the salinas river is under a flood warning until sunday afternoon. we take a look at the current stage. 21.9 feet. flood stage is 23 feet. at 11:00 p.m. tonight is disposed to crest above flood stage. tomorrow morning, 24 feet. minor flooding is expected. i will be back at a closer look with a stronger storm that will impact your weekend. >> you can see just how swollen the river is. and why evacuation warnings are already in effect. officials issued a map showing the evacuated areas. as well as emergency road closures. officials seemed to play down the threat of the monterey peninsula being completely caught off by flooding. but as you can see on this map, these red x's are where potential road closures could happen. our reporter is in monterey county with the latest. >> this is spreckels, a small town of more than 600. >> everybody loves each other. it is very close knit. >> now it is one of the areas officials are most concerned with. the problem is the salinas river. levels are rising slowly but surely. creeping closer to flood stage. she says sh

luz: sky 7 video shows a levy break along the salinas river. it turns out this helped. >> the levee breach took pressure off the river. it flooded a lot of farmland. while it helped upstream going toward the ocean, it certainly did not help the farmers. luz: following the rescue team into this zone. >> we know the area, how deep it is. the water has come up a lot more. we know this is still a viable option. luz: they are looking for strategic places to deploy the boats in case of an emergency. >> we left here last night, it was below that fence line. you see the two marking flags. it was about one foot or two feet below that. >> this was all dry. luz: county officials are monitoring the salinas river. you can see behind us. this river is receding in the southern parts of this county. in monterey, luz pena, abc 7 news. dan: the weekend rain also means a soggy situation at levi's stadium when the niners hostess the hawks for the nfc wildcard game. dustin dorseyivfrom the stadium about how people are getting ready for the game and the rain. dustin

communities all along the salinas river flooded. ama: the oakland zoo says it will stay closed through the rest of the month while crews worked to repair a massive sinkhole. the zoo says it doesn't expect to open until early february. originally it hoped to reopen by january 17. the new year's eve storm resulted in a 10 foot wide sinkhole that's blocking the road to the zoo's main interests. -- main entrance. the animals are all safe. congressman eric swalwell toward damage and alameda county from the recent series of storms. he visited with public works crews. a major roadway collapsed into similar lorenzo creek over the weekend. he was calling for millions of dollars to reimburse repairs already made to damaged infrastructure. >> this is a storm unlike anything we've seen in our lifetime. we know that another storm is on its way and so the damage that we are looking at today could be worse. ama: it could dollars to repair a recent storm damage and the number is expected to go up as storm continue. dan: break means a chance to asse

all eyes are on the salinas. river and there's certainly a lot of watching and also a lot of worrying. reporting live from near the town of spreckels in monterey county. i'm mark sayer , ktvu fox two news. that certainly is the concern with more rain on the way, mark. thank you. the california office of emergency services has now prepositioned personnel to respond to our latest stormy weather, state and federal officials providing an update today on the state's response to areas affected by the winter storms. gallo es has sent swiftwater rescue resources and firefighters to eight counties in central and northern california. additional resources have also been deployed to the oakland fire department. the storms are amongst the most deadly natural disasters in the modern history of our state. the impacts of these storms have have been significant. as of this morning, there are about 6000 people under evacuation order. another approximately 20,000 people without power and , sadly, 19 people have died. fema administr

we are keeping a close eye on the salinas river as it threatens the cut off entire communities.hing that hasn't happened since 1995 . >> wilson is outside of spreckels where roadways are open right now . >> this is a highway 68 bridge. it is also the location of the river gates that everyone is watching right now. minor flood stage here is 23 feet . the river has passed that threshold. the major roads are still open . >> right now it is at 24.5 feet. normally it breaches a 24 feet in this area . >> reporter: on thursday he was preparing for water in the streets . by friday the 13th he was considering himself lucky . the river was full with the levees holding strong . >> we are hoping they cold up enough that the water gets diverted on the other side of highway 68 and will flood more fields . >> there was some feel flooding. the big concern was water high enough to affect major roads had not materialized . >> every into closing roads or closing highway one at the salinas river crossing or surrounding fields, the impact on our community but the sick epic and devastating. >> report

