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This is the archive of posts from the WMF Facebook page. Some of the images are unfortunately missing.
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 Saturday, February 16, 2019 at 7:57am
"Tree down in the area of 5900 Lucas Valley Rd. Blocking both lanes. Power lines involved. Will be a little while..." (Thx RB)
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 Friday, February 15, 2019 at 9:22pm
Report of an accident on Lucas Valley Rd with traffic control. Proceed with caution.
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 Friday, February 15, 2019 at 10:30am
Dumping hail in Inverness right now.
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 Friday, February 15, 2019 at 8:31am
Levee Road is open.
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 Thursday, February 14, 2019 at 8:37pm
Just saw another blast of blue light over Tomales Bay, did another transformer blow? Power popped again too.
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 Thursday, February 14, 2019 at 6:52pm
Electricity just went off and on in Inverness. A resident reported: "Just saw two transformers light up over in the Mesa in Pt Reyes." (Thx SLG)
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 Thursday, February 14, 2019 at 5:37pm
Here is the water main that broke this morning on Woodhaven in Inverness. (Thx TT)
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 Thursday, February 14, 2019 at 4:53pm
"ªLevee Road in Point Reyes still closed as of 4:45pm."¬
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 Thursday, February 14, 2019 at 1:05pm
WATER EMERGENCY UPDATE: "2/14/19 "“ A WATER MAIN BREAK HAS DRAINED PART OF OUR SYSTEM AND SOME CUSTOMERS MUST BOIL WATER FOR 5 MINUTES BEFORE USING IT FOR DRINKING OR COOKING. THIS AFFECTS ONLY THOSE CUSTOMERS WHO EXPERIENCED A WATER OUTAGE EARLY THIS MORNING (FEB. 14). IF YOU DID NOT HAVE AN OUTAGE THIS MORNING, YOU ARE NOT AFFECTED AND ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THE BOIL WATER ORDER. IF YOU ARE UNSURE, CALL US AT 415-669-1414. STATUS UPDATES WILL BE POSTED AT THE INVERNESS POST OFFICE. (SEE BELOW LINK FOR LIST OF AFFECTED AREAS)." LINK: https://www.invernesspud.org/
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 Thursday, February 14, 2019 at 10:56am
"Portola Ave is closed near Balboa Ave in Inverness Park outside of Point Reyes Station. Downed tree and power lines. Once power lines are addressed by @PGE4Me, our road crews will handle clearing the road."
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 Thursday, February 14, 2019 at 10:56am
Scenes from around Point Reyes and Inverness of the storm.
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 Thursday, February 14, 2019 at 10:56am
A large tree fell in Inverness last night taking out this car. Fortunately everyone was ok. (Thx IW)
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 Thursday, February 14, 2019 at 8:52am
Levee Road in Point Reyes is open but water is quite high. Going around Rt 1 to Olema is much safer option.
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 Thursday, February 14, 2019 at 8:12am
INVERNESS WATER EMERGENCY: BOIL WATER NOTICE in Inverness. A major water main break has occurred early today (Thursday, Feb, 14) in the service area of the Inverness P.U.D. Water System. Some areas of town are without water. ALL CUSTOMERS of the I.P.U.D. Water system are advised: DO NOT DRINK THE WATER without first boiling it for five minutes. - via Wade Holland and IPUD
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 Thursday, February 14, 2019 at 7:55am
There are reports that Levee Road is not passable due to high water. People have been using Bear Valley Rd. to Olema and then to Rt. 1 to Point Reyes.
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 Thursday, February 14, 2019 at 7:55am
It also sounds like there is a water main that is broken in Inverness. People on Madrone Ave. are reporting they have no water.
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 Thursday, February 14, 2019 at 7:36am
Via Marin County Sheriff:
The following are known road closures in unincorporated Marin County:
153 Carson Rd., Woodacre
Hwy 1, South of Stinson Beach
Hwy 1, between Tomales-Petaluma and Marshall-Petaluma Rd.
Lucas Valley Rd between Los Gamos and N/B Hwy 101 onramp
Ocean Parkway, Bolinas; between Sycamore and Opal Rd.
Panoramic Hwy--Closed
Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Inverness between Mt. Vision Rd. and Pierce Point Rd. (high clearance vehicles only)
Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Inverness; between Rannoch and Woodhaven (1/2 roadway blocked by tree down)
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 Thursday, February 14, 2019 at 7:06am
Apparently a 60 foot fir went down on Ottingers Hill over SFD last night. Trees down blocking both ends of Via de la Vista in Inverness. Someone mentioned water is high on Levee Rd? Any other reports?
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 Thursday, February 14, 2019 at 6:35am
"ªVia de la vista in Inverness totally blocked this morning. @DPWMarin @MarinSheriff "¬
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 Wednesday, February 13, 2019 at 8:03pm
Just drove home and another tree down north of Inverness. Wind is howling. Take care out there. Also sounds like power is off in parts of Inverness Park?
