For a second straight day, high tides caused problems in parts of southern Marin County.
Drivers had to navigate flooded streets. A team of workers had to ditch their cars at their construction site and borrow a boat to grab a bite to eat on their lunch break. A cyclist who rode into San Francisco earlier in the day found his trail underwater when he returned later.
“I think this is flooding that we’ve never seen before,” resident Craig Peterson said. “This is an indication of the global warming and climate change. I’ve lived here my whole life, over 50 years, and I’ve never seen flooding like this.”
While officials cautioned people about the high tides, some didn’t heed the warnings. One woman had to be rescued when her car stalled in the rising water. A firefighter managed to carry her to safety.
Roads in Mill Valley that closed due to flooding earlier Tuesday have reopened, police said.
Mill Valley police issued an alert around noontime Tuesday advising drivers to avoid Miller Avenue between Camino Alto and Almonte Boulevard, a section of road that runs between Tamalpais High School and the Bothin Marsh Preserve.
Also closed was the west side of Redwood Highway, also called Frontage Road, between Hamilton Drive and the on-ramp for southbound Highway 101.
Police in an update shortly before 4 p.m. said the flooding had receded and the roadways reopened.
The National Weather Service has issued a Coastal Flood Advisory that will be in effect through 5 p.m. Friday for bayshore locations along San Francisco Bay, San Pablo Bay, and Monterey Bay, as well as low-lying areas along the Pacific Coast.
