[UPDATE 3:11 p.m.] Roads and Weather: Tuesday

Weather imagesHigh winds and heavy rains last night knocked out power to over a thousand customers in the Humboldt Bay area, flooded roads, and sent hillsides spilling onto highways.

The National Weather Service reports wind gusts near 50 mph on Woodley Island and 53 mph in Arcata. Cooskie Mountain in the King Range showed a gust of 66 mph and Ship Mountain in Del Norte County had a gust of 70 mph.

Today should be rainy and windy again. The Eel River at Fernbridge may reach flood stage tonight.

Slides and downed lines are hindering travel in several areas. Below is what we know at this point but there are more issues that we haven’t confirmed. As more information comes in, we’ll update in blue.

Major Highways:

Humboldt County Roads:

Here’s what we know. As we learn details, we will add the information below.

  • Alderpoint Road one lane at 1.5mm and one lane controlled traffic at 34.79mm
  • Benbow Drive Closed
  • Berta Road flooded
  • Briceland Thorn Road at
    • Huckleberry Hill 1 lane controlled traffic
    • China Creek– cleared but take it slow as the roadway is somewhat flooded. (See here for the latest info.)
  • Bull Creek Road closed about a mile west of Hwy 101. Downed tree. Could take most of the day to clear.
  • Cannibal Island -Flooded
  • Coffee Creek Road closed
  • East Branch Road (East Benbow Drive) in Benbow one way controlled traffic

    East Branch Road slide. [Photo by Bill Staples]

  • Eel River Drive closed at 1.0mm
  • Eel Rock Rd. – 1 Lane Controlled traffic at PM 2.7
  • Graham Road flooded
  • Hidden Court closed
  • Hookton Road flooded
  • Howard Heights Flooded
  • Kimtu Road (west of Garberville) flooded 
    flooded country road

    Kimtu Road is flooded. [Photo by Marianne Odisio]

  • Kimtu Road (Willow Creek) 30 to 40 foot tree across road
  • Kings Peak road closed at mile marker 7
  • Landergen Road closed
  • Mosswood Lane closed
  • Newton Drury Scenic Parkway closed at the northend (See here for more information.)
  • Nunnemaker Rd at Eel Rock Rd. Closed- Slide/Slipout      
  • Oakcrest (in Benbow) closed
  • Old Arcata Road/ Jacoby Creek Road closed due to flooding
  • Patricks Point Drive (Closed) Should be open by close of business
  • Port Kenyon closed
  • Salmon Creek Road closed at 0.56mm detour 101 or Maple Hills Road
  • Shively Road 1 lane controlled traffic at 3.56mm and 7.00mm
  • Stagecoach Rd. – PM 1.00 Closed
  • Wilder Ridge Road closed at Landergen Road indefinitely no alternate route. (See here for more details.)
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blacktail
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blacktail
7 years ago

where does east benbow drive refer to?

Ernie Branscomb
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Ernie Branscomb
7 years ago
Reply to  Kym Kemp

Kym
I think that East Branch Road turns east off of Benbow Drive and it goes out past the rodeo grounds. But, everything gets renamed….

Anonymous
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Anonymous
7 years ago

My friend lives on and owns the rodeo grounds and her mailing address is East Branch Rd.

Scooter
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Scooter
7 years ago

Does anyone have any more info on Eburg road @ goodman ranch? Is it a slide or a tree or the end of the world?

Ettersburgonian
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Ettersburgonian
7 years ago

Ettersburg rd is because of a mud slide.

Simone
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Simone
7 years ago

Just heard from a friend that she can’t get out of Kimtu.

Krispy Kritter
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Krispy Kritter
7 years ago

I heard from my sweetie that she can get out due to a huge redwood across Bull Creek Flat Road/ the road to Honeydew from the Ave. of the Giants.

ROADIE
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ROADIE
7 years ago
Reply to  Krispy Kritter

can or cannot?

onlooker
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onlooker
7 years ago
Reply to  ROADIE

Cannot. The road may be open later today

T-Ridge firefighter
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T-Ridge firefighter
7 years ago

Ettersburg road at Goodman Ranch rd is now open. Thank you county road crew!
Still a dead end road, still closed 17 miles from Ettersburg Junction by Honeydew Creek.

kaloha
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kaloha
7 years ago

Any word on the Wild Cat, a neighbor said it was blocked. Hoping to confirm.

Starburst
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7 years ago

Thanks so much for the info. Re Eel Ruver Drive at mm 1.0. If anyone knows is that the same closure due the culvert failing two weeks ago between Loleta and Fernbridge, or a new one?

Thanks for any info.

PinkAsso
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PinkAsso
7 years ago

Snow melt + rain = some big water flows.

Sparklemahn
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Sparklemahn
7 years ago
Reply to  PinkAsso

Great shot: thanks!

onlooker
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onlooker
7 years ago

We just came back from Gville. SFER was at monitor stage and looking rambunctious. The river is bank to bank, carrying entire trees and big logs, and all the creeks have their mouths well submerged and water back-swirling, meaning the volume and swiftness of current of the river is keeping the water in the tributaries.

Janice
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Janice
7 years ago

Made it on 36 from I5 to 101 in a Grand Caravan about an hour ago with no problems. There was some road work in a couple of places but no long waits. There is, however, a big crack all the way across the road about 50 or so miles up from the 101. Don’t know how long 36 will be passable with the crack, so please check before you use it! Kudos to the road crews; they were doing a great job!

Botz
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Botz
7 years ago

Van Duzen River decided to take the road back.

Botz
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Botz
7 years ago
Reply to  Kym Kemp

Van Duzen Rd at Browns Canyon where the river started undermining

Oliver
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Oliver
7 years ago

The river is way above the Monitor Stage on the gauge at the Phillipsville/Ave of the Giants exit in SoHum, in front of the old Slyvandale’s store.