. >> matt carlsen has been on this street for years. he says it has never been this flooded. >> it has been dry for the last four or five years but we have seen some pretty big storms and nothing like this at all. >> the water has been flowing high on this street. authorities helped many of the neighbors leave their homes. >> my neighbors here are a little older. they got out about one hour ago. we have friends down here that i am hoping will not suffer too much from water in their home. >> the street is right near a creek bed. other residents say they left parts of the streets flooded. >> the markers are around 9 feet. it is pretty high. >> it is moving so fast down there that this is flat rock, it is moving the rock. >> it is not just santa rosa. many parts of the north bay are feeling the effects of the storm. crews are fixing down power lines and ivan lopez and his family are laying out sand to prevent flooding from getting into his home. >> we are trying to prevent water from coming into our property. >> the best sewers and with th

ryan: matt carlsen has lived on the street for eight years. >> it has been dry for the last five years, but we've seen some pretty big storms and nothing like this. ryan: he says the water started flowing high in early afternoon. >> my neighbors right here are older. they got out about an hour going we have friends down here that i'm hoping they are not going to suffer too much from water in their home. ryan: the street is narrow creek bed. other residents so the water level in the creek started rising rapidly. >> the flood markers are around nine feet. pretty high. >> it is moving so fast down there that it is moving this f lat rock. ryan: but it is not just santa rosa. many parts of the north bay are feeling the effects of the storm. crews are facing down power lines and ivan lopez and his family are laying out sand. >> we're trying to prevent water coming into our property. we're doing some sand bags basically trying to get it natural, to drain. ryan: he says history does not have the best sewers and with rain arriving fast he does not want to take any chances. >> we woke up and it