UPDATE, 4 P.M.: The Humboldt County Department of Public Works issued the following update on local road conditions:

The following roads are flooded:

  • Howard Heights
  • Cannibal Island Rd .10 mile from Eel River to end of road
  • Graham Rd 
  • Zanes Rd
  • Berta Rd
  • Old Arcata Rd between Graham Rd and Jacoby Creek Rd
  • Eel River @ Hookton – road is muddy and slippery
  • Ambrosini Lane
  • Rose Ave
  • Fernbridge Dr Northbound Lane 

The following roads are closed:

  • Port Kenyon is closed between Market and California
  • Hookton Rd is closed between Tompkins Hill Rd and Highway 101 due to the flooding.
  • Mad River Rd is closed at P.M. 2.75 (Tye City) due to flooding
  • Goble between Fulmor and Hwy 211
  • Camp Weott at Dillon
  • Fulmor from Goble to the end
  • Glendale Drive - 100 feet northwest of Liscom Hill Rd closed due to flooding
  • Redwood Dr from Evergreen Rd to Bear Canyon Rd closed due to a slide
  • Fernbridge Dr Northbound Lane closed to the bridge due to flooding
  • Coffee Creek is closed due to flooding from P.M. 1.00 to 1.25
  • Meridian Road closed between P.M. .5 to .9
  • Wilder Ridge Rd at P.M. 6.9 closed due to flooding
  • Crannell Rd is closed at Dows Prairie Rd due to flooding
  • Waddington Rd from Pleasant Point Rd to Substation Rd
  • Goble Lane from Fulmor to Hwy 211 closed
  • Nissen Rd from Goble Lane to the end closed
  • Dillon Rd
  • Sage Rd from Goble to the end
  • Goble between Dillon Rd and Nissen Rd

Drive safely. Road conditions will be updated as soon as they become available.

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Original post: The waterlogged lowlands of Humboldt County have drained a bit overnight, allowing local roads and highways to reopen. (Hwy. 101 reopened yesterday evening; SR 211 into/out of Ferndale and Avenue of the Giants are open to one-way traffic.) 

Water levels have also begun to recede in local rivers. The Mad reached moderate flood stage Sunday afternoon, and the Eel remains in moderate flood stage as of this writing, though it peaked in the wee hours and is now on its way down. 

However, the entire North Coast region will remain on flood watch through Friday evening, according to the National Weather Service.

Here’s more info from that agency:

FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING…

  • WHAT…Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
  • WHERE…Del Norte County, Humboldt County, Trinity County, Mendocino County, and Lake County.
  • WHEN…From this evening through Friday evening.
  • IMPACTS…There will be an increased risk of rock and land slides along roadways. Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Area creeks and streams are running high and could flood with more heavy rain.
  • ADDITIONAL DETAILS… Additional rounds of heavy rain are likely again starting tonight and continuing through Friday night. An additional 4-8 inches of total precipitation is possible through Friday. There will be breaks in the heavy precipitation, but heavy rain falling on
    already saturated ground will promote flooding impacts. Additional precipitation amounts of 4-8 inches are possible through Friday.
  • PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
    You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.