[UPDATE 6:05 p.m.: Video of Watery Intersection Between Samoa Blvd and K St] Crash on Southbound 101 in Arcata Snarling Traffic

Screengrab showing slow areas in orange and red on Caltrans’ QuickMap. and a triangle for the rough area where the accident occurred. 

Several vehicles are involved in a collision on southbound Hwy 101 near the Sunset Avenue offramp, according to reports on the CHP Traffic Incident Information Page. Serious rain is impacting the area.

Traffic is backing up.

First reports indicate there were no injuries.

Please be careful in the area and avoid it if possible.

Please remember that information gathered from initial reports is subject to revision as more facts become available.

UPDATE 5:50 p.m.: Watch out near Samoa Blvd and K Street in Arcata. A reader warns that the intersection is flooded “a 1/4 way up a tire.”

UPDATE 5:52 p.m.: The CHP Traffic Incident Information Page states that these are two separate traffic collisions–one is a solo vehicle crash and then there is a two vehicle smashup.

UPDATE 6:05 p.m.: Video from Marie Garabedian that most readers should be able to see showing the watery roadway at Samoa Blvd and K Street.

Note: The Arcata weather bot on Twitter says 1.71 inches of rain so far today!