556  
WGUS46 KMTR 080135  
FLWMTR  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
FLOOD WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA  
535 PM PST WED JAN 7 2026  
 
CAC097-080500-  
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SONOMA CA-  
535 PM PST WED JAN 7 2026  
   
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING
 
 
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES.  
 
* WHERE...AREAS NEAR AND DOWNSTREAM OF MARK WEST CREEK NEAR MIRABEL  
HEIGHTS  
 
* UNTIL 900 PM PST.  
 
* IMPACTS...FLOODING OF RIVERS, CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING  
AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. STREAMS  
CONTINUE TO RISE DUE TO EXCESS RUNOFF FROM EARLIER RAINFALL. IT  
WILL TAKE SEVERAL HOURS FOR ALL THE WATER FROM THESE STORMS TO WORK  
THROUGH LOCAL DRAINAGE SYSTEMS IN URBAN AREAS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 535 PM PST, DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED  
HEAVY RAIN. FLOODING IS ALREADY OCCURRING IN THE WARNED AREA.  
- FLOODING IMPACTS WILL CONTINUE, BUT NO ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS  
EXPECTED.  
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...  
SANTA ROSA, ROHNERT PARK, WINDSOR, SEBASTOPOL, COTATI,  
LARKFIELD-WIKIUP, SOUTH SANTA ROSA CDP, FORESTVILLE AND GRATON.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD  
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.  
 
STAY AWAY OR BE SWEPT AWAY. RIVER BANKS AND CULVERTS CAN BECOME  
UNSTABLE AND UNSAFE.  
 
PLEASE REPORT OBSERVED FLOODING TO LOCAL EMERGENCY SERVICES OR LAW  
ENFORCEMENT AND REQUEST THEY PASS THIS INFORMATION TO THE NATIONAL  
WEATHER SERVICE WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3858 12284 3856 12280 3850 12273 3845 12278  
3841 12275 3837 12271 3832 12269 3832 12270  
3836 12278 3839 12281 3841 12282 3843 12285  
3843 12287 3848 12292 3851 12293 3851 12290  
3852 12288 3852 12287 3858 12287  
 

 
 
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