LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – After several days of heavy rain in Lake County, still more is in the forecast for the area on Tuesday along with high winds, with a break in the wet weather expected later this week.

Lake County remains under a flood warning through 9 p.m. Wednesday, with the National Weather Service also issuing a high wind warning in effect through Tuesday night for southerly winds with gusts of 50 miles per hour or more.

More rain – sometimes heavy – is expected on Tuesday, with rain also forecast on Wednesday before conditions are expected to clear into the weekend.

Monday's rainfall totals around Lake County were about half of what was reported on Sunday.

For the 24-hour period ending at 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, the National Weather Service's observation stations reported the following rainfall totals, in inches.

– Bear Canyon (Middletown): 2.54.
– Boggs Mountain: 1.54.
– Cache Creek (near Lower Lake): 0.47.
– Cobb: 1.75.
– Hidden Valley Lake: 1.22.
– High Glade Lookout (above Upper Lake): 0.94.
– Indian Valley Reservoir:  0.57.
– Jerusalem Grade (Middletown): 1.61.
– Kelseyville: 1.06.
– Putah Creek (Middletown): 2.27.
– Upper Lake: 0.90.
– Whispering Pines: 2.48.

The heavy rainfall has led to flooding on some area roadways. The Lake County Public Works Department said Seigler Canyon Road remained closed Highway 29 to Big Canyon Road due to flooding, with Perini Road closed at Seigler Canyon Road and Scotts Valley Road closed from Hendricks Road to Highway 20 due to flooding.

Clear Lake's depth also has risen by nearly 2 feet thanks to the weekend storms. By the end of the day Monday, the lake had reached about 5.50 feet Rumsey, nearly three times its depth on the same date in 2016, when it was 1.97 feet Rumsey, and well above its Jan. 9 average of 3.23 feet Rumsey, according to the Lake County Department of Water Resources.

Flow levels also were high in Cache Creek, which was so full that – despite the dam being open – the creek was running backwards into Clear Lake on Monday.

The records for the US Geological Survey's stream gauge on Cache Creek at Lower Lake showed that discharge on the Cache Creek Dam peaked over the weekend, jumping from less than 10 cubic feet per second to more than 1,000 cubic feet per second from 6 to 7:45 a.m. Sunday.

By 10:45 a.m. Sunday, Cache Creek's discharge from the recent round of storms peaked, discharging at 3,300 cubic feet per second, short by about 300 cubic feet of the maximum discharge for this time of year, recorded in 1965.

The dam's discharge was down to about 1,000 cubic feet per second early Tuesday, according to US Geological Survey records.

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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. –Sand and sandbags remain available at a limited number of businesses around Lake County.

This list below, compiled by Lake County News, includes locations where sand, sandbags or both are available. In some cases, where they are out of sandbags, we have included information on when more are due to arrive.

The list is being updated as new information is received. If we've missed something, email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or message us on Facebook, @LakeCoNews.

LAKE COUNTY SANDBAG REPORT

As of 4 p.m. Monday, Jan. 9

CLEARLAKE

City of Clearlake Corporation Yard, next to Pierce Field airport
(Access off of Old Highway 53, between storage and Valley Glass)
Sand available, no sandbags.

Four Corners Builders Supply
14975 Olympic Drive
Telephone: 707-994-6277
Hours: 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday
Out of sandbags as of Monday; reordering, more expected to arrive by Thursday.

Mendo Mill, Clearlake
5255 Old Highway 53
Telephone: 707-994-1014
Hours: 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday
Out of sandbags as of Monday; reordering, more expected to arrive by Wednesday.

CLEARLAKE OAKS

Clearlake Lava
14572 E. Highway 20
Telephone: 707-998-1115
Hours: 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday
Sand only; cost is $14/yard

KELSEYVILLE

Kelseyville Lumber
3555 N. Main St.
Telephone: 707-279-4297
Hours: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday
Both sand and sandbags available. Sandbags are not prefilled.

LAKEPORT

Mendo Mill, Lakeport
2465 S. Main St.
Telephone: 707-263-8400
Hours: 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday
Out of sand and sandbags; reordering, more expected Wednesday.

Rainbow Agricultural Services
1975 Argonaut Road, Lakeport
Telephone: 707-279-0550
Hours: 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday
Plastic bags: $0.49 each.
No sand.

