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What a weather week it has been so far: Thousands of residents flee Guerneville and other nearby riverside towns as the Russian River heaves and swells. An avalanche shuts down Amtrak passenger service Sacramento and Reno. And that atmospheric river dumps enough snow in the Sierra Nevada to force officials to close Interstate 80 from Reno to Colfax.
The numbers, once again, tell much of the story:
From the Mercury News:
20: Inches of rain dumped around Guerneville on Tuesday and Wednesday
14: Number of feet above flood stage that the Russian River was expected reach late Wednesday
45.38: Number of feet the river crested at late Wednesday
24: Hours it will take the river to recede below flood level
4,000: Structures in the Russian River basin that officials estimate could be submerged by flooding
40: People rescued from floodwaters between Tuesday and early Thursday by emergency crews
20.79: Inches of rain dropped Tuesday and Wednesday on tiny Venado in rural Sonoma County, a few miles west of Healdsburg
110: Length in miles of the Russian River
12: Feet measurement of swells along the Pacific coast on Wednesday night
24: Number of years since the Russian River saw this sort of flood damage
32: Percentage of California’s total repetitive flood losses experienced by Sonoma County
55: Inches of snowfall reported Wednesday at some Sierra Nevada ski resorts
80: Miles-per-hour of wind gusts at some resorts
From the Sacramento Bee:
70: Miles of track where Amtrak was forced to suspend passenger service between Sacramento and Reno because of an avalanche 10 miles west of Truckee
2.52: Inches of rain that fell Tuesday in downtown Sacramento, breaking the previous record of 1.46 inches set Feb. 26, 1940
300: Inches of snow that have fallen throughout February at Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, breaking previous records
42 in 24: Inches of snow in hours at Squaw
55: Inches of snow that fell over two days this week at Boreal ski resort, with Sugar Bowl coming in second at 54 inches
46: Feet of snow that Squaw Valley has received so far this season
From the Eureka Times-Standard:
53: Feet that the Eel River is expected to reach this week at Scotia, which would be the highest stage it’s been at since the El Niño of 1997-98
30,000: Gallons of untreated sewage spills that have been reported across Humboldt County this week — most of which is expected to make its way to nearby waterways, thanks in large part to the heavy rains
21: Number of counties where Gov. Gavin Newsom this week declared a state of emergency as of Tuesday
