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Bay City News Service
The National Weather Service issued a flood warning for the Napa River in Napa County Saturday morning. The warning was issued around 5 a.m. and will be in place until 8 p.m. Sunday.
Flooding is a concern for portions of the river near St. Helena and the city of Napa, according to the weather service.
The warning comes ahead of more rain expected to hit the Bay Area tonight and Sunday after several days of heavy rainfall.
The river is expected to rise above the flood stage of 16 feet around noon Sunday before falling that evening and receding to 3 feet by Tuesday afternoon.
As of 2 a.m. Saturday morning the river near St. Helena was at 4.9 feet. A flash flood watch remains in place until Sunday evening for the entire Bay Area region.
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Mary, more photos are welcome! You can add them here if you feel like sharing. Thank you.
The reclaimed wetlands in Carneros will become saturated and return to their original job during flooding and high tide. An interesting fact is that the native Napa Wappo indians created a main foot trail along the eastern edge of the valley out of reach of the highest floodwaters they had ever seen. They would move their encampments above this trail during winter rains because they knew better than to try and live next to the river during wet seasons. This route is now known as Silverado Trail, which has no history of flooding even when the valley floor and downtown Napa are several feet under water. When Soscol floods it always stops right at the southern junction of Silverado Trail. The Old Adobe was built along this foot trail and has no history of flooding.
Here's a video showing how the Napa Creek improvements handled high water Friday: http://napavalley.patch.com/articles/watch-flood-control-tames-napa-creek