Alertes en vigueur Marin

* WHAT...Urban area and small stream flooding caused by excessiverainfall continues.* WHERE...A portion of northern California, including the followingcounties, Marin, Napa and Sonoma.* WHEN...Until 315 AM PST Saturday.* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.Water over roadways. Overflowing poor drainage areas.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- At 935 AM PST, Doppler radar and automated rain gaugesindicated heavy rain. This is causing urban and small streamflooding. Between 5 and 22 inches of rain have fallen.- Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are expectedover the area. This additional rain will result in minorflooding.- Some locations that will experience flooding include...Santa Rosa, Napa, Petaluma, San Rafael, Novato, Rohnert Park,Windsor, American Canyon, Mill Valley, San Anselmo, Larkspur,Healdsburg, Sonoma, Corte Madera, Tiburon, Cloverdale,Fairfax, Sebastopol, Cotati and Sausalito.- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flooddeaths occur in vehicles.Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize thedangers of flooding.Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which arepotentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross floodedroads. Find an alternate route.Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or lawenforcement and request they pass this information to the NationalWeather Service when you can do so safely.