Here's How Much Rain Fell In Petaluma, Sonoma County

PETALUMA, CA — As a winter storm described as an atmospheric river moved Tuesday through the North Bay, it dropped more than 1 inch of rain in most parts of Petaluma, while nearly 4 inches of precipitation was recorded by at least one rain gauge in Sonoma County, according to 24-hour rainfall totals published Wednesday morning by the National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area.

A rain gauge at Venado — west of Healdsburg— measured the most precipitation, with 3.99 inches recorded between Tuesday morning and Wednesday morning. Hawkeye and Santa Rosa received around 1.50 inches of rain, while most Petaluma-area gauges showed around 1.25 inches.

In a bit of good news for Petalumans, the North Bay was no longer under a flash flood watch Wednesday morning as the storm described as an atmospheric river headed south.

See more preliminary Sonoma County rainfall amounts for the 24-hour time period ending at 10:32 a.m. Wednesday*:

• Venado (elevation: 1,260 feet) 3.99 inches
• Hawkeye RAWS (elevation: 2,024 feet) 1.52 inches
• Santa Rosa RAWS (elevation: 560 feet) 1.47 inches
• Petaluma-Liberty Road 1.26 inches
• Petaluma-Corona Road 1.06 inches
• Petaluma-D Street Bridge 1.15 inches
• Petaluma-La Cresta 1.26 inches

*This report contains provisional data from automated rain gauges; the accuracy of this data has not been verified, the National Weather Service said.