felton grove just one of several locations in danger of flooding. the other one is down stream from here at paradise park, closer to santa cruz and we heard the creek in santa cruz county, southern santa cruz county, is flooding. couple streets there, state street and college avenue under water at this point. reporting live in santa cruz county, len ramirez, kpix 5. >> here is a look from sierra nevada from tahoe. trees are blowing. kpix 5's emily turner is live at the truckee river where flooding is a major concern. emily? >> reporter: yeah. we got here at 3:00 p.m. this afternoon. we have been able to watch the river climb higher and higher. right now from where we sit you can see it is at 5 and a half feet. higher than it normally is. more rain, more flooding. it is worse than he has seen it. >> bagging sand. we are on a mountain. we are not supposed to leak but we are. we have a flood. >> reporter: poured all day long. all over the lake tahoe basin. folks in truckee raced to fill up their sand bags, if they could get them. >> gone through 15 tru

rick boone in felton grove, fears of flooding have people scrambling to protect their homes. rob begins our coverage. >> right now seeing steady rain over the last couple hours coming through the bay area and really the big story of the storm is how sustained. looking at potential for heavy rain at times over the next 36 hours. right now, wet roadways in san jose and a little rinse cycle across san francisco, golden gate bridge, winds picking up, too. the other part of the story today. you can see here on this radar loop from our storm ranger mobile doppler radar, right there atop the mountain, heaviest rain, actually areas of yellow and orange showing up along the coastal hilltops. santa cruz mountains especially, seeing all of that tropical moisture in from hawaii across the bay area. flash flood watches in effect from now until sunday. hilltops with gusts about 50 miles per hour. high today, upper 50s, low 60s. a more mild air mass coming in which will hold extra moisture, which could power's rainfall rates of a half inch or greater per hour. some of the santa cruz mountai

we're live in felton grove, rick boone, nbc area news. we are now on to safer ground. >> stay safe out there, happy to hear that, rick. he's right to see how swiftly that river is moving. >> another update from jeff right after the break. over 1,000,000 californians have gotten something that's been out of reach for far too long: health insurance. how? they enrolled through covered california. it's the health insurance marketplace where you'll find a range of plans from leading health insurance companies that offer you the best combination of quality, rates, and benefits. and, through covered california, you may get financial help to pay for coverage. to get covered, you've got to get going. open enrollment ends january 31st. visit covereca.com today. >>> before we let you go, jeff, where is it heaviest right now? >> across the santa cruz mountains as you can see on the storm ranger, even though we see things beginning to dry out by 9 and 10:00 p.m. tonight, san lorenzo river near felton expected to go near flood level tonight and tomorro

the biggest concern was in the felton grove area of felton where people have to keep an eye on the sans by and on occasion into the river bank homes. >> oh, wow. >> does that surprise you a little bit? >> yeah, because it's soggy here. we should be okay. >> it seems to me like it's pretty close. >> yeah, this is the closest it's been in a while. >> you can see it's right there. >> oh, yeah. >> just a few feet from coming in. >> seems like you are taking this all in stride, though. >> now, yes, now. the last couple days it's been, like i said, it's been nerve wracking. just what's going to happen and try to be as prepared as possible, pack a bag and just in case. >> reporter: now back with a live picture of the san lorenzo river. the river seems about the same or slightly lower than earlier today but as we also mentioned the rain has resumed and the river could pick up strength. live in felton grove, robert handa, nbc bay area news. >>> we want to go back to 101 in gilroy. we are expecting police to escort cars going northbound. northbound lanes will partially open in the next few minut

here in felton grove, just south of the covered bridge, the flashy san lorenzo river stopped just short of flood stage as residents are keeping their fingers crossed. sot karen durham/lives next to river on the border between santa cruz and scotts valley, a 100-foot tall fir tree came down, grazing a home here on carbonera drive, but smashing a pick up in the driveway. no one was hurt. owner david potts, who had play lumber jack to get out, suspects the tree was weaken by the drought. sot david potts/home and truck damaged by tree once again, mountain roads like granite creek in scotts valley are swamped amid dozens of new rock and mud slides. the water is undermining culverts and driveways. and here in paradise park, also along the san lorenzo river, a few low lying garages are under water, but the river stopped just short of causing serious damage and the worst is over, at least for now. hollister is experiencing another wave of heavy flooding. pacheco creek began overflowing just before one p-m this afternoon. causing the levee gave way again. you can see the flooding in this video f

