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Menlo Park Issues Shelter-in-Place as Flooding Inundates Hamilton and Carlton Avenues

Forecasts call for additional rain with strong winds that will keep flood risk elevated through midweek.

Overview

  • Police reported flooding around 4:20 a.m. on the 1300 block of Hamilton Avenue between Willow Road and Henderson Avenue, then upgraded to a shelter-in-place alert about an hour later.
  • Fire and police crews are going door to door in the Belle Haven area to assess conditions and determine whether evacuations are needed.
  • Authorities urged people to avoid the neighborhood and warned drivers not to bypass barricades or enter flooded streets due to life-threatening danger.
  • Flooding was also reported on the 1300 block of Carlton Avenue, and travel on affected blocks is discouraged until further notice.
  • The Bay Area remains under flood watches, with a wind advisory from 8 p.m. Dec. 24 to 10 a.m. Dec. 25 and scattered power outages in San Mateo County, including 48 customers without power in a Menlo Park commercial area.