CHP Responds to Roadway Flooding at Hookton Road and Eel River Drive, Coordination with Local Agencies in Progress

AI SUMMARY: A dispatch log from the California Highway Patrol reported roadway flooding at Hookton Road and Eel River Drive. The road was closed southbound at the Hookton exit. The Highway Patrol contacted Humboldt County Sheriff's Office and Eureka Police Department for assistance. The Department of Transportation was also notified. At 10:16 pm, it was reported that the roadway was beginning to flood. By 10:30 pm, it was noted that the area of Hookton was not flooding, although County Road did have some water. Emergency services were contacted, but there was no answer from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office. The situation was being monitored by authorities.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 6:57 a.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


10:16 p.m.
[1] 16-44C ADV RDWY IS BEGINNING TO FLOOD
10:16 p.m.
[2] 1039 DOT
10:19 p.m.
[3] [Notification] [CHP]-PER CT- 5 MIN ETA
10:30 p.m.
[6] [Notification] [CHP]-PER CT- CT AREA OF HOOKTON NOT FLOODING COUNTY RD DOES HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF WATER
10:30 p.m.
[7] CT ADV DOES NOT SEEM LIKE ENOUGH TO CLOSE IT
10:43 p.m.
[9] 1039 CF AS INFO
10:44 p.m.
[10] 1039 EKA CITY 1141
10:45 p.m.
[11] ATC HSO NO ANS
11 p.m.
[12] 1039 HSO
5:03 a.m.
[13] [Notification] [CHP]-PER CT- CLOSED SB HOOKTON EXIT
6:34 a.m.
[16] 1039 HSO
6:53 a.m.
[17] 1039 EPD

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