Lots of rain last night

[Claire Trower]

...and it's still coming down.  I measured 7.81 inches to 8 a.m., so the
dike south of the 'Dew on Wilder is probably overflowing,..don't drive
through that water, please.

If anyone can verify this, please post it.

Claire , for HVFC

[laurac...@frontiernet.net]

Hi Claire,
The station atop Cooskie Mtn. got 5.35" between 8 yesterday morn and 8 today.
I will read my gauge at exactly 9 to compare hourly rates. It's usually pretty close to Cooskie's but it sure feels like a lot of rain!

Thanks for sharing! A wonder the PGE is still on!
~Laura

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[Margaret (Margie) Smith]

3.7 at the Smith’s. Claire always seems to get about twice as much!

Margie

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[Michael Evenson]

3.12 on the coast above the river

Michael

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[Brett Pants]

3.14 since midnight here on chambers . 

Brett Pants

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[Josie Brown]

Just Look here on Conklin, and with high tide at 11, the flow will back up here

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[laurac...@frontiernet.net]

Green Fir Rd. (below Cooskie Mtn) had 6.72" at 9 a.m. but if i subtract 0.55" for the past hour (which nearby Cooskie got in that hour), then my approximate number to compare with upriver and downriver sites would be 6.17" .

Season to date at Green Fir since July 1: 40.22"

Shorter season to date at CSM (Cooskie station, where they measure from Oct. 1): 38.46"
(If you subtract my Sept. rainfall of 3.33 off my total, you get 36.89" at Green Fir in the same time period as the Cooskie station's 38.46" so they are fairly close)

For some comparison to previous years, by the END of December (so still 10 days to go for a real comparison) we have had at Green Fir since July 1:
'24-'25-- 59.30

'23-'24-- 36.91

'22-'23-- 33.31

'21-'22-- 36.67

'20-'21-- 15.40 (that year ended up less than 60" total)

'02-'03--67.32 by end of Dec; that was 58.55" in December alone. Just to show how some months can equal some years!

Thanks for nerding out with me!
~Laura

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[laurac...@frontiernet.net]

And the turtle is high and dry, but still giving his warning!
Yayyy!!!
~Laura

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[David Buxbaum]

3.6” (since midnight) at 3030.

Dave

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[Roxy Kennedy]

6.58 on Hindley Ranch Road in Honeydew

[Lindsay Merryman]

River as high as I’ve seen it and carrying trees, rising as I watch here after 5.8”—

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[John Williams]

The river at Petrolia is starting to level off at 29k cfs, so I'm guessing it will peak around 35.   For context, here is a graph of past peak flows.  

[Jamie Sanford]

Hey gang!

My parents are driving in from texas. Bear San Fran now. We are also new to the town. Just looking for advice from the locals, should they renavigate or be aware of any major flooding on their drive in? Im on conklyn and they're planing to pass through garberville.

Thanks!

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[John Williams]

They should proceed cautiously, but probably can get here, although spending the night in Willits or Garberville may be wise.   101 is blocked in a few places now, but the rain is winding down, so the streams will do the same later today.    CalTrans Quickmap (https://quickmap.dot.ca.gov/) has up to date information on the state highways, and Humboldt County Road Conditions on the county roads, so they should check those frequently.

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Remember to have them reroute through the Redwoods on the Bull Creek section of mattole rd. Just North of Weott, the Honeydew exit 683 off 101 to avoid Google Maps favorite route, Wilder Ridge. Wilder may still be flooded once they get almost to Honeydew, at Honeydew Creek

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[David Buxbaum]

This came across my feed today:

Happy Winter!

Dave 

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[laurac...@frontiernet.net]

Small correction to Ian's helpful post: The Honeydew/South Fork exit north of Weott is #663.
~Laura

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[Kurt Schasker]

Idk if it's too late to respond but my opinion is that the wildcat is the best route into petrolia, even if you're mid valley. The biggest danger going through panther gap is down trees, but flooding through the redwoods is also possible. Don't try panther gap at night due to the possibility of roadway debris that will be hard to see. 

     Wilder ridge is definitely a no go. 

      Go slow.

Kurt

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[Xtina Cortez]

@Dave B. We sang this poem around the impromptu solstice bonfire, in downtown Petrolia, tonight. Thanks for sharing. 

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