Thumbnail: In the wake of an atmospheric river that brought flooding to Curry County, the National Weather Service is warning of gusty winds on Wednesday. | Image courtesy of the U.S. National Weather Service Medford office.
A “severe rain event” that led to flooding and road damage in Curry County prompted the Board of Commissioners to issue an emergency declaration on Tuesday.
The same atmospheric river that brought gusty winds to Del Norte County over the weekend caused the Rogue River to flood near Lobster Creek as well as near the mouth, Curry County Director of Operations Ted Fitzgerald said.
Flooding plugged culverts, causing streams to wash out Floras Creek and Six Rivers roads, said Fitzgerald, who also serves as the county’s roadmaster. It also brought down a lot of debris, he said.
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Thumbnail: Monday’s “prevailing weather” in the Del Norte County area. | Courtesy of the U.S. National Weather Service’s Eureka office
The atmospheric river that soaked Del Norte County this weekend caused a landslide that impacted Klamath Glen residents and brought the Smith River to within about a foot of flood stage at the Dr. Fine Bridge last weekend.
The slide occurred on State Route 169, toppling about 15 trees and dumping 300 yards of material onto the road at milepost marker 2.24, according to Caltrans District 1 spokesman Myles Cochrane. Crews removed enough material to reopen the road to one-way traffic on Saturday and then restored both lanes on Sunday. Though they’re still monitoring slide activity, Cochrane said that the department’s maintenance supervisor said he doesn’t expect it to close the road again.
The storm also caused things to slide on U.S. 101 at milepost marker 14.7 near Last Chance Grade south of Crescent City, Cochrane said. Though Caltrans is still monitoring the situation, the highway is still open, he said.
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A rain-soaked Middle Fork Smith River at the Nels Christensen Memorial Bridge on Sunday. | Photo by Jessica Cejnar Andrews
The atmospheric river that drenched the North Coast and Southern Oregon over the last few days dumped nearly 2 inches of rain on Jack McNamara Field between Thursday and Saturday, according to a National Weather Service meteorologist.
The bulk of the rain — about 1.57 inches — fell on Saturday, meteorologist Edward Swafford told Redwood Voice Community News on Monday.
With the ground already saturated, water runoff brought the Smith River within a half-inch of minor flood stage at the Dr. Fine Bridge on Sunday, according to the National Water Prediction Service. The NWS issued a flood warning for the area near the bridge at 8:39 a.m. Sunday, warning that flooding was likely near the quarry on South Bank Road. That flood warning was canceled at 11:55 p.m., the Del Norte Office of Emergency Services posted on Facebook.
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Del Norte County Sheriff Garrett Scott saw the tree limb coming before it shattered his windshield.
Scott was on the 5700 block of Kings Valley Road at about 10 p.m. Tuesday guiding vehicles away from another large tree that had fallen across power lines.
After seeing those motorists safely up Wonder Stump Road to U.S. 101 he returned to Kings Valley where he almost became a casualty of the atmospheric river blowing through Del Norte County. The passenger side took most of the impact from that tree limb, the sheriff told Redwood Voice Community News on Wednesday.
“Glass blew all over the inside. It was a brand new truck too,” he said. “It’s dangerous out there. I feel for those road crews and the people out there with those limbs coming down on them, and the firefighters, I hope everybody stays safe.”
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