Rainstorms threaten flooding along northern California's Russian river

Record ID: 1705349

  • Title: Rainstorms threaten flooding along northern California's Russian river
  • Date: 5th January 2023
  • Summary: MONTE RIO, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (JANUARY 5, 2023) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF RESIDENTS WATCHING MONTE RIO BRIDGE AND WATER FLOWING IN THE RUSSIAN RIVER VARIOUS OF CURRENT IN RUSSIAN RIVER WATER FLOWING DOWNS STREET GUERNEVILLE, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (JANUARY 5, 2023) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF RESIDENTS FILLING UP GASOLINE JERRYCANS
  • Embargoed: 19th January 2023 21:55
  • Keywords: California Monte Rio Russian River United States floods northern California rainfall weather
  • Location: MONTE RIO & GUERNEVILLE, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES
  • City: MONTE RIO & GUERNEVILLE, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES
  • Country: US
  • Topics: Environment,North America,Weather
  • Reuters ID: LVA001071205012023RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: As storms continue to fill the basin of the Russian River in Northern California, residents from nearby areas loaded up on gasoline on Thursday (January 5).
    Sonoma County residents living near the Russian River between Healdsburg and Jenner were advised by authorities to evacuate their homes with the waterway forecast to crest at 33 feet (10 meters) late Thursday before receding below flood stage.
    The area lies in the heart of the Sonoma Wine Country, a tourist magnet just north of San Francisco.
    Massive storms unleashed high winds and torrential rains across California on Thursday, threatening much of the state with flash flooding and mudslides, leaving a child dead and knocking out power to tens of thousands.
    The "atmospheric river"- an airborne current of dense moisture flowing from the ocean - was expected to persist, drenching much of California with heavy rains at a rate of 1 inch (2.5 cm) per hour, the National Weather Service (NWS) said, with dangerous, gale-force gusts forecast throughout the day.
    Atmospheric rivers will become larger — and possibly more destructive — because of warmer air and water temperatures from climate change, scientists say.
    (Production: Peter DaSilva, Gerardo Gomez)
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