{"id":280292,"date":"2026-04-22T13:55:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T13:55:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/280292\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T13:55:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T13:55:29","slug":"how-to-report-street-flooding-and-downed-trees-in-sacramento","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/280292\/","title":{"rendered":"How to report street flooding and downed trees in Sacramento"},"content":{"rendered":"

As periods of intense rains pound Sacramento, what can you do about street flooding, downed trees and other storm damage?<\/p>\n

\u201c(Tuesday) will feature the brunt of the storm<\/a> with periods of moderate to heavy rain and mountain snow, and a threat for scattered thunderstorms,\u201d the service said on X.<\/p>\n

The agency also warned of ponding water and roadway flooding<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The rain is expected to ease off Wednesday<\/a> with clearing skies the rest of the week.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what to know:<\/p>\n

\"Rain Rain floods a section of 38th Street near Folsom Boulevard in Sacramento on Saturday, April 11, 2026, during a weekend storm. JOS\u00c9 LUIS VILLEGAS jvillegas@sacbee.com Who to call about street flooding<\/p>\n

In the city and county of Sacramento, call 311 to report street flooding, plugged storm drains and downed trees.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t call 911 unless a tree has fallen on an occupied home or downed power lines.<\/p>\n

In specific communities:<\/p>\n

To report street flooding on highways in California, call 511.<\/p>\n

What to do in a flood<\/p>\n

While excessive amounts of rain aren\u2019t expected in the current storm<\/a>, there may be periods of intense rain, the National Weather Service said.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what to do in case of flooding.<\/p>\n

Floods are the most common natural disaster<\/a> in the U.S., according to the Department of Homeland Security. They can develop both slowly and quickly, and flash floods can come without warning.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re under a flood warning or are experiencing flooding, officials say you should follow these steps to help keep you safe:<\/p>\n

Find safe shelter immediately.Don\u2019t walk, swim or drive through floodwaters.Stay off bridges over fast-moving water.Stay in your car if it\u2019s trapped in rapidly moving water, or go on the roof if the water is rising inside the vehicle.Evacuate if told to do so. Listen to local responders.Move to higher ground or if you\u2019re trapped in a building, move to the highest possible level.Only get on your roof if necessary, and don\u2019t climb into a closed attic.<\/p>\n

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Don Sweeney<\/a><\/p>\n

The Sacramento Bee<\/p>\n

Don Sweeney has been a newspaper reporter and editor in California for more than 35 years. He is a service reporter based at The Sacramento Bee.\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As periods of intense rains pound Sacramento, what can you do about street flooding, downed trees and other…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":280293,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[121,123,122],"class_list":{"0":"post-280292","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sacramento","8":"tag-sacramento","9":"tag-sacramento-headlines","10":"tag-sacramento-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/280292","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=280292"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/280292\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/280293"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=280292"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=280292"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=280292"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}