EVACUATION: Evacuations now in order for parts of Santa Cruz County as Soquel Creek and San Lorenzo River rise to flood stage
Trees were coming down throughout the region as well, including a 70-foot Monterey pine that fell in the southbound lanes of Highway 13 in Oakland near Moraga Avenue. Evacuation warnings were in place for about 13,000 residents of a flood-prone area of Sonoma County north of San Francisco, where the swollen Russian River was expected to overspill its banks in the coming days.
Biden's action authorizes the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, to coordinate all disaster relief efforts. Since Dec. 26, San Francisco received more than 10 inches of rain, while Mammoth Mountain, a popular ski area in the Eastern Sierra, received nearly 10 feet of snow, the National Weather Service reported.
Meteorologists said there would be a break from the rain late Monday morning or early afternoon, and then again on Thursday. Otherwise, the rest of the week is supposed to be wet. Evacuation warnings were in place for about 13,000 residents of a flood-prone area of Sonoma County north of San Francisco, where the swollen Russian River was expected to overspill its banks in the coming days.
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