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 Wednesday, February 13, 2019 at 3:00pm
Just north of Inverness two very nasty mudslides have started moving. Be very careful in that area, especially as it gets dark.
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 Wednesday, February 13, 2019 at 11:25am
Basically, avoid the park today. "Road Alert: Pierce Point Rd at Kehoe Beach trailhead is now closed due to road conditions." Photo is of the flooding by Mt Vision Rd on SFD (by old oyster farm). A car had stalled after going through deep water. Be safe everyone.
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 Wednesday, February 13, 2019 at 9:52am
Via PRNPS "Roads Update: Sir Francis Drake by Mt. Vision Rd is flooded and currently impassable. Pierce Point Rd. by Kehoe Beach trailhead is also flooded. Exercise extreme caution today. (ca)"
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 Wednesday, February 13, 2019 at 8:48am
Via Marin County Sheriff "Due to storm related rainfall, Highway 1, South of Tomales-Petaluma Rd is completely flooded and is impassable."
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 Monday, February 11, 2019 at 7:59pm
Via NWS Bay Area: "Wet weather returns midweek in a big way. What makes this storm unique is its slow-moving nature. The atmospheric river looks like it will stall out just a bit, creating a second, extended wave of precipitation. It will start Tuesday evening then there will be rounds of heavy rain on Wednesday and Thursday. It's longer duration increases concerns for flooding. Two to three inches are predicted in the North Bay." Be prepared.
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 Monday, February 11, 2019 at 11:21am
"ªBecause the photo wasn't enough"¬
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 Thursday, February 7, 2019 at 1:02pm
This is a mess if you commute, "#BREAKING: Both the eastbound lowerdeck and westbound upperdeck of the Richmond"“San Rafael Bridge are closed after big chunks of concrete reportedly fell from the upper deck onto the lower lanes."
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 Tuesday, February 5, 2019 at 8:29am
Snow in West Marin. By the Nicasio Reservoir and on Lucas Valley/Big Rock. #snow (Thx DW) any other snow photos?
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 Monday, February 4, 2019 at 12:10pm
According to Marin County Sheriff's Office: "It's snowing on Mt. Tam ❄️. Here's a view from West Point Inn looking towards Muir Woods." A possibility of more snow in West Marin tonight and into tomorrow.
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 Sunday, February 3, 2019 at 8:17pm
"In January, on a hike with friends, in a remote part of the park (off Pierce Point Road but not at Kehoe), we found a WWII practice bomb. One of the kids spotted it. It was mostly buried in the sand with just a tiny bit of the back fins sticking out. Initially I thought it was fishing or marine debris, but once we unearthed it, it looked clearly like a weapon. Since we did not know if it was "live", we left it (it is also illegal to remove things from the park). The Visitor's Center was closed due to the shutdown, so I called the Sheriff's non-emergency number to report it. I quickly got a call from one of the NPS rangers on duty. The NPS ranger went out for it immediately (a huge thank you to the rangers working during shutdown!). An expert confirmed for the NPS it was an MK 43 practice bomb, which did originally have a charge. The pin was out of this one. Never expected to find WWII weapons (practice or otherwise) in the Park!" - Sarah C. Killingsworth
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 Saturday, February 2, 2019 at 11:15am
Drakes Beach (or rather parking lot) re-opened today. It will be open from 9 to 5 on the weekends to see the elephant seal mayhem. A lot of rangers, park staff and volunteers working hard to make this happen. Thank you. Point Reyes National Seashore
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 Friday, February 1, 2019 at 11:10am
ALERT: West Marin folks should be prepared for a very high wind/storm event this afternoon into tomorrow morning. Look out for trees falling and debris in roads. Stay away from downed power lines. Get ready for the power being out. Do not drive into standing water. "In coastal NorCal and even parts of coastal SoCal, this could be strongest wind event in at least several years. Rapidly-deepening surface low near NorCal coast close to historical analogues for major CA winter windstorms. Widespread significant impacts likely."
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 Thursday, January 31, 2019 at 3:14pm
Get ready. Be safe. From Bay Area NWS: "FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT, Heavy rainfall over a short amount of time will likely inundate storm drains with rapid rises on small creeks and streams. HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT WINDS... Southeast 25 to 40 mph with gusts 50 to 60 mph."
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 Thursday, January 31, 2019 at 3:14pm
The Associated Press picked up the story of the elephant seals taking over the Drakes Beach and almost every major news outlet around the world has picked it up with their own spin. It has gone viral as they say. Should be interesting to see how this all plays out. NYTimes: https://www.nytimes.com/aponli...
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 Wednesday, January 30, 2019 at 9:54pm
Skunk mating season is upon us which means the males who have bad eyesight get crazy and run into the road. Someone put this very sweet sign up in Point Reyes as a reminder to be careful. #skunk #mating #loopy