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<\/p>\nHeavy rain causes flooding and road closures in Sacramento<\/p>\n
Heavy rain floods Sacramento roads, washes away Fair Oaks resident’s pond bridge<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWATER RECEDES AND WE CONTINUE OUR TEAM COVERAGE WITH KCRA 3\u2019S DESMOND CORTEZ LIVE IN FAIR OAKS. SO YOU\u2019VE BEEN TRACKING VALLEY FLOODING ALL DAY. WHAT ARE YOU SEEING OUT THERE TONIGHT? ANDRE, IT\u2019S A LITTLE MORE DRY, BUT WE SAW STEADY SHOWERS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. SO MUCH SO. A FAIR OAKS RESIDENT WOKE UP AND SAW HIS POND BRIDGE FLOATING DOWN FURTHER INTO THEIR POND. AND TO GIVE YOU EVEN MORE OF A PERSPECTIVE, WE\u2019RE STANDING ON THEIR DRIVEWAY. THIS WAS FULLY SUBMERGED AS WELL AS THE SIDE OF THEIR DRIVEWAY HERE. THOSE HEAVY DOWNPOURS AFFECTED A GOOD PORTION OF THE SACRAMENTO REGION, FROM HOMEOWNERS TO DRIVERS, ALL AFFECTED BY THIS HEAVY RAINFALL. YOU CAN\u2019T JUST SWIM. WHAT STARTED AS AN ORDINARY SUNDAY, QUICKLY TURNING INTO ANYTHING BUT STARTING TO RAIN HARDER AGAIN. THERE WAS A LOT OF RAIN IN A VERY SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. THE CELL TODAY WASN\u2019T AS BIG OF CELLS AS WE\u2019VE HAD OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF DECADES, BUT THIS ONE WAS ENOUGH THAT IT LIFTED THAT HEAVY PIECE OF WOOD AND FLOATED IT AWAY. NO PROBLEM. VIDEO FOOTAGE SHOWING FAIR OAKS RESIDENT MICHAEL SYLVESTER\u2019S WOODEN BRIDGE LIFTED IT UP AND CARRIED OUT INTO THEIR POND, ALL IN PART DUE TO THE HEAVY RAINFALL. THE CURRENT WAS REALLY GOOD. MOVING FAST, I COULD SEE YOU KNOW IT\u2019S SPINNING, SO IT\u2019S GOT SOME TURBULENT IN THAT WATER, AND I DIDN\u2019T REALLY WANT TO DROWN. SO YOU COULD SEE MICHAEL USING ROPE TO REEL BACK IN THE BRIDGE. MICHAEL, WE\u2019RE NOT EVEN IN THE POND YET, BUT EARLIER TODAY YOU WERE ABOUT WAIST HIGH. AND WE\u2019RE NOT EVEN THE POND, CORRECT? YEAH, I WAS EASILY WAIST HIGH. THE FLOODING DIDN\u2019T JUST HIT FAIR OAKS. SACRAMENTO ROADWAYS SAW LARGE AMOUNTS OF STANDSTILL WATER THROUGHOUT THE AREA. IT\u2019S COMING DOWN HEAVILY AND DON\u2019T FOLLOW SO CLOSELY BECAUSE YOU CAN\u2019T STOP AS QUICK AS YOU NORMALLY COULD. DRIVING JUST THROUGH THE PUDDLES. SPLASHES EVERYWHERE UNTIL THIS WATER IS REMOVED. PEOPLE COMING INTO THIS NEED TO SLOW DOWN, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE YOU DON\u2019T KNOW WHAT\u2019S UNDER THIS WATER. YOU DON\u2019T KNOW WHAT\u2019S CAUSING THE CLOG. THE RAIN CAUSING SEVERAL ROAD CLOSURES WITHIN SACRAMENTO DUE TO FLOODING. THE SACRAMENTO COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES HAS HAD OVER 60 CALLS FOR SERVICE FOR CLOGGED DRAINS, FLOODED STREETS. AND SO WE\u2019RE TELLING PEOPLE AGAIN, YOU KNOW, IF YOU SEE SOMETHING LIKE THIS, DON\u2019T DO IT YOURSELF. CALL 311, LET COUNTY CREWS COME OUT AND WE\u2019LL TACKLE IT. SACRAMENTO COUNTY SAYS WHEN RAINSTORMS HAPPEN LIKE THIS, THEY SEND CREWS TO FLOOD PRONE AREAS. BUT JUST THE MAGNITUDE OF HOW MUCH RAIN THERE IS, I CAN\u2019T FATHOM TO THINK THAT THIS WAS FULLY SUBMERGED UNDER WATER. AND THAT POND THERE WAS JUST FLOODED WITH WATER, SO MUCH SO THAT HE WAS NEARLY SWIMMING INSIDE. SO THAT\u2019S JUST THE MAGNITUDE OF THE RAINFALL THAT WE SAW TODAY. LIVE IN FAIR EXTENDED CORTEZ KCRA THREE NEWS. YEAH, IT\u2019S N\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Heavy rain causes flooding and road closures in Sacramento<\/p>\n
Heavy rain floods Sacramento roads, washes away Fair Oaks resident’s pond bridge<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\tUpdated: 10:27 PM PST Jan 4, 2026\n\t\t<\/p>\n
\t\tEditorial Standards \u24d8<\/a><\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\tHeavy rain in Sacramento on Sunday caused widespread flooding, prompting road closures and washing away a wooden bridge at a Fair Oaks home.Michael Sylvestre, a Fair Oaks resident, said intense rainfall in a short period caused his wooden bridge to lift and drift into a nearby pond.\u201cThere was a lot of rain in a very short amount of time,\u201d Sylvestre said.Video recorded by his wife shows Sylvestre standing nearly waist-deep in water near the edge of the pond as the flooding intensified.\u201cI knew that I couldn\u2019t go very much further,\u201d Sylvestre said. \u201cAs I\u2019m pulling the rope, I go around this laurel. And the water was so high \u2014 areas that weren\u2019t a problem at all before \u2014 I just pulled it right across.