Heavy rain and high tides cause flooding along a stretch of Northern California

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

CORTE MADERA, Calif. (AP) — Heavy rain and high tides believed to be the most severe in two decades caused flooding in parts of Northern California on Saturday, prompting road closures and rescues of people trapped in cars.

Roadways through a 15-mile (24-kilometer) stretch from the Sausalito area to San Rafael were flooded after a downpour coincided with record-breaking “ King Tides,” Marin County Sheriff’s Sgt. Michael Dobbins said.

Authorities were called to assist when cars got stuck in water as high as 3 and 4 feet (1.1 and 1.2 meters), Dobbins said.

“There is a lot of water in the roadways,” Dobbins said, adding that the tides were reportedly the highest in more than two decades. “Along with heavy rains, it just created the perfect storm for flooding on the streets.”



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[Sancho]

1. Has Trump stopped pumping water from the lakes yet?

He seems to be preoccupied with playing war, so he may have left the spigot on.

[Miguelito Loveless]

2. California needs

To start withholding federal taxes to fund rescue operations FEMA is no longer providing. B

[BuddhaGirl]

3. That 1st photo in the story

the side of 101 with Big 5 is southbound - I was going northbound around the time this photo was taken yesterday and most cars were driving in the fast lane because of the water height. I drive a Honda CR-V and I held my breath as I drove through this.

I've lived in this area for decades and I've never seen it this high!

[Brother Buzz]

4. Nor have I

I grew up in Mill Valley and was used to seeing just one lane of 101 flooded, both in Corte Madera and 101/Shoreline junction in Mill Valley.

[Old Crank]

5. we used to drive that route

when we visited my inlaws in Mendocino.
That whole area is very low.

[Brother Buzz]

7. Low, indeed! Before they paved it over and built parking lots, the flooded areas were..

Glorious mudflats.

A lot of the homes you see on the creek started as ark/houseboats that were shoved into the mudbanks and accessed by funky, fix and repair daily boardwalks. Today, most have been engined and rebuilt into million dollar homes.

[wolfie001]

6. fat orange imbecile won't release a penny in Federal aid.....

.....because he's a sick mf'er.

[SWBTATTReg]

8. Hopefully they'll be able to save some of the water. This is so freaky, being that Calif. never seems to have

enough rain / water. More than likely, a lot of it will run into the sea.