Warnings and Forecasts

1+ day, 55+ min ago   (219+ words) Sonoma County officials are stepping up preparations for a potentially wet winter, declaring an emergency Tuesday as forecasters warn that a strong El Niño could bring unusually heavy rain. The Board of Supervisors proclaimed the emergency as the county prepares…...

1+ day, 22+ min ago   (149+ words) The Mendocino Voice MENDOCINO CO., 10/6/26 — Mendocino County wants to clear flood-prone creeks before this winter’s El Niño storms. On Tuesday, county staff told the Board of Supervisors that one creek could take up to 18 months and about $1 million just to…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (443+ words) October 6, 2026 / 11:05 PM PDT / CBS Sacramento One year after Suzie Smith was killed in a medical helicopter crash, her family is still grappling with the loss of a woman they say held their family together. Smith was a veteran flight nurse…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (225+ words) SONOMA COUNTY, CA — Authorities have proclaimed an emergency ahead of the developing El Niño season which threatens to bring unusually heavy rain to the area this winter. Forecasters say there is a 75 percent chance El Niño could reach historic levels....

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (139+ words) Published Oct 6, 2026 4:51 pm Yosemite, CA – The U.S. Forest Service has quietly changed the cause of Yosemite National Park’s Dome Fire, burning north of Wawona, that killed two pilots in a crash while battling the blaze. No reason has been given…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (68+ words) First discovered: 2:36 p.m. Oct. 6 Initial location: Fresno County, Calif. A new wildfire was reported today at 2:36 p.m. in Fresno County, California. Shields Fire has been burning on private land. At this time, there is no data on the containment status of the…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (179+ words) SANTA ROSA, CA | October 06, 2026 The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors today proclaimed an emergency due to the developing El Niño season, which is predicted to cause unusually heavy rains this winter. The County’s emergency proclamation comes two weeks after Gov....

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (25+ words) NBC Bay Area Sonoma County declares local emergency ahead of expected El Niño flooding...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (673+ words) The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors passed an emergency proclamation Tuesday, Oct. 6, in anticipation of the strengthening El Niño system and the severe flooding and storms it could bring this winter. The move, passed unanimously, comes in the wake of…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (305+ words) Sonoma County has declared a local emergency ahead of this winter's rainy season, as county leaders brace for what forecasters say could be the strongest El Niño pattern in more than 70 years. The declaration is meant to give the county…...