the salinas river is flooding. there is fear that this water could cut off highways turning the peninsula into a highway by the time people wake up this morning. >> this is john steinbeck's salinas valley. john stein beck rote about in east of eden how dangerous the river can be. >> the run off is flooding houses and ranches in the salinas valley. over the bay area, you can see the rain is on the way. for those of you preparing to head outside, bring a jacket. today you can expect gusty winds in the bay area. jessica burch has more. >> since we started the new year, we have been seeing one frontal system after the next. the atmospheric rivers are pushing in. the time is 9:12:00 a.m. friday and we are seeing so many heavy storms fill the bay area. this cold front is sweeping through. let's start in the north bay. throughout win country, we are getting hit with heavy pockets of storms. now the east bay for the tri-valley area and santa clara valley. an active set up during the early commute hours. this is a strong st

davis road in salinas is closed. the bridge underwater and widespread flooding has already been a problem with more rain coming means more homes and communities under threat, people. you know, use up their life savings to buy these homes to live in and then to have it all of a sudden kind of get taken away from them sucks as some watch and wait. officials say their number one concern is preventing any weather related tragedies. we just here in monterey county. we want people to be safe, and we want them to heed the evacuation orders in the evacuation warnings, the river is expected to rise and more roads will become impassable, officials say. if you see water on the roadway, do not try to go through it. turn around in salinas, brooks jarocz ktvu, fox two news president biden has ordered an emergency declaration for california 31 counties, including five of the bay area will now get assistance from fema this morning. this was the scene in capitola, one of those areas hardest hit by the storms, and in the east bank con

with the next big storm coming in, there are big concerns in monterey county, where the salinas river could cut off entire communities. a number of levees have already breached, putting agricultural fields and equipment underwater. we even saw some rural homes and vehicles submerged. but, this could get much worse . the fear is that the river will overflow with more rain. and, it will flood. highways 1 and 68 but that could essentially isolate the peninsula, including the monterey, pacific grove, pebble beach, and carmel area. wilson walker takes a look at how people in that region are getting ready. >> as the break, the water is going to come in from that side, it will come in, it depends on what location it breaks, if it comes down the streets, it won't come down the alleys, because they are a lot higher. >> reporter: like many others in the small community of spreckels, al does not think his home will flood , but he is getting ready to help those who are not as lucky. >> chainsaws, plastic to put down, floor fans. remedy things about 60% of the population has already cleared out, u

the salinas river is on the rise. that's a look right there. and there are concerns that nearby homes could be flooded. joining us now, two member. task force 4, tim o'neill from the heyward fire department, and paul mason from the oakland fire. nice to have you on the program. we appreciate what you're doing. were you picked for the task force 4 or did you sign up for this? >> this is kind of an interagency network that we have. all of our agencies opened, alameda county, fremont, hayward, contra costa, san ramon valley, all of us kind of are into the rescue program and helping people out so we're members of task force 4. and we've been mobilized since last sunday. this is part of our preposition that the state has taken upon and they started doing this during the wildland fires. and they're could go this now during the storms to get people and our crews in position to make these rescues if they happen. >> can you tell us about the rescue in hollister? it seems like it was dangerous stuff. >> so obviously this interagency opera built, our agen

the concern if the salinas river continues to flood it could cuss off access to the peninsula leaving people with no way in and no way out. the latest update from the sheriff with more rain expected tomorrow. and the storms may have added a new level to a crisis, tons of stray dogs now wandering parks and trails in the south bay. why police were forced to use deadly force on one of these strays after it attacked a man and his pet. shelters are struggling to care for them. but first, a live look outside across the bay area at something we haven't seen in a while, the sun glistening in san jose as you can see in the live shot. sun shining all day. crews all over the bay area taking advantage of that break today. heavy downpours act like a jackhammer drilling out potholes. they raced to fill in as many as possible before the next round of rain arrives tomorrow. san francisco says so far this month 30 pothole requests, about 20% higher than a typical month. >> we have massive potholes to fill but we have quite a few crews out here today filling up the potholes all around the city right no

