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The Valentine’s Day flood of 1986 'opened up a lot of people's eyes in the community that a disaster that size really could happen,' a longtime resident recalls. Remembering the epic Russian In February of 1986, the storm would just not stop, dropping 24 inches of rain over a 10-day period. The overflowing Russian River reached a record high water level of 49 feet, 1 inch at the Guerneville Bridge, submerging the entire town and changing lives forever. Longtime locals remember it all too well. In February of 1986, the storm would just not stop, dropping 24 inches of rain over a 10-day period. The overflowing Russian River reached a record high water level of 49 feet, 1 inch at the Guerneville Bridge, submerging the entire town and changing lives forever. Out of [] At its highest point during last month’s storm, the river reached 26.3 feet at the Guerneville gauge at 1 p.m. on Oct. 26. That was nearly 6 feet below the river’s flood stage of 32 feet Flood watches along the Russian River are a rite of passage during the rainy season, but the older residents of Guerneville will never forget the record-setting Great Valentine's Day Flood of 1986. The night before the river rose to record levels, rain fell for 24 hours straight. Locals still call it the "Great Valentine's Day Flood of 1986." On this Valentine's Day, we remember the Great Flood of 1986 when the Russian River in Sonoma County rose to record levels, causing significant damage. Aerial photo of Guerneville flooding., February 18, 1986 Photo ran 02/19/1986, P. 1 Brant Ward / The Chronicle 1986 GUERNEVILLE, Calif. — Along the scenic Russian River, LeRoy Robinson’s office building is only a memory. It floated away during the great flood of 1986. The structure drifted down the highway The Russian River had crested during the night at 15 feet over flood stage and cold, muddy water swept without mercy through this blue-collar resort town, long a playground for the Bay Area and GUERNEVILLE, Calif. (KGO) -- Storms in the forecast this week could bring more heavy rain to spots still drying out. A Sonoma County Supervisor says last week's heavy rain, landslides and flooding A clip of the record-breaking 1986 Russian River flood from the KFTY program, "North Bay In the 80's." It already had been a wet, El Niño winter, and the ground was fully saturated when a series of tropical storms swept in beginning Feb. 13, 1986, a Thursday leading into a three-day weekend capped A large slide takes out a home and garage on Westside Road, Tuesday, February. 4, 2025 in Forestville, dumping in to the Russian River. (Kent Porter / The Press Democrat)A home fell into the SONOMA COUNTY, CA — A flood warning was issued Friday for the Russian River in and near the Sonoma County communities of Guerneville, Forestville, and Monte Rio after more than a foot of rain in In February of 1986, the storm would just not stop, dropping 24 inches of rain over a 10-day period. The overflowing Russian River reached a record high water level of 49′ 1″ at the Guerneville Bridge, submerging the entire town and changing lives forever.Out of a house in Guerneville, a small-town publication called The Paper covered the 2) At extremely low river flows, the "Observed (Raw Data)" may show readings below the lower end of the available rating table, while the "Observed (Simulated)" will only show values at the bottom of the rating table, creating a potential discrepancy between the two readings. 35 Feet - Numerous businesses and residences in the lowest sections of towns along the Russian River are expected to flood. In Guerneville Brookside Resort begins to flood. More extensive flooding In Guerneville River Road east of Guerneville floods. Mill Street and 5th Street flood. In Monte Rio River Blvd east of Monte Rio floods. 36.0 Feet: In Forestville Mirabel Park Resort and Mirabel trailer park flood. In Guerneville Fern Road at HWY 116 floods. 35.0 Feet: Moderate flooding is forecast along the lower Russian River. On February 4, 2025, a mudslide in Forestville, California, caused an unoccupied house to slide into the Russian River, prompting evacuations in the area. The incident occurred in the afternoon as an atmospheric river brought heavy rainfall to Northern California, leading to multiple road closures and a Flood Warning in the Russian River area.
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