains. >> the road i live on washed out on january h.and we just go iday so we have been without a way to get out of our road for a couple of months. >> reporter: this is what flooding looked like in the felton grove community in january. this is what it looks like today. residents seeing snow this winter bracing for yet another storm on the way. >> i got my generator and i got my gas and yeah, i'm pretty well prepared for it. that's the big issue is when it hit, everybody was rushing to get gas and it took a little while. but i'm all ready to go. >> i'm afraid of the wind mostly because the wind causes trees to just snap. and you heard about that lady who was killed and i like to walk, but i'm not walking under trees right now. i'm walking the park. >> reporter: in preparation, santa cruz county officials have their general

department, they actually went to felton grove and told those people you have to leave. they evacuated them for their own safety and they made sure that they left because they don't want to come back a little bit later and risk their old lives that people left behind. it's just not that area. it's also paradise park as well as socal village. santa cruz county not getting a break whatsoever. last month we saw that particular area get hounded by that rainfall. it was so bad that president joe biden when he landed in the bay area, he went to santa cruz county just to survey the damage into the millions of dollars. it is not windy at this time. we don't expect heavy rainfall. but again, a good steady rainfall is more than enough for those people in felton grow as well as santa cruz. >> and we are learning more about what happened to this tesla last night in portola valley. chp says a man and a woman were inside this car when a large tree fell on it. as you can see there, both passengers are ok, this happened shortly before 7 on skyline boulevard. the wet weather forcing park

folks are under evacuation orders in felton.eople to leave their homes. some folks wanting to stay put. but it's just not safe to do that. for some of those people, this was not their first time to be ordered out. >> constantly getting displaced. it's one of the only affordable areas to live in santa cruz county, and it's hard to live here now. >> reporter: so santa cruz county did set up overnight shelters. there's one in watsonville at the veterans memorial building. cabrillo college gymnasium is open. then there's a daytime shelter set up at scotts valley community center. these three places may be packed because there are more evacuations coming for felton grove, and there are also folks who may not be able to get home. let me show you video of what's happening. there's a major roadway, main street, that partially collapsed because the culvert underneath washed away, couldn't deal with all of the rain. there are hundreds of homes in that area and now one of the main thoroughfares is no longer passable. so be ready to leave,

felton right now, santa cruz, even into parts of here are seeing that rain right now, including parts of san jose, hit or miss, as we typically get some rain shadow effects. it's sunday, last day of the weekend. i still see the rain lingering by around 10:30. i believe there is a marathon happening in oakland. make sure you bring your best rain gear out there right now. some heavy pockets of probably around napa and concord. notice how the storm system breaks apart, becoming hit or miss in the afternoon hours, 2:00, 3:00. but we will still see the southerly winds from 30 to 50-mile-an-hour winds out there. be sure to take note of that. there is a possibility of downed trees with the first round of rain. i think more will be on the way, as we go into the next 48 to 72 hours. let's payment the picture here. find your city. traces amounts of rain today. look at how this just paints into the oranges, purples, hot spot for the santa cruz mountains, as we check the next atmospheric river on the way. your morning commute, probably a good time to call your boss and ask if you can work from ho

>> well, since we have last spoken, we have moved from felton to santa cruz, and what you are seeing here is an earth mover trying to build a makeshift road. this road was washed out at 2:00 a.m., and i'm afraid to they i was up and about that time, the rain was biblical. just washed this road away, and you see the gas lines are still there, and there was until 30 seconds ago a forlorn palm tree over my shoulder, and the earth mover just pulled it down and emblematic of what is happening in california right now. the reason they are trying to make one lane here possible is that this is the only road that connects about 450 homes that are further up the hillside from me. all of these people are right now blocked in, no way to get out, no way to evacuate even if they had to. so right now, this is trying to fix some infrastructure, and so much of the state has been hit by the storm, and so much water, slippages on to the roads, and ironically, some people here are without water service for a while. that has now been restored. we are here in watsonville about a half hour away from here, a

