flood

Water main bursts, leaves several without service until evening

A water main break in Vallejo early Saturday morning flooded cars and impacted water service for a hotel and several…

5 years ago

Residents near Russian River advised to evacuate due to flood forecast

The Sonoma County Sheriff's Office late Tuesday morning said people living near the Russian River should evacuate. The river is…

5 years ago

More rain, wind rolls in Wednesday night, Thursday morning

Wet weather, strong winds and big surf are expected across the Bay Area this week.

5 years ago

Caltrans pump malfunction floods I-280

A technical malfunction at a Caltrans-operated pump house Thursday morning that caused three lanes of Interstate Highway 280 in San…

6 years ago

Bay Area prepares for atmospheric river storm

Government agencies throughout the Bay Area are doing their part to get ready for heavy rains expected Friday and Saturday,…

6 years ago

Hetch Hetchy dam stable after risk of failure

A dam is stable following a warning Thursday afternoon that it was ready to fail and flood properties downstream of…

6 years ago

Sinking Bay Area increases flood risk

Researchers say that sinking land in the Bay Area will increase the risk of flooding predicted for 2100 due to…

6 years ago

Flood watch issued for wildfire burn zones

A flash flood watch has been issued for this afternoon through Tuesday morning for several areas affected by the North…

6 years ago

Trio of storms lined up to soak Bay Area next week

As many as three storms could drop rain on the Bay Area next week with the potential for heavy rain…

7 years ago

San Jose mayor on flooding: ‘Clearly we failed’

The city of San Jose held its first public hearing this afternoon to discuss its responsibility in the flood that…

7 years ago

Billionaire donates $5 million to flood victims

A Los Angeles-area billionaire donated $5 million to the San Jose Flood Victims Relief Fund Wednesday afternoon.

7 years ago

Highway 37 reopens in Marin County after flooding

A large section of state Highway 37 in Marin County reopened Thursday morning after being partially or fully closed since…

7 years ago

Citizens rescued from ‘underwater’ San Jose neighborhood

San Jose fire rescue crews were busy pulling people out of flood-soaked neighborhoods in the southern parts of the city.

7 years ago

Storm-soaked Monterey County orders evacuations

Mandatory evacuations are currently underway in Monterey County as a result of wet weather.

7 years ago

Pair of rainstorms take aim at Bay Area

Two more wet weather systems are expected over the next five days in the San Francisco Bay Area before the…

7 years ago

Santa Clara county’s largest reservoir filling to brink

The Anderson Reservoir near Morgan Hill can hold 89,491 acre-feet of water and is now 99 percent full.

7 years ago

Flood fears raise questions over Lake Oroville spillway

Engineers have known for decades that if water ever spilled onto Lake Oroville's unpaved auxiliary spillway, it would cause serious…

7 years ago

Flooding, train derailment contributes to ACE train cancellations

Flooding along train tracks in the Central Valley and a train derailment Friday near Elk Grove both contributed to the…

7 years ago

Lake Oroville overflow stabilizes as thousands evacuate

More than 100,000 people in communities downstream of Lake Oroville were told to evacuate Sunday evening.

7 years ago

Flood warning in effect for Solano County

A flood warning is in effect Monday for Solano County.

7 years ago

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