The Willits Downtown construction project has begun today. There will be no parking on Main St, from Hwy 20 to Valley St, thru approx. Wednesday.

Thursday & Friday, and into next week, there will be no parking on Main St, from Valley St to Sherwood Road.

These days are approximate and we will try to update this as things change.

From County OES - re Rain

Mendocino County continues to be under both a Flood Advisory and a Flood Watch for significant portions of the county with the Navarro area under flood warning. The NWS has increased the peaks of the river forecasts, but only the Navarro River is forecast to reach any level of flood stage. The Navarro River is forecast reach minor flood stage Saturday afternoon at roughly 25 ft. Due to the rising river levels at the Navarro River, State Route 128 was just recently closed by Caltrans due to flooding. There is no anticipated time of reopening for State Route 128 at this time, but since river levels are anticipated to rise through tomorrow, it may not reopen for a day or more.

Mendocino County sent out an advisory notification to residents in the Redwood Fire burn scar that were identified has potentially having higher risks of debris flow. The NWS is not currently forecasting major debris flow issues in the burn scar, but residents in higher risk locations were advised to watch for and report any potential issues to public safety. The Sheriff's Office additionally release a press release advising that there was a potential for localized impacts due to heavy rain. No major issues regarding the Redwood Fire burn area have been reported so far.

Partners should continue to expect localized flooding and issues throughout Mendocino County. As of late this morning, the NWS was forecasting that the heaviest rainfall to be tonight through tomorrow morning.

Weather Alert
https://www.weather.gov/eka/