An atmospheric river storm is expected to arrive in the North Bay late Tuesday before spreading to the rest of the Bay Area later this week, likely bringing several inches of rain and wind gusts of up to 45-50 mph, according to the National Weather Service.
At Santa Rosa 's corporation yard on Stony Point Road, folks were making sandbags not just for this week's storm, but for all the atmospheric rivers coming this fall and winter. "When it's normal rain, not a problem. When it starts getting really bad and they're expecting what, eight to twelve inches here in four days. So, we just want to make sure that everything stays dry," said Santa Rose resident Jonathan Taylor.
"Right now, soils are relatively dry, so they'll be able to saturate a lot of the initial rainfall, But, with the prolonged event that we're anticipating, we'll likely see a lot of nuisance "ponding," flooding of roadways, as well as the pretty rapid rise of stream and creeks, except for the rivers," said Santa Rosa Fire Department Marshal Paul Lowenthal. He does not expect swift water rescue teams to be called up.
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