video shows the salinas river has overflowed its banks south of salinas. we shot this video along river road. caltrans closed the bridge because the water level was so high. this map helps explain it. the shaded parts show areas of evacuation warnings. there are already road closures in effect. if conditions get worse, roads into places like monterey could become inaccessible. the monterey county town is one of the areas officials are most concerned about. conditions are constantly changing. for now locals continue to hold out hope. >> we have a couple of sandbags laid out and will wait it out. >> the county has set up shelters for evacuees and local hotels are offering discounted rooms. officials are expecting flood stage activity through at least sunday. reggie: details about two men found inside a home. investigators say it appears they died from carbon monoxide poisoning. the generator was found in the hallway with the power switch turned on. the men were found in separate rooms inside the house by a crew hired to remove a tree that had fallen on the h

this footage shows the swollen salinas river yesterday afternoon.g fields remain underwater in parts of monterey county. there are several road closures in the area and some homes are already surrounded by water, and the river is still rising. that is why officials ordered an evacuation for small towns nearby. one woman says she and her family plans to stay despite the evacuation order. >> this is a slow-moving event. the river crests at different times. this will not occur at the same time. >> we have a couple of sandbags laid out. just going to wait it out. gloria: video from our abc 7 archives from the 1995 letting in the monterey area. the salinas river crested more than seven feet above flood stage, topping out above 30 feet. there were major road closures, 68, 156, as well as highway one was shut down. calfire posted about the strong possibility that rising floodwaters could cut off areas on river road, spreckels, and the peninsula. with slides impacting big roads between the salinas valley and monterey peninsula remain a primary concern. we a

davis wrote in salinas is closed. the bridge underwater and widespread flooding has already been a problem with more rain coming means more homes and communities under threat, people. you know, use up their life savings to buy these homes to live in and then to have it all of a sudden kind of get taken away from them sucks some watching wait, officials say their number one concern is preventing any weather related tragedies. just here in monterey county. we want people to be safe, and we want them to heed the evacuation orders in the evacuation warnings. and as the water rises, they expect more roads to end up like this one impassable. now work crews have been out trying to put up barriers and signs to warn people about potential flooding . but they say they may not get everywhere. so as we always say, if you see water on any roadways do not try to cross that. do not try to pass turn around. live in salinas, brooks jarocz, ktvu, fox two news and brooks and only been there a couple of hours. have you been able to catch

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salinas river is more than 100 miles long. that's why heavy rains occurring a day or two ago can dramatically impact what is happening here and why evacuation orders have been issued. like many others, melissa czarnecki is under an evacuation order. but at this point has not left her home in the community of spreckels. police came to the doors and said, we are recommending that you leave. but they told us that three people on our block with the only ones that left they shouldn't be home. but we know people are but they should be prepared to leave on a moment's notice. so it's preparation and planning is where they should be at. this is highway one heading southbound into the monterey peninsula, and this is where the area of concern is. this is the salinas river if it had risen to a certain level, this overpass might have to be closed the same with state highway 68 to the south, which also heads into the monterey peninsula and highway one southbound big sur. that is closed due to a washout so the monterey peninsula could have b

the salinas river is overflowing. monterey county leaders say major roadways will be closed as floodwaters flow from the river to the coast. >>> and check out the size of that sinkhole on highway 92. it is making it difficult to get to and from half moon bay and the san mateo coast. and crews in contra costa county are working to fill as many potholes, which are such a pain, as possible before the rain comes back tomorrow. >>> the same situation in san francisco as crews took advantage of the dry weather to fill in some of the hundreds of new holes that have popped open on city streets the christie smith is in the city for us with the pothole crew. christie? >> reporter: raj, on this dry day, the potholes are certainly easier to spot out here on the street and public works crews are racing to fill them as fast as possible. >> busy, busy, busy. >> reporter: that sums up the day for christopher brown with

the salinas river, that's what you're looking at there, is the biggest problem tonight. robert handa is in the small farming town of chualar. >> reporter: the salinas river exacerbated by the break in the heavy has receded quite a bit today, and that has given emotional boost to the town and emergency crews who have been out here since yesterday. now, the towns themselves expected to get a mandatory evacuation this morning, but that turned into just a warning once these waters here on the river started to back off. but as you can see, some of the homes closer to the river were not as fortunate. and even though waters are receding, they're still essentially underwater. we talked to one homeowner here who said, he believes the damage is reparable, but they'll know better if they make it through the next series of storms. in chualar, robert handa, nbc bay area news. >>> we have an update on that giant sinkhole. highway 92 right outside san mateo. it's the main connection between the silicon valley and half moon bay. caltrans says tonight it will be closed. 92 will remain cl