moderate rain so far today in felton grove in the santa cruz mountains. this neighborhood is under evacuation morning with residents getting ready for heavy rain, expected overnight with a rising river nearby. >> the san lorenzo river snakes through town with the water level rising as residents on river road know how quickly things change. >> we can see the water line.ma came in. >> carpeting and boarding parts of his home and sandbagging. >> we have everything raised up with storage and keeping everything off the ground. >> weeks ago neighbors were dealing with mounds of mud. >> 25 feet of mud way back here. >> january 8th or ninth. >> the river behind the home overflowing banks in january right to the doorstep and into his home and then yellow tagged for electrical damage. >> we have had numerous flood events. nothing like last time. >> sheriff officials have asked residents to evacuate. >> we feel like we want to be here when the flood happens to help to see if we can mitigate anything. to try to minimize how much damage we might have. >> reporter: the

some people in the santa cruz county town of felton grove. we're told to pack up and leave their homes. that's because the nearby san lorenzo river rose to 20 ft overnight. that's more than three ft. above flood stage that prompted firefighters and sheriff's deputies to go door to door telling people about those evacuation orders to oakland, where an employee to pete's coffee distribution center has died on the job after part of the roof collapsed at work due to heavy rains. ktvu henry lee tells us what that warehouse rather that that warehouse this has now been red tagged in the company is trying to make sense of the loss of a long time and well liked coworker. he was beloved liked, respected copy workers are in shock. a longtime employee was killed when part of the roof collapsed at this east oakland warehouse leased by the company. it happened at about 3 15 in the morning after heavy rainfall in the region. this view from sky fox shows the extent of the collapse in a corner of the warehouse on 85th avenue. pete spokeswoman mary o'connell s

i was out here in felton earlier and we felt the waters were rising as we were there and he quickly receded. we have been tracking this throughout the last several days, but this will be a big one for a lot of people who live up in the hills here. >> that is touch and go. the excavator has got some work on his hands right there. that is really close to the gas line. thank you so much, justin andrews. >>> the white house approved california's request for an emergency declaration which covers two dozen counties including san francisco, san mateo, napa, and santa cruz. many areas are seeing a break in the rain right now. >> maybe not for long. first alert meteorologist jessica burch joins us now for what is on tap for later today and into the weekend. >> this is a dynamic system out in the pacific. just this atmospheric river alone had plenty of energy but it will start tapering off and tracking to the south within the next couple of days, leaving us with lingering showers. tuesday, here is round two. plenty more where this came from. showers expected as we kick off the next work week. taking

. >> officials say people living in problem area like felton should be ready to leave. the area took a beating in january. >> we've been working every week. every week when we can since then. and it's just starting right now that it was before the storms. so this is kind of discouraging. >> in january, the storms cause flooding along the san lorenzo river which destroyed multiple homes and damaged homes. dan: amanda is live in san jose with a look at what's it look like in that region tonight. amanda? amanda: yeah, sit breeze by where light rain. much different than what we anticipated our way into south county early this afternoon. it seems the farther south we drove, the strongest the rain became. after months of wet weather, many people here understand the unpredictability of the weather. and for any scenario, they want the be prepared. >> as the rain and winds pick up in the region so too are efforts from causing damage suffered in january. >> back then, sky seven gave us an overhead view of the major flooding in 101 and gill roy. the family owned farm now submerged

>>> >>> justin andrews live in felton. the waters are already high.live report coming up next. >>> with the wet weather, problems on the freeways including a full freeway closure on 580. details coming up. we have a first alert weather day as the first of two atmospheric rivers soak the bay area. you can see it in this video here. dangerous floodwaters trapped people on the east side road near trenton in

. >> officials say people living in problem aa l felton should be ready to leave. the area took a beating in january. >> we've been working every week. every week when we can since then. and it's just starting right now that it was before the storms. so this is kind of discouraging. >> in january, the storms cause flooding along the san lorenzo river which destroyed multiple homes and damaged homes. dan: amanda is live in san jose with a look at what's it look like in that region tonight. amanda? amanda: yeah, sit breeze by where light rain. much different than what we anticipated our way into south county early this afternoon. it seems the farther south we drove, the strongest the rain became. after months of wet weather, many people here understand the unpredictability of the weather. and for any scenario, they want the be prepared. >> as the rain and winds pick up in the region so too are efforts from causing damage suffered in january. >> back then, sky seven gave us an overhead view of the major flooding in 101 and gill roy. the family owned farm now submerged

