Meteorologists fear a storm Wednesday could bring widespread flooding to the region
After a vicious New Year’s Eve storm that left parts of the Bay Area flooded and without power, residents are mopping up and bracing for another tempest that could carry an even more destructive punch.
In the region’s mountainous areas – specifically in the North Bay, Mt. Tamalpais, the Santa Cruz Mountains and the Santa Lucia Range – up to 10 inches of rain could fall.VIDEO: Record-breaking atmospheric river floods Bay Area on New Year’s In hard-hit Sacramento County, emergency officials declared that failure of the Cosumnes River levee at the town of Wilton could be imminent, and ordered nearby residents to seek higher ground and others to shelter in place.
Pleasant Hill resident Patsy Costello, 88, was among many keeping an eye on the weather Saturday even before the first raindrop fell, rivers started to rise and the floodwater began to swell up along her street. “I saw no one was helping, and she told me she was cold, so I brought her blankets and snacks until she could be safely taken out of her car,” Leonard said.
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