Contra Costa County Continues to be Under Flood Advisory

A flood advisory is in effect until 5:45 pm Saturday afternoon for all of Contra Costa County per the National Weather Service.

They said an urban and small stream flooding will be caused by excessive rainfall–many roads in Contra Costa County have already been shut down by cities and police departments have issued notices to residents. It has been reported that 1 and 4 inches of rain ha already fallen and additional 0.5 to 1 inch is expected.

Impacts:  Flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Rises in  small streams and normally dry arroyos. Dangerous flows over  low-water crossings. Water over roadways.

Some locations that will experience flooding include:  Oakland, Fremont, Hayward, Concord, Berkeley, Richmond,
Antioch, San Leandro, Livermore, Mountain View, Alameda, San  Ramon, Pleasanton, Union City, Walnut Creek, Pittsburg,
Dublin, Newark, Danville and Martinez.  – http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Antioch

The Antioch Police Department advised drivers in the city to do so carefully, slowly and do not attempt to cross areas that are flooded. Some areas have water that is higher than it looks. Police confirmed they have had multiple vehicles stalled due to flooding.

Several roadways are closed which include:

• ‘L’ Street from Sycamore Ave to 18th street
• Southbound Deer Valley Road near Kaiser

• San Jose Drive
• ‘A’ street near the railroad tracks
• 10th Street between Auto Center Drive and ‘O’ Street
• West Lake
• E Madill near Beasley Avenue.

Brentwood

Danville

Oakley

Due to the heavy rain the City of Oakley is experiencing the following water related incidents:

• Bridgehead Road just south of Wilbur is completely shut down.
• O’Hara Avenue north of Neroly Road partially shut down, but is continually moving towards a complete shut down.
• Other areas experiencing flooding are Freedom Basin, lake off Frank Hengel Way, and Elm Lane. Laurel Ball Fields are completely flooded.

It should be noted, the Oakley Police Department have already urged members of the commnity to stay out of both the Freedom Basin and Laurel Ballfields which includes no water sports in the . That means no swimming, no jet skiing, surfboarding, no paddle-boarding, canoeing, scuba diving, treasure searching.

Pittsburg:

City Public Works crews have been alerted to significant flooding (as in other cities) in the following areas of Pittsburg:

• Willow Pass Rd at Nantucket
• N. Park Side Dr. from Andrew to Cannery
• Sugar Tree/ Jacqueline/ Peach Tree
• Solari Underpass at E. 10th
• 8th at Herb White Way
• Willow Pass at Range Road
• Freed Cir at Leland
• Bailey south of Leland

San Ramon

Walnut Creek