an island by the time people wake up. >> this is john steinbeck's salinas valley. he wrote east of eden how dangerous this river can be at times. >> the runoff is flooding houses and ranches in the salinas valley. and that is of course a big problem for the people that live there. cars are getting stuck, too. no sign of the driver who may have left this one. we found another sitting in water at least a foot deep. it probably feels like a long time ago now, but last september, we were in the middle of a big heat wave. fairfield and livermore got to 116 degrees. that set a record. very different of course than the kinds of records we have been breaking with all of this rain which has a lot of us asking what about the drought? has any of this rain helped? last summer, reservoirs were so low, bay area counties started fining people for using too much water. now some reservoirs have so much water it is almost too much and districts are releasing water from dams. here is the difference in a week. that extreme drought we are in has almost vanished for much of the state. s

officials issued new evacuation warnings leading from the salinas river. the latest warning covering moss landing and monterey dunes. evacuation order still in effect for part of the town of salinas from the ocean to highway 68 and the communities of king city and san lorenzo park also facing evacuation orders. let's get to first alert meteorologist jessica burke with a first look at the storm already in the area. >> it started pushing it during the morning shows today. we were tracking at hour by hour. as we get a golook, that intothe sacramento valley. past that and now into the sierra and tahoe area and it will continue to track up to the east. backing that is a lot of left over energy and we are starting to see that right now just off vallejo and concord. we are seeing severe pockets of rain . just because it is lighter right now near santa rosa and even down into novato , it does not mean that we are done just yet. let's take a look at what we can expect with this major frontal system which, by the way, is storm number seven we have had so far this se

a lot of that runoff is now flooding into the salinas river so we are dealing with a situation wherehighway 1 and highway 68 will arteries for the monterey peninsula are at risk for flooding. the latest forecast tells us a lot of the flooding could reach moderate levels by this weekend. that raises a concern as to whether or not we will keep those roadways open for residents to come in and out of the region. we also have landslide damage along the big surf coast which is blocking the southern end of highway 1. this is something we have not seen since the 90s when we had a similar instance when the salinas river over spilled and now in this repeat scenario. we are getting close to reaching that moderate rivers each for the salinas river. >> i have been around long enough that i have seen lots of rain come to the bay area in the past. we have seen flooding happened before and when we look at those historic models we see this is not the largest amount of rain that has ever fallen. however, these weather patterns are different than what we are used to in recent history. immediately what

the salinas river surged to about 24 feet and finally broke through levees this week near the chula river bridge sending a torrent of flood water into local communities. this is the view from sky ranger thursday. water engulfing homes and vehicles in its path. threatening to turn the monterey peninsula into an island by cutting off the major roadways. nine school districts called off classes and the situation looked bleak. >> people from the county came in and told us you guys might need to evacuate sometime soon. >> reporter: this morning the storm eased off and an expected mandatory evacuation turned into an evacuation warning. >> they've been telling us now that we are still on flood warning and that maybe saturday, sunday if the water keeps rising, which they said it will, hopefully it doesn't. >> reporter: emergency officials say the salinas river could rise 2 or 3 more feet and has been unpredictable, cresting at different times. water rescue teams from oakland and menlo park are here standing by just in case. >> the menlo park fire district is a water rescue team and we have ten me

we are able to track that water in salinas a little better. it looks we just creedr or so, t spreckels in monterey county. that should be going down, and soon, all of that water will go to the ocean. the threat is starting to slowly subside, but please never let on your vigilance. kristen: what about the russian river? brian: the russian river, we are looking at all of the rain today, starting to drain into the watershed. tomorrow morning, we are going to get heavy rain across the area. all of that will drain down into the watershed as well. the projection is that by tomorrow afternoon, tomorrow evening time frame we are going to start to see waters crest above flood stage. that becomes a very dangerous, precarious situation because if we are cresting at dark, we definitely don't want people out there. if you lived in and around the russian or travel that area, please stay away from the areas that flood, and listen to your local officials. don't go into areas you can't see especially. kristen: what if we zoom in more and get into the streams l

