(KRON) — With another atmospheric river barreling down on the Bay Area expected to bring widespread rain, wind and wet weather conditions, weather experts and public officials are warning of increased flood risks. Already, the Bay Area is under a flood watch that begins Thursday evening and lasts through the weekend.
With the floods and destruction from January’s storms not to far in the rearview mirror, Bay Area residents are advised to take precautions against this approaching weather system. Here is a list of locations where you can pick up sandbags to protect your home and business from flooding.
Bay Area sandbag locations:
- Ambrose Community Center — 3105 Willow Pass Road, Bay Point, open M-F, 7 a.m. – 9 p.m., bring a shovel.
- Byron Airport — 500 Eagle Court, Byron, open 24 hours, 7 days a week, bring a shovel
- County Public Works — 2475 Waterbird Way, Martinez, open 24 hours, 7 days a week, bring a shovel
- Howe Homestead — 2950 Walnut Boulevard, Walnut Creek, open 24 hours, 7 days a week, bring a shovel
- Knightsen Farm Bureau/County Agriculture — 3020 Second Street, Knightsen, open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, bring a shovel
- West County Detention Facility — 5555 Giant Highway, Richmond, open 24 hours, 7 days a week, bring a shovel
City of Dixon
- Dixon Fire Station — 205 Ford Way, Dixon, M-F, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., bring a shovel
San Francisco
- SF Public Works yard — Marin Street/Kansas Street gate, M-S, 8 a.m. 2 p.m., bring proof of address
San Mateo County
- Grant Corporation Yard — 752 Chestnut Road, Redwood City, enter on Spring Street
- Princeton Corporation Yard — 203 Cornell Avenue, Half Moon Bay
- Pescadero High School — 350 Butano Cutoff Road, Pescadero
- La Honda Corporation Yard — 59 Entrada Way, La Honda
Santa Clara County
- Alviso — 5030 N 1st Street, behind George Mayne Elementary School, entrance on Wilson Way
- Palo Alto — 1925 Embarcadero Road, adjacent to Palo Alto Air Terminal
- San Jose — City Central Service Yard, 1661 Senter Road at Phelan Avenue
- San Jose — Santa Clara Valley Water District Winfield Warehouse, Winfield Boulevard
- Morgan Hill — El Toro Fire Station, 18300 Old Monterey Road
- Alameda County Public Works Agency Maintenance and Operations Corporation Yards
- 4825 Gleason Drive, Dublin
- 951 Turner Court, Hayward
- Castro Valley Fire Stations
- 20336 San Miguel Avenue, Castro Valley
- 19780 Cull Canyon Road, Castro Valley
