Storms Wash Out Roads, Force Evacuations
Photos courtesy of ACSO, Linda Sandsmark, Ken Carbone
Castro Valley rang in the new year with a Stage 2 Flood Alert and 7.66 inches of rain on December 31, more than anywhere else in the East Bay. The water runoff from the hills and streams destroyed parts of roads and flooded residential areas along the creeks. Rescue crews with Alameda County Fire and Sheriff's office had to evacuate 19 Fern Lodge Senior Care Facility residents on Madison Avenue near Kelly Canyon Creek. They were safely transported to a local chapel until the flooding subsided.
The sidewalk and street along Redwood Road near A Street at 4th Street collapsed into nearby San Lorenzo Creek and will need to be rebuilt. A flood-related landslide completely washed out the street on the north side of Redwood Road at mile marker 8.2. Heavy rains also created huge potholes on Palomares Road at Palo Verde Road. Lake Chabot Road, northwest of the lake, was also shut down for flooding and debris removal.
More rain is expected today and Thursday, but not as severe as last week.