. >> felton grove is on high alert. we're in front of the sheriff's department. one of the parking lot that residents are encouraged to move their cards too. people all over came to the covered bridge to look a good look at the river. >> in 2008 it got pretty high, but, it hasn't been that high since. usually it's just very, very low. so it's pretty cool to come out and see what's going on. >> we need you to get ready to leave the neighborhood. >> reporter: volunteers with the planning committee went door to door alerting residents about the rising river. they say so far the process has gone smoothly. >> i feel like people are doing pa good job. we give them lots of warnings. the county has also used the reverse-911 system. >> reporter: homeowners have been through this before. many have elevated their homes over the years, but the peterson family did what they would to keep potential floodwart. >> it's not new. we clean up and start toefr. at least it's during somewhat of the daytime, instead of at 2:00. >> i just spoke with the sheriff's deputy, and it looks li

here in felton grove, just south of the covered bridge, the flashy san lorenzo river stopped just short of flood stage as residents are keeping their fingers crossed. sot karen durham/lives next to river on the border between santa cruz and scotts valley, a 100-foot tall fir tree came down, grazing a home here on carbonera drive, but smashing a ick up in the driveway. no one was hurt. owner david potts, who had play lumber jack to get out, suspects the tree was weaken by the drought. sot david potts/home and truck damaged by tree once again, mountain roads like granite creek in scotts valley are swamped amid dozens of new rock and mud slides. the water is undermining culverts and driveways. and here in paradise park, also along the san lorenzo river, a few low lying garages are under water, but the river stopped just short of causing serious damage and the worst is over, at least for now. standup closer and many people across the bay area are still recovering from the flooding caused by recent storms. kron four's jeff pierce shows us a street in san francisco that's now facing sewer iss

here in felton grove, the flashy river stopped just short of flood stage as residents keep their fingers crossed>> it came right up to the edge. even the next will be the topper.>> once again, mountain road like granite creek are swamped amid dozens of new rock and mudslides. water is undermining culverts and driveways. here in paradise park, a few low-lying grudges are underwater but the river stopped short of causing serious damage and the worst is over at least for now. >> officials keep a close watch on the san lorenzo river as it passes through santa cruz. what's more, there is high surf expected this weekend. so high the missile boat will be closed saturday. in santa cruz, kron4 news. struck it was a scary scene out of seven cisco were strong gusts of wind cause scaffolding collapse jumping in and beneath the structure. as it happens turk and market street, in this video, sent to us by a kron4 news will be are coming to see the man being loaded onto an mls. at this time we believe his only person hurt in the incident. so far we have no exact word on his condition. >>> at the store

. >> reporter: felton grove one of the most flood prone areas. he says his garage flooded three times in the last 10 years but this time it is different. >> it will run, maybe, this time to the laund roimate. last year i -- land romat. last year i lost my car . we are prepared. >> reporter: we ever been watching the river since 3:00 p.m. this afternoon. it doesn't seem to be rising as quickly as it did. we put markers down earlier and it seems to be going back at this point and it does appear it is not moving upwards and that is a big relief to a lot of the people but it is still raining. still a big concern. reporting live in santa cruz county, len ramirez, kpix 5. >>> in the south bay one homeowner stumbled on this. a tree on top of his home. he says it is a vacation rental so no one was there when it toppled over. >> well, i got a emergency call in the middle of the night that i didn't see. but i woke up to police department, fire department, alarm company, messages. here i am to find out what happened. >> reporter: what is going through your

volunteers with the felton grove disaster planning committee went door to door alerting residents about the rising river. >> i feel like people are doing a really good job. we give them lots of warnings. the county has also used the reverse 911 system to let people know what's going on. >> the process so far has been a smooth one. the river's being monitored closely but has not reached flood stage tonight. >>> the storm is also bringing down trees across the bay area. as you can see, they're causing some major messes tonight. >> abc 7 news reporter sergio quintana is live in daly city with a look at some of the damage. sergio? >> reporter: eric and ama, this has become a pretty familiar sight throughout the bay area. trees toppled over. first of course the rains moisten the ground, and then the winds blew them down. fire crews in daly city were called to cut apart a tree that came down on a box truck. no one was injured and the truck wasn't damaged. but the tree did cause a scare for some drivers. in san francisco public works and fire crews have been answering a number of calls to disp

the santa cruz sheriff's office tweeted this video of heavy rain last night on circle drive in felton grove, around 11:00, they said water was 2 inches deep. this morning, water levels were slowly receding. >>> main street in downtown martinez is reopened this morning after that flooding, the rushing water. video taken late last night shows water gushing down the streets. cars couldn't get through but one brave man actually took his bike out and went that way instead. alhambra creek came over its banks. take a look at all that debris. soccer balls and toys left out in yards washed up in a big pile there. >>> let's take you to danville now. a heritage oak measuring about 40 feet crashed into a home. this in the alameda diablo neighborhood. a truck parkd outside was crushed by the weight of the limbs there and water began leaking into the living area. the homeowner believed it was the weather making all the noise. >> i thought at first it was thunder. it sounded like thunder and then at that point we were in the kitchen and then you could see stuff coming through the ceiling. >> how's the hou

rick boone in felton grove, fears of flooding have people scrambling to protect their homes.e last couple hours coming through the bay area and really the big story of the storm is how sustained. looking at potential for heavy rain at times over the next 36 hours. right now, wet roadways in san jose and a little rinse cycle across san francisco, golden gate bridge, winds picking up, too. the other part of the story today. you can see here on this radar loop from our storm ranger mobile doppler radar, right there atop the mountain, heaviest rain, actually areas of yellow and orange showing up along the coastal hilltops. santa cruz mountains especially, seeing all of that tropical moisture in from hawaii across the bay area. flash flood watches in effect from now until sunday. hilltops with gusts a