If you live in a flood-prone area, now might be the time to stock up on sandbag supplies. If you need a refresher course on how to fill and stack sandbags, here’s an informational video provided by Lake County.

Press release:

Sandbag Information:

Known businesses that sell sand bags and sand by county:

Del Norte County

Crescent City

  • Ace Hardware
  • Home Depot

Humboldt County

McKinleyville

  • Ace Hardware

Arcata

  • Ace Hardware

Eureka

  • Nilsen Company
  • The Farm Store
  • Ace Hardware

Fortuna

  • Ace Hardware

Mendocino County

Ukiah

  • Mendocino County Farm Supply
  • Mendo Mill
  • Friedman’s Home Improvement
  • Northern Aggragate – Sand

Fort Bragg

  • Rossi Building Materials
  • Mendo Mill
  • Watkins Sand and Gravel – Sand

Trinity County

Willow Creek

  • Ace Hardware

Weaverville

  • Schmidbauer Home Center
  • Ace Hardware
  • Eagle Rock Inc. - Sand

Be careful out there! Lots of flooded roads!

Posted by Mark Lovelace on Sunday, January 17, 2016
Photo provided by LoCO reader Melanie Bettenhausen‎.