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we're looking at new video from overnight of the salinas river. there was no roadway flooding when this was filmed, but the water is still very active and crews are handling the situation as best they can on the roads. but take a look at what we captured from nbc bay area's sky ranger yesterday. broken levies, water everywhere along highway 68 and the farms there. now, data from the salinas river tells us the river saw minor flooding yesterday, around 23 feet. as of early this morning, it was one foot above that, 24. now, the national weather service predicts that around right now the river could rise to just under 25 feet, which puts it in the minor flooding category. the monterey county sheriff's office has warned residents of potential road closures like highway 68, possibly highway 1. we will keep updated on that. the north bay, the russian river in guerneville is around 25 1/2 feet as of this morning. minor flood stage is 32 feet. now, earlier this morning i was reporting that the crest right there was going to be 32 feet. it has been bumped

the salinas river crested and topped 30 feet. major road closures. numerous communities along the river flooded. ama: our meteorologist, sandhya patel is keeping an eye on this. dan: she is also attracting more rain. sandhya: let's take a look at the river. it is above flood stage which is 23 feet. expect it to rise further tomorrow. the flooding will continue. flood warning is in effect until sunday afternoon. looking at the next incoming storm, it is a moderate strength. we are already seeing the rain in northern california. moisture is getting picked up in the clouds. hour-by-hour, the morning commute will begin with showers. they begin to pick up in intensity for afternoon hours. on our storm impact scale, this is a level two. thunder and flooding chance tomorrow with gusty wind and dangerous surf expected. i will be back with a closer look at that timeline, coming up. ama: thank you. >> dope. ama: take a look at this. a final spotted off the coast earlier this week. the person who shot it was out with a hike with a friend at the time. since it i

near the town of sprekles, the salinas river could crest at 25 feet by tomorrow.was at six feet just a week ago. and the concern is that, by the time all the storm runoff from upstream gets down here, well, the water could be a lot deeper, potentially cutting off highways nearby and stranding thousands. >> we don't want any tragic stories coming out of monterey county. >> reporter: are you under an evacuation order right now? >> yeah, in fact, the little yellow caution tape, they put it on all the houses of the people that are going to ride this out and stay. >> reporter: across the state, there's a risk of flash flooding. here, it's not clear where the road ends and the water begins. and a landslide sent this boulder smashing into a car in malibu. >> i just said, wow, this could have been me inside this car. >> reporter: in northern california, another body found in a submerged car. today, more than 100 members of the california national guard joined the search for five-year- old kyle doane, swept away from his mother's arms monday morning. >> his last words to m

. >> reporter: this is the highway 68 bridge, one of the key routes between salinas and monterey. it is also the location of the river gauge that everyone is watching, right now. the river has passed that threshold and the major roads are open. >> right now, it is at 24.5 feet. normally, it breaches at 24 feet in this area. >> reporter: on thursday, they were preparing for water in the streets. friday the 13th, he considered himself lucky. just a half a mile away, the river was full and the levees were holding strong. >> we are hoping they hold up and the water gets diverted to the other side of highway 68 and floods more fields. >> reporter: there was some field flooding. the big concern, the water is high enough to affect major roads and had not materialized. >> if we end up having to close roads, the impact on our community would be significant and devastating. >> reporter: she is hopeful that major disruptions will be avoided but she also says that the river in the coming days will be unpredictable. >> we expect this is the peak of flow coming through the valley toward the oce

in fact, farmland in salinas valley submerged in brown water after the swollen salinas river breached levees. the soil is so saturated from relentless rain a mudslide hit a north bay apartment complex. we'll have more on that later. also to the pacifica area, powerful waves went far beyond the beach spilling over into a promenade earlier today and the powerful surf slammed into the pier for the rest of the day. we are under a high surf warning. there are flood watches up and down the bay and people are bracing for whipping winds. >>> tonight there are new evacuation warnings for people living in south santa clara county and that includes the watershed areas of the uvas reservoir and the pacheco pass river basin, areas around highway 101 and bolsa road in gilroy on alert, also. people in gilroy hope to avoid a repeat of this. on monday a stretch of 101 completely flooded blocking off the highway for hours. they literally swallowed up homes and cars. >>> when can we expect the storm to really ramp up? let's head to paul for all those answers and more. >> i think as the sun is coming up

we begin on this day in monterey county, and there's evacuation orders, and the salinas river is flooding