felton resident daniel alexander says he still has mounds of mud left over from january's rain. there's as much as eight inches of rain forecast for the santa cruz mountains. to hear that we've got another atmospheric river, which has now become my two favorite words not ah! oh, man. it's pretty. it's pretty brutal. mayor matt mehan went out to encourage on housed creek side residents to evacuate an early january after new year's flooding, and he's expected to do the same later today. so let's talk about this two favorite words. atmospheric river mark. are you able to pinpoint, you know? is it north bay south bay or is it just really all of us who should be under alert? everybody should be under alert gasia, but it does look like the santa cruz mountains will be picking up that the bulk of this rainfall as we head into it tonight into tomorrow morning, they'll be picking up there. on the high end of this rainfall range between about seven and possibly upwards of eight inches. the storm totals in general around 1.5 to 8 inches, so here's kind of the breakdown. it's hard to put a

i focus the map on the scotts valley area felton's right here. so kell down at the bottom of the screen and this whole area, the highway, 17 cuts through to get to santa cruz's the community and are able show you impacted by these outages. so that connection between los gatos in santa cruz. that's going to be obviously a problem for you. and obviously the people live there are dealing with that this morning. let's take a broader look here at the outage situation and what we're seeing around the bay area at the moment we have about 7200 customers without power here and the vast bulk of them, about 5,000 of them are split between the peninsula and the east bay. we have about 3,000 out right now on the peninsula and in the east bay. it's about 2000. you see these areas in orange. those are the hot spot pockets, right where we have 500 to 5,000 customers without power. right now in the east bay. we'll zoom in on alamo. you can see there's an area. there were a good bit of that community now is in the dark and the other bit of orange that we saw was a

you're about ten miles north in felton, california earlier today.g on in those moments. >> reporter: yeah, so felton was a place flooded very, very badly back in january. some residents were saying listen, we haven't had a storm for seven years like this. now, they're getting them back to back so people were told to evacuate back in january. there and elsewhere in the state. some people have been back in the homes a few weeks and now they've been told to move again because of all of this water. now, the issue again, this is quite a warm storm. so what we've got a all the snow dumped over this winter, some places two years of snow, because this is a warm storm, that is melting some of the snow. so we got all the rain falling and we've also got the snow that is melting and another river coming in they say early next week. erica? >> just can't catch a break. nick watt appreciate it. thank you. >>> in our earth matters series, the biden administration is expected to make a decision soon whether to approve a controversial oil drilling project in alaska a

and snarled a lot of traffic as we drove down into the felton area as well as santa cruz area.hat we saw was a bunch of trees that were basically pushing down power lines. we also saw trees that had fallen right there in the in the grass, even in one hit a home. we also saw the fire department out there and then without warning in santa cruz, we got an alert on our phones, saying there was a severe thunderstorm warning and there could be gusts of up to eight. 80 miles an hour. that we should shelter in place in a sturdy structure. it was at that very moment that we ran into a woman who was delivering doordash and we asked her about today. it's been a crazy year. as far as rain already in the winds have been pretty consistent sometimes with the rain, but like i've never heard of 80 mile an hour winds what's your biggest fear? uh huh. people getting blown away honestly. no kidding. some scary moments as we even drove around some of these treacherous roads and try to snake our way through. we saw down power lines. we weren't sure if they were live or not, and we know that traffic

it's going to be a long day or days ahead for the people in felton grove and for a lot of the bay area. so you've got to take it easy. be careful as far as driving and use this time now because it's not coming down so hard to get your sandbags. still, they have sandbags stations across the bay area. as far as santa cruz county is concerned. they are on high alert. we always talked about governor gavin newsom issuing a state of emergency declarations. so they have all emergency responders ready to go. and we saw that in full force as the santa cruz county sheriff's department went to that neighborhood and told people. >> you've got to go simply too dangerous you. and we don't want to come back risk our lives to save your life. >> back that's a good, good advice. thank you. will. >> well, and here at 705, got some new video to share with you in the newsroom this morning. this is main street in socal, which is in the santa cruz mountains just north of capital of their off highway one. and you can see this is all the water that's coming down off the hills. it literally watch the roadway. o

san lorenzo river near felton. you went through this last week and here we go again, near the major flood stage. 11:00 a.m. tomorrow 21.6 foot crest. be prepared to evacuate because of the fast rising river. we have more details on this system. how much more is left, how much more lingers? a new update, coming up. >>> the brunt of the next storm is a few hours away and one community is already dealing with landside issues. crews have been working to clear the debris from the morning landslide in san rafael. this happened around 6:30 this morning, causing ever closer and knocking out power in the area. we did speak with the homeowner whose house was feet away from the landslide. it did not cause any major damage, but conditions in the area led him to believe this was just bound to happen. >> right here you can see the undercut on the hillside. a lot of the branches are undercut. rocks are falling and cars are swerving. >> thankfully nobody was hurt and the city plans to add plastic covering to the area to prevent fu