\u201dFlooding extended beyond Fair Oaks, impacting roadways across Sacramento County. Large areas of standing water caused traffic slowdowns, and drivers were urged to leave extra space between vehicles as stopping distances increased in the heavy rain.\u201cWhen we see rainstorms like this coming in, the Department of Transportation will go to certain places we know are low-lying areas and prepare,\u201d said Matt Robinson with Sacramento County Department of Water Resources.The Sacramento County Department of Water Resources reported more than 60 service calls related to clogged drains and flooded streets. Officials urged residents to report issues by calling 311 rather than attempting to clear drains themselves.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tSACRAMENTO COUNTY, Calif. \u2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Heavy rain in Sacramento on Sunday caused widespread flooding, prompting road closures and washing away a wooden bridge at a Fair Oaks home.<\/p>\n Michael Sylvestre, a Fair Oaks resident, said intense rainfall in a short period caused his wooden bridge to lift and drift into a nearby pond.<\/p>\n \u201cThere was a lot of rain in a very short amount of time,\u201d Sylvestre said.<\/p>\n Video recorded by his wife shows Sylvestre standing nearly waist-deep in water near the edge of the pond as the flooding intensified.<\/p>\n \u201cI knew that I couldn\u2019t go very much further,\u201d Sylvestre said. \u201cAs I\u2019m pulling the rope, I go around this laurel. And the water was so high \u2014 areas that weren\u2019t a problem at all before \u2014 I just pulled it right across.\u201d<\/p>\n Flooding extended beyond Fair Oaks, impacting roadways across Sacramento County. Large areas of standing water caused traffic slowdowns, and drivers were urged to leave extra space between vehicles as stopping distances increased in the heavy rain.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen we see rainstorms like this coming in, the Department of Transportation will go to certain places we know are low-lying areas and prepare,\u201d said Matt Robinson with Sacramento County Department of Water Resources.<\/p>\n The Sacramento County Department of Water Resources reported more than 60 service calls related to clogged drains and flooded streets. Officials urged residents to report issues by calling 311 rather than attempting to clear drains themselves.<\/p>\n See more coverage of top California stories here<\/a> | Download our app<\/a> | Subscribe to our morning newsletter<\/a> | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Heavy rain causes flooding and road closures in Sacramento Heavy rain floods Sacramento roads, washes away Fair Oaks…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":120506,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[2820,599,63517,23615,63513,63510,63525,63519,63522,63516,644,1029,63515,63524,63526,63520,3335,850,121,357,63514,63518,63523,63509,123,122,63511,63512,63521,1291,646,7371,63527],"class_list":{"0":"post-120505","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sacramento","8":"tag-app","9":"tag-area","10":"tag-clogged-drains-sacramento","11":"tag-download","12":"tag-fair-oaks-bridge-washed-away","13":"tag-fair-oaks-flooding","14":"tag-fair-oaks-home","15":"tag-fair-oaks-storm-damage","16":"tag-flash-flooding-sacramento","17":"tag-flooded-roads-sacramento","18":"tag-flooding","19":"tag-heavy-rain","20":"tag-heavy-rain-sacramento","21":"tag-michael-sylvestre","22":"tag-nearby-pond","23":"tag-northern-california-storms","24":"tag-official","25":"tag-road-closure","26":"tag-sacramento","27":"tag-sacramento-county","28":"tag-sacramento-county-flooding","29":"tag-sacramento-county-water-resources","30":"tag-sacramento-emergency-response","31":"tag-sacramento-flooding","32":"tag-sacramento-headlines","33":"tag-sacramento-news","34":"tag-sacramento-rain-storm","35":"tag-sacramento-road-closures","36":"tag-sacramento-weather-flooding","37":"tag-street","38":"tag-water","39":"tag-water-resources","40":"tag-wooden-bridge"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120505","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=120505"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120505\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/120506"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=120505"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=120505"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=120505"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}