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turn around in salinas, brooks jarocz ktvu, fox two news.onight utility workers are still trying to restore power to homes and businesses throughout the south bay. the latest numbers from pg and e do show more than 5500 customers. there are in the dark in total more than 6000 households are without power tonight. ktvu south bay reporter lamonica peters live in willow glen, where crews are removing a transmission tower that did collapse there lamonica early tuesday morning. yes when the tower collapsed. it took down several trees with it, and we spoke to a man who says he was living along the creek nearby and that he barely escaped being crushed by those trees. now there's been a break in the rain, and as you can see, crews are continuing to dismantle the tower so that they can replace it. some of the news yesterday. i figured i'd bike out and check it out. it's on my daily bike ride, but i've never seen anything like it. pg and e crews have been working since tuesday to disassemble this transmission tower and the willow glen neighborhood of

you can see behind me, that's the salinas river.lly a bridge, over the salinas river. the salinas river, a major waterway in this part of the state that goes about 175 miles from southeast to northwest. and the worry here is that it's cutting off communities, it's cutting off some precious farmland. and so, a lot of worries about that continued flooding, continued erosion here and along the coast. in the state of 40 million people, now some 15 million are under some form of flood advisories. >> we can't emphasize enough how we can illuminate and reduce the amount of fatalities, just by human behavior. whether it's don't travel if you don't need to, watch out for the first responders, don't go around barriers, don't go into floodwaters, whether you're walking, standing, driving. it's just really, really imperative that you stay away from standing water. don't drive around the barriers. it's critical. >> the salinas river is above flood stage now and expected to stay that way through the middle of the week. there may be some light at

salinas river is more than 100 miles long. that's why heavy rains occurring a day or two ago can dramatically impact what is happening here and why evacuation orders have been issued. like many others, melissa czarnecki is under an evacuation order. but at this point has not left her home in the community of spreckels. police came to the doors and said, we are recommending that you leave. but they told us that three people on our block with the only ones that left they shouldn't be home. um but we know people are. they should be prepared to leave on a moment's notice. so it's preparation and planning is where they should be at. this is highway one heading southbound into the moderate peninsula, and this is where the area of concern is. this is the salinas river if it had risen to a certain level, this overpass might have to be closed the same with state highway 68 to the south, which also heads into the monterey peninsula and highway one southbound big sur. that is closed due to a washout so the monterey peninsula could have b

the salinas river crested and topped 30 feet. major road closures. numerous communities along the river flooded. ama: our meteorologist, sandhya patel is keeping an eye on this. dan: she is also attracting more rain. sandhya: let's take a look at the river. it is above flood stage which is 23 feet. expect it to rise further tomorrow. the flooding will continue. flood warning is in effect until sunday afternoon. looking at the next incoming storm, it is a moderate strength. we are already seeing the rain in northern california. moisture is getting picked up in the clouds. hour-by-hour, the morning commute will begin with showers. they begin to pick up in intensity for afternoon hours. on our storm impact scale, this is a level two. thunder and flooding chance tomorrow with gusty wind and dangerous surf expected. i will be back with a closer look at that timeline, coming up. ama: thank you. >> dope. ama: take a look at this. a final spotted off the coast earlier this week. the person who shot it was out with a hike with a friend at the time. since it i

all eyes on the salinas river. water levels are rising. evacuation orders and warnings are in effect. major highways including highway 68 and highway one could be covered with water turning the peninsula including the city of monterey into an island. >> we could not emphasize enough how we need everyone to limit their travel during the next few days. especially the next weather system in order tr the river will crest at different times. >> we will continue watching this. >> santa clara county is preparing former devastating seems like this mess behind me. when the storm hits this weekend it's coming they are urging all of you to set up or the emergency alert and warning system that's alert sec.org. >> your partnership matters. helping us reach every person could make all the difference in the next storm , earthquake, fire, or public health crisis. >> let's talk about this. fallen trees are problem. we know this across the bay area, the scene in marin blocking balboa avenue. this is the third tree to go down in the area of marin. you may be