. >> reporter: this area of felton grove is under an evacuation warning. >> kenny, thank you for your reports this evening. >>> there's extra concern about people who are unhoused, especially those living around waterways expected to flood. the mayor went out in tents around coyote creek about the storm, and police used a pa system on a van to e y reagmetothe.ssit a mile. >> during the last storms in january, we got a great deal of community feedback about lepe llwondering if they should be evacuated. so we know the system works. >> people with nowhere else to go are welcome at the seven trees community center. the shelter is open 24 hours. tss ke ale d.yoaru to the north bay now where some streets in santa rosa are undeisr there tonight to continue our live reagovere.team y you're in the middle of it all. >> reporter: yeah, jules. we're here in downtown santa rosa, and it's been raining steadily for several hours now. it's raining buckets, and once in awhile, we get these gusts of wind that just kind of moves the rain around, and then we get wet. we want to show you video we captured

the flood stages 32 and we could get some flooding near felton going to 16 feet. this is the same spot that had major flooding in january. we could see it again on friday. i have a update on the flood watch coming up in 8 minutes. >>> our nbc bay area news application is a great source, you can track the rain with our exclusive doppler radar and we will give you a head start and send alerts when the rain is about to start in your neighborhood. you can watch our newscasts as we live streamed them. >>> a passionate community meeting in santa rosa. parents and students dealing with that tragic stabbing. >> here is terry. >> reporter: a native american chant for healing for a community in need of healing. several hundred people listening for solutions. >> this should never happen. we should not be here right now. everybody should be at home. >> reporter: last wednesday did happen, a 16-year-old stabbed to death inside the classroom at montgomery high school. the suspect a 15-year-old freshman. tonight a call for munication. >> when i see all of these things being post

parts of santa cruz county right now are under an evacuation warning that includes felton grove. alright paradise park, rio del mar flats and areas along core ledo's create. this is all due to likely flooding in low lying areas. the town of felton is still cleaning up the damage caused by previous storms, and the rain now and later tonight could cause flooding along the san lorenzo river in the east bay. residents in danville have been getting ready for the rain after streets turned into rivers and homes flooded during the last big storms back in january. danville emergency officials are warning there could be anywhere from 1.5 to 4 inches of rain. between today and sunday, residents should be prepared for potential flooding in low lying areas. free sandbags will be available all weekend long at danville is main service center behind the post office. pg and e has mobilized its power outage response crews due to the powerful winter storm making its way around the bay area, pgd has activated its regional and system wide emergency operations centers. the utility has moved crews from

flooding, the spot we are watching for that we think will get to the flood stage, the river near felton. tomorrow morning, look at the astronomical jump to an expected 23.4 feet press tomorrow night, into friday morning. that is considered a major flood. it would be flash flooding happening very fast. we know a lot of people in that area are preparing. >>> keep everything ready, your electronics charged and batteries for your flashlights. across the bay area people are preparing for the storm. entire communities to take action before the rain arrives. spoke with one family who is still recovering from the last storm. >> reporter: families are still cleaning up after january storm. this is just one of three piles of debris in the last two months that this family has had to clean out of the home they lost. they are living in rvs. getting ready to get out of here before tomorrow storm. >> is crazy how powerful water is. water starts pouring. >> reporter: january storms were so powerful, they transformed entire neighborhoods. the family was rescued by a man with a canoe. they are gearing up

the felton center moved to a government center on ocean street in santa cruz. the center watsonville will remain open. the deadline to apply for assistance from fema is march 16th. >>> new report finds expanding california electrical grid to neighboring states would lower carbon emissions and keep electricity prices affordable. state lawmakers requested the report from the department of energy last year and will consider a bill this year to expand the state power grid. experts argue additional power lines across the state borders are needed to supply california with 100% clean energy 204 >>> still ahead, weeks after dangerous new drug turned up in the bay area, nationwide crackdown begins. the new effort from the fda. >>> longtime bay area transit activist will run for barbara >>> the fda cracking down on illegal imports of xylazine, animal tranquilizer. it is been found in illicit drugs like fentanyl and heroin and detected in overdose deaths across the country. earlier this month, fda issued alert to prevent the drug from entering the u.s. market. it will be

