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.