salinas river is more than 100 miles long. that's why heavy rains occurring a day or two ago can dramatically impact what is happening here and why evacuation orders have been issued. like many others, melissa czarnecki is under an evacuation order. but at this point has not left her home in the community of spreckels. police came to the doors and said, we are recommending that you leave. but they told us that three people on our block with the only ones that left they shouldn't be home. but we know people are but they should be prepared to leave on a moment's notice. so preparation and planning is where they should be at this is highway one heading southbound into the monterey peninsula, and this is where the area of concern is. this is the salinas river if it had risen to a certain level, this overpass might have to be closed the same with state highway 68 to the south, which also heads into the monterey peninsula and highway one southbound big sur. that is closed due to a washout so the moderate peninsula could have been cu

one of the key routes between salinas and monterey.it's also the location of the river gauge that everyone's watching right now. the minor flood stage here's 23 feet. the flood stage passing the threshold and roads are still open. >> right now this is at 24 1/2 feet. normally it would reach about 24 feet in this area. >> on thursday al montes was preparing for water in the streets. >> sandbags. >> friday the 13th he was considering himself lucky to have a half mile away. the river was full with levees holding strong. >> we are hoping they will hold up enough that the water is diverted on the other side of highway 68. >> there was some field flooding but in places where some amount of spilling was anticipated, the big concern, water high enough to affect major roads had not materialized. >> if we end up closing roads and having to close highway 68, highway one at the river crossing or surrounding fields, the impact on our community would be significant and devastating. >> the supervisor says she's hopeful that major disruptions will be

. >> water goes all the way around town and towards salinas. >> this takes an immense amount of water to cover. i've only seen it happen once before , maybe 20 years ago or so. >> up and down the river crossing points are already disappearing into the rising water as the salinas slowly creeps towards flood stage. >> gines don back wrote about , it's not a pretty river but it's our only river here. the wet weather can become very dangerous. >> a very high river could affect roadways all the way down here to the coast and possibly highway 1, cutting off the monterey area until the waters fall back. there's a lot of uncertainty. pacifically the timing of the crest and how that might interact with the ties. >> we are also committed to giving you time to prepare for what may occur with the closure of roads. >> all night, we have several people that zigzag around town just making sure there's nobody here that should not be here. >> communities have been through this before , notably in 1995 and tonight. it appears the water will come in once again. >> pretty intense when you see it coming t

today task force four was on the salinas rifr practicing for future rescues. >> you can forget aboutrip to the zoo. the oakland zoo tweeted it should reopen in early february. and the reason is, an essential that opened up earlier during the storms. but don't worry, the animals are being taken care of as normal. >> another byproduct of the storms, stray dogs. what happens to them now? gia vang reports from oakland. >> what did we do? what did we get ourselves into. >> reporter: eadie can run you around in circles all day long. this is bill and stephanie's official first family photo after adopting eadie. >> we've been looking for a dog for a long time, been talking about getting one, and we saw today that the shelter is just overwhelmed, and they need some help. >> reporter: the shelter is beyond capacity. the director says especially for the large dog whose are being doubled up in kennels. they had a count of 98 large dogs in the morning. the max is usually 65. >> we're in a situation where for the first time in three year, we're contemplating having to euthanize adoptable dogs for

. >>> the weather is giving many along the salinas river a bit of a break today. you'll remember the river flooded a number of communities earlier this week. today waters receded, allowing for evacuation warnings instead of mandatory evacuation orders. but with the weekend of rain ahead the river could rise another 2 to 3 feet. that is why cal fire agencies are monitoring the river to adjust evacuation plans when needed. our own robert handa is there. he tweeted this rainbow over evacuated homes earlier today and will show us how emergency crews are ready to respond tonight at 5:00. >>> in marin county today a messy example of how damaging the storms can be. a rain fueled landslide sent mud flowing into an apartment complex in fairfax. nbc bay area's christie smith spoke with some who had to evacuate in a hurry. she joins us live from nearby san anselmo with the latest. what a mess for those residents. >> reporter: absolutely. that slide sent more than a dozen residents and their pets into the storm earlier today. the slide sent mud running into the back of an apa