south of felton, residents tell us they were not expecting the impacts the storm had on them. >> i have lived here my whole life, and i have never seen the creek actually go to the road. zach: streets caved in, closing more than 450 homes. the cause is this culvert underneath the road that got washed out in the rain. >> just can't go to work and can't do everyday, normal errands and activities, so we are all pretty stuck here. zach: residents like gabby were able to at least get foot access to other side of the collapse, thanks to neighbors like nina, whose property leads to a small private footbridge. . hundreds going back-and-forth, walking through their yard all day. even though she admits the foot truck it outside her home a strange, she says it is the least her family could do. >> there are at least 2000, probably, people that live up there, you know? so we are more than happy to provide them that support line. zach: jason banking the property owners for providing that access, which is also open helpful to crews as they work to make repairs. the road is one on the many o long list

speaking of flooding one spot we are watching is the san lorenzo river in felton. 11 a.m.row expect it to reach flood stages cresting at 21.6 feet so if you live there have a plan ready in case you are asked to leave. as a whole across the bay area check out these numbers. putting damage aside every single city running a surplus. we are pretty much guaranteed to finish out this rain season above normal which we have not seen. i'm back with a full look and i will see you in 15 minutes. >> thank you, jeff. wind will also be an issue tonight and landslides. we already see it across the bay area and people are bracing for more this evening. nbc's tom jensen is in santa rosa were two homes are already red tagged. was it looking like? >> people are really concerned tonight and not just the people who live in these two homes right here that were red tagged also their next-door neighbors are concerned as this rain comes in that the hillsides will also come down on them in some cases it already has. >> santa rosa fire officials have been monitoring the hillside on cooper drive sinc

i know felton blood, one of the girls was blown to pieces with me. she was killed by us, drown kadijah mohammed get our lost her eyesight. and her granddaughter fatima was hospitalized with severe injuries. after the attack african in stuttgart reported that an al bob terrorist had been killed were sheesh. the victim was not a terrorist, but a teenager, nato cu, so oma abaca. her uncle works as a journalist. when he 1st heard the report that the u. s. had killed a terrorist in july, but he had no idea his own family had been targeted in the strike. i let him know that a boat that we had from african i was totally busily around the incident. was that 4 of my relatives who were that were targeted if it weren't for his campaign for the truth, the real victim would never have been named almost half a year later under pressure from human rights organizations. the u. s. military admitted it had killed a civilian african is unwilling to talk to us. but in 2021 vice world news interviewed major general dac that anderson, the commander of special operations c

that includes residents of felton grove river grove paradise park, socal village. rio del mar flats as well as areas along corley toast creek, including the lake, an area officials say if an area it that if that area flooded in january, it is likely to flood again. so people should be ready to leave if necessary. join us online as we track latest storm. you can do that by scanning that qr code on your screen. it will take you straight to our web page. that's where we have updates on any flooding. road closures are power outages in your area. coming up on north bay community hit hard by the storms in january. this evening. we check back in with the residents to see how they're holding up this time. >> well, we have to stay on top of the weather forecast. this is a live look tonight at the richmond. sandra fell bridge and you can see the cameras very wet. the roads also very wet. yeah. there's a witness everywhere for chief meteorologist lawrence karnow standing by with. >> a look at what to expect out there. yeah, dangerous as the storm comes through tonight. you se

felton over four inches, watson ville over three inches and some pretty impressive totals for the rest of the bay area. if you can't see kent field 4.69, oakland over two inches, san francisco 1.10. here is the radar imagery over the past, 24. hours we're showing you all that rain moving across the bay area and sliding to the south and to the east right now, though, we do have partly to mostly cloudy skies a little bit of activity showing up on the radar as you can't see up in portions of the north bay. nothing major, and that will kind of be the plan into the weekend. some scattered off and on rain showers, but another atmospheric river will produce some heavy rain as we head into next week, and we'll talk more about that with your full update. in a few minutes. okay mark. thank you more rain this weekend into the next week as well. so if you are looking for you're having trouble finding sandbags you can head to ktvu .com. we have assembled a list of places where you can get sandbags for free. we have an update now on a deadly shooting in daly city, ktvu s learned the 27 year old fran