Recent rains flood parts of Bay Area
TIBURON, Calif. (KGO) -- Another storm moved into water-logged California on Tuesday with the potential to create more flooding and trigger mudslides.
The evening commute was wet in the San Francisco Bay Area and elsewhere in Northern California, with the rain expected to continue through Wednesday.
The National Weather Service issued a flood advisory for Marin County until 8:15 p.m. The storm was expected to bring up to 7 inches of snow to the Central Sierra, with wind gusts of up to 45 mph possible.
In Marin County, Tiburon got more rain than it could handle Tuesday morning. Residents are now trying to divert unwanted water away from a nail salon in the downtown area, town hall, and an intersection.
"These guys got hit the hardest as opposed to us we skirted everything didn't really get too much damage at all. You just kind of lend a hand where you can," said Tiburon resident Steve Dorward.
Neighbors of the nail salon on Tiburon Boulevard rushed over when they saw six inches of water invading the business. The landlord says the business owner just remodeled.
Neighbors created a pump to clear the water out before the business owner even showed up to see the damage.
"They're nice neighbors too. They would do the same for us," said Dorward.
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Over at town hall, the parking lot flooded and water seeped into the basement.
"We got a lot of rain last night they called us in early to save town hall," said Tyler Botn of Tiburon Public Works department.
The nearby marsh couldn't handle all the rain. Crews speculate that a drain somewhere is clogged. This spot is not known for flooding, but crews say in general that it's not a big surprise when Tiburon sees standing water after a rainstorm.
"That's what happens when you have a town below sea level. It floods just like Mill Valley. When it floods there is nothing you can do about it except get your guys out and start working hard," said Botn.
Heavy rains overnight caused a small mudslide in Tiburon. SKY7 HD flew overhead and captured most of the debris washed down the hill into a home's swimming pool on Venado Road.
Plants at Bayside Nursery got lots of water, they didn't need. "I'm shocked by how much rain we got," Matt Donlan said. "Four inches of rain overnight according to our rain gauge at the nursery."
Access to a popular Marin county trailhead parking lot closed Tuesday. A mudslide is blocking Tennessee Valley road about a quarter of a mile east of the trailhead in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
Marin County maintains the road and says it will be closed for at least 48 hours.
Marin County officials have declared a state of emergency. Last week's storm caused more than $1 million in damage to county roads and levees.
The action will bring state and federal aid.
"I think we may see more mudslides even after a day or so eventually," said Ursula Hanks, Operation of Emergency Services coordinator.
Tuesday night's downpour started in the South Bay just as rush hour traffic was set to start.
The recent rains have made this the wettest December in San Jose in nearly 60 years. The area had a total of 6.62 inches of rain this month.
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Drivers should avoid the on-ramp to Northbound Hwy 87 and northbound 280, which closed during last week's storms.
A portion of state Highway 92 in Half Moon Bay that had been closed due to flooding reopened Tuesday night, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Eastbound and westbound lanes of Highway 92 by Main Street were closed due to about 2.5 feet of water in the lanes, CHP officials said.
A Sig-alert was issued at 6:26 p.m. and lanes reopened around 7:40 p.m., according to the CHP.
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The Associated Press contributed to the story