try to get to salinas tonight. we have animals at home. >> leslie mccullough from hollister made the most of the traffic mess. >> i sat there and waited played a couple games of solitaire. >> a typical 20 minutes a hollister turned into an extended dinner. >> i stopped into a taco bell, eight and sat there for hours and now i'm going to try the back way i think it is open we will find out. >> with more rain in the forecast driver statement monday's experience was an example of flood risks officials have warned about. >> that risks sure but i have never seen it like this. >> this was horrendous. >> that travel frustration, it took us 90 minutes to move 1 mile through gilroy during the height of the evening commute. in gilroy abc 7 news. >> things are terrible in the santa cruz mountains, all southbound lanes of 17 are closed because of a mudslide at glenwood drive this is the evening commute direction from the santa clara valley traffic is being diverted onto idlewild and summit roads and then down to old san jose r

the salinas river near monterey has crested, and it's beginning to flood some low-lying areas.uch of this region has already been inundated. neighborhoods submerged, fields and vineyards under water. as the storms keep coming, the worry, both inland and along as the storms keep the coast. also a concern-- high surf. waves up to 20 feet in some areas could cause even more flooding. >> reporter: back in the south, at least two people were killed in georgia, including a five- year-old boy after a tree fell on his car. and near montgomery, alabama, clean-up, after a likely ef-3 tornado damaged or destroyed roughly 40 homes. emergency management director ernie baggett says it could have been worse. >> the school system kept all the kids in place, rather than putting them on the buses and sending them home early. >> reporter: do you think that saved lives? >> oh, no doubt. >> reporter: at least 40 tornadoes were reported during this storm. now, thousands of people are still without power. you can see it's pretty dark around here. but we have seen power crews from other states trying

>> reporter: emergency officials say the salinas river could rise another 2 or 3 feet. it has been unpredictable, cresting at different times. water rescue teams from oakland and menlo park are here, standing by just in case. >> what we are doing right now is just continually evaluating water levels and looking for entry and ek it points for safety reasons if we are needed to form any rescues. >> reporter: cal fire agencies are also monitoring the river to adjust any evacuation plans fast. >> we are doing as best we can to give the information as soon as possible with as big as lead times as possible. >> reporter: cal fire says it hopes to provide four hours notice which could be adequate since so many people here told us they are already packed. in cuellar, robert handa, nbc bay area news. >>> in marin county a rain fueled land slide sent mud flowing into this apartment complex. this is in fairfax, 19 people are left in need of another place to sleep tonight. the fire department tells us they tried to stabilize the area and limit the water running into this complex to

you know, we're just right on top of salinas river. you can see parts of the river have already spewed over to some of the farmland here. that's not actually the river. that's just water overflowing. they're the rivers actually passed that tree line here and again. we haven't had rain at least consistent range for more than 24 hours. we've had little spits of rain coming down from the sky earlier this morning, but certainly not enough that you would think would justify what we're seeing out here this morning. and of course, we have more rain on the way this weekend, and that is the concern. for so many county officials in the area. this morning that levels of the salinas river are far past its flood stage, and we expected to keep rising. they worry that those waters can flow onto highway one and highway 68, which are basically the only two access points to the monterey peninsula. in fact, the national weather service predicts about 90,000 acres of land in the area faces the threat of disastrous flooding. we heard from the sheriff of mo

the salinas river is still rising to monterey county this morning.re's worry the monterey peninsula could be cut off from the rest of the county. this is video of some of the flooding and road closures and a road just west of the city of salinas. monterey county sheriff's department has ordered people to evacuate their homes and low lying areas of the river from about gonzalez all the way north to the monterey bay. flooding could cut off access to cities such as monterey pacific grove and caramel beginning sometime this afternoon. that would happen if the river flooded over highway one and highway 68. the national weather service has a water monitor in this latest river, just south of where we're looking here. at this point, it shows the river should hit flood stage later today, it predicts the water will likely rise another five ft before receding video from reptiles in santa cruz county of the storm damage their reporter robert ray of fox. weather has been there all week, covering the storms for us and sent us these pictures of homes and businesses