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Heavy rainfall and precocious tides believed to beryllium the astir terrible successful 2 decades caused flooding successful parts of Northern California connected Saturday (January 3, 2026), prompting roadworthy closures and rescues of residents trapped successful their cars.
Roadways done a 24-kilometer agelong from the Sausalito country to San Rafael were flooded aft a downpour coincided with record-breaking “ King Tides," Marin County Sheriff's Sgt. Michael Dobbins said.
No injuries were reported but authorities were called to assistance erstwhile cars got stuck successful floodwater arsenic precocious arsenic 3 and 4 feet (1.1 and 1.2 meters), helium said.
“There is simply a batch of h2o successful the roadways,” Mr. Dobbins said, adding the tides were reportedly the highest successful much than 2 decades. “Along with dense rains, it conscionable created the cleanable tempest for flooding connected the streets.”
Authorities successful the communities adjacent San Francisco asked residents to enactment location wherever imaginable until waters recede. Some residents kayaked on what usually would beryllium metropolis streets. Others waded retired successful h2o that passed their knees.
A flood informing was successful spot for the San Francisco country until 2 p.m. Saturday (January 3) and an advisory until 2 p.m. Sunday (January 4), according to the National Weather Service successful San Francisco.
King Tides hap erstwhile the sun, satellite and Earth are successful alignment and the satellite is successful its closest presumption to the Earth, creating a stronger gravitational pull.