RB Peters
78 Soda Bay Road
Telephone: 707-263-3678
Hours: 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to noon Saturday.
Sand only: $35/yard or $1/five-gallon bucket

MIDDLETOWN

Hardesters
21088 Calistoga St.
Telephone: 707-987-2325
Hours: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday through Sunday
Out of utility sand, has bags of play sand left for $5.49 per 50 pound bag.
Out of sandbags; more ordered and will arrive on Thursday afternoon.

NICE

Lake Builders Supply
3694 E. Highway 20
Telephone: 707-274-6607
Hours: 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday
Limited amounts of “play sand” left; 50 pound bag – $6, 100 pound bag – $12.49.
Out of sandbags; no estimate of when more will be available.

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Cal Fire personnel have been a part of the effort to respond to the winter storms here in Lake County and in other parts of the state.

While responding to wildland fires is the department’s primary mission, its firefighters and inmate fire crews provide a valuable resource to local governments and the public during times such as the current winter storm and flood response.

The  Cal Fire Sonoma Lake Napa Unit utilizes its winter staff to prepare and respond to local storm-related emergencies.

In fact, the agency reported that more than 60 calls for service were met by Cal Fire personnel over this past weekend alone.

In addition to their regular service areas, Cal Fire responds to any local jurisdiction that requests help through the local Office of Emergency Services.

Cal Fire regularly responds to calls for wildland fires, medical aids, vehicle accidents and structure fires.

The recent storm added calls that ranged from hazardous trees in roadways to stranded residents in Hidden Valley Lake, where Cal Fire and South Lake Fire District’s water rescue trained personnel, in coordination with the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, performed evacuations to deliver residents to safe locations.

On standby during storms are Cal Fire’s inmate fire crews, an excellent workforce when communities face imminent flooding and a large quantity of sandbags must be moved quickly.

Two fifteen person crews were prepositioned in Sonoma County to assist if needed and two crews also provided sandbag work on Grizzly Island in Solano County Friday.

Cal Fire's Boggs Mountain helicopter in Cobb is available to perform search and rescue operations for storm victims when requested as well.

When local emergency operations centers are activated, Cal Fire staff participate remotely and in person to streamline communication and expedite needed responses.

Unit Chief Shana Jones assured the public that Cal Fire personnel will continue to be available as needs arise, and urges everyone to remain safe and use extreme caution when driving in any area where emergency responders are working on incidents.

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Lake County and much of Northern California remains under flood watches and warnings following a weekend of heavy rain, but forecasters are predicting a slight break in the weather ahead of still more bigger storms.

On Sunday, there were large amounts of rain reported across Lake County; rainfall totals for the day looked to be about twice what was reported for Saturday.

For the 24-hour period ending at 3 a.m. Monday, the following rainfall amounts were reported around Lake County, in inches:

– Bear Canyon (near Middletown): 7.37.
– Boggs Mountain: 7.18.
– Cache Creek (near Lower Lake): 3.78.
– Cobb Mountain: 7.49.
– Hidden Valley Lake: 4.44.
– High Glade Lookout (above Upper Lake): 3.14.
– Indian Valley Reservoir: 1.87.
– Jerusalem Grade (Middletown): 5.97.
– Kelseyville: 3.13.
– Mt. Konocti: 3.98.
– Putah Creek (Middletown): 5.12.
– Upper Lake: 2.20.

The National Weather Service said the active weather pattern is forecast to continue on Monday, with rain in lower elevations and snow in the mountains.

While Monday is expected to see less rain, forecasters expect the impact of the heavy weekend rain will continue to swell many rivers and other water bodies. As a result, the flood watch and warning for the region remain in effect through Tuesday.

Lake County's specific forecast calls for rainfall totals of more than an inch plus winds with gusts of more than 20 miles per hour.

On Tuesday, another storm system appears headed to Northern California on Tuesday, bringing with it the potential for more flooding, according to forecasters.

Rainfall totals from Monday through Wednesday for Lake County are forecast to range between 1 to 2 inches across the middle section of the county, to 2 to 3 inches in the south county, and 4 to 6 inches in the northern county, with winds ranging up to 25 miles per hour.

Showers are forecast to continue in Lake County through the weekend, the National Weather Service said.

With lighter rain forecast on Monday, local school districts were planning to be in session, according to district officials.

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MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST, Calif. – The recent round of storms has caused flooded areas, closures and travel difficulties across parts of the Mendocino National Forest.

Forest officials said off-highway vehicle trails on the Upper Lake and Grindstone ranger districts were closed Sunday and will remain closed until 48 hours have passed without any measurable precipitation.

The Red Bluff Recreation Area also was closed Sunday due to flooding concerns and will remain closed until hazards subside.

The forecast shows continued precipitation this week, and forest officials ask the public to be advised of the following known hazards:

• M10 rock slide: About one mile from the junction with FR 17N12 near Dixie Glade. Not passable.
• M4 sink hole: At the junction with FR 23N69. Not passable.
• M4 slide: Fallen material. Road is passable.
• M1 rock and mudslide: Located about one mile south of Eel River Station. Road is passable.
• FR 17N02 rock and debris slides: Road is closed at Minor Ridge and junction with FR 16N18.

For information about road conditions, closures, alerts and notices, please check the forest website https://www.fs.usda.gov/mendocino , Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MendocinoNF/ , Twitter @MendocinoNF or call 530-934-3316.

LAKEPORT, Calif. – A Cobb man was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol following a two-vehicle crash on Saturday night that resulted in major injuries for the second driver.

Dakota John Thompson, 23, was taken into custody for felony driving under the influence following the wreck, which occurred on Highway 29 at Highway 175-Hopland Grade just before 9:30 p.m. Saturday, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The CHP said Thompson was driving his 1993 Toyota Land Cruiser at an unknown speed northbound on Highway 29 approaching the intersection with Highway 175.

Dustin Solmonson, 41, of Middletown, was stopped in a 2012 Mini Cooper at the intersection's red light, waiting to make a lefthand turn onto southbound Highway 29, the CHP said.

For reasons that the CHP said are yet to be determined, Thompson failed to negotiate a righthand turn at the intersection and the front end of his vehicle collided with the driver's side of Solmonson's car.

Solmonson's vehicle blocked the eastbound lanes of the roadway for a short time after the crash, the CHP said.

The CHP said Solmonson suffered major injuries including a lacerated spleen and lacerations to his face. Thompson had complaints of pain.

Solmonson was taken by ambulance to Sutter Lakeside Hospital and then to an out-of-county hospital for treatment of his injuries, the CHP said.

Officers evaluated Thompson at the scene and subsequently arrested him, with the CHP stating that alcohol appeared to be a factor in the crash.

Both drivers were wearing their seat belts at the time of the wreck, according to the CHP.

The crash remains under investigation by Officer Ryan Erickson.

Thompson was booked into the Lake County Jail, with bail set at $30,000. Jail records indicated he later posted bail and was released.

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NORTH COAST, Calif. – Sonoma County officials are preparing for more flooding potential along the Russian River this week.

The California Nevada River Forecast Center said the Russian River was to reach flood stage – 32 feet – at 1 a.m. Tuesday. The river is anticipated to remain at flood levels through 6 am on Tuesday.

The second storm forecast to arrive overnight and into Tuesday. The forecast indicates that the Russian River will reach flood stage again at 3 a.m. Wednesday, and crest at 35.7 feet at 6 p.m. The River is expected to recede below flood stage on Thursday at 6 a.m.

The County’s Emergency Operations Center will remain active to provide updated information and emergency services to Sonoma County residents.

The county issued advisory evacuation notices to the low lying areas of Monte Rio and Guerneville on Sunday afternoon. Recent flood modeling predicts that approximately 550 households are impacted when the Russian River reaches 35 feet.

The Guerneville Veterans Hall extended it shelter hours, and will remain open 24 hours a day through Friday morning. Additional shelters will be opened if necessary.

Pacific Gas and Electric Co. has restored power to more than 15,500 households since Saturday, and is continuing to work to end outages in the storm-impacted areas.

All drivers are encouraged to observe road closures and use detour routes. Road closures and restrictions information for the unincorporated areas can be found at http://roadconditions.sonoma-county.org/ .

As of Monday afternoon, Sonoma County Transportation and Public Works had reopened 24 roads, and continues to monitor and maintain 17 existing closures.

The county of Sonoma will also continue to post new information on shelters, power outages, road closures, safety information, and sandbag locations to its Web site at http://sonomacounty.ca.gov/Public-Safety/ and Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/SonomaCountyCal/ .