Floodwaters covered roads in Marin County on Friday as residents braced for another King Tide event.
Floodwaters covered roads in Marin County on Friday as residents braced for another King Tide event.
“We’ve lived here for 47 years and it’s never flooded like it has today for some reason and I can’t figure out why,” said Dick Ryerson, Larkspur resident.
The Redwood High school parking lot in Larkspur became a place to play.
“It’s a lot of fun. It’s like wakeboarding but through a parking lot so it’s fun,” said Jackson Heravi, Redwood High School Student.
Tara Campbell: “What gave you the idea?
“I’m not going to lie. We saw it on TikTok, people doing it down south, and we saw this was flooded, and thought hey, why not?”
Headlamp on and shovel in hand, neighbors helped neighbors into the night.
“I just came home and it was after the high tide. And I have a lot of bark here so I was just trying to clean up a bit because the drains get really stuffed up, so I was just trying to be neighborly and clean them up before tomorrow,” said Sharon Bowers, Larkspur resident.
“We’ve lived in this house for 30 years and we’ve never had water come as high as it has yesterday (Thursday) and today (Friday),” Linda Suddeth, Larkspur resident.
Linda and her son navigated something new having never had a need for sandbags before.
“Today it was flowing down the side of the house on both sides and into the streets, and filling up the streets, and coming into the garage from the side door and front door. And if anyone drove by during the big puddles, it made a big wake and then it really came in the garage,” she said.
It’s all about protecting the family home, the home her son’s known almost his entire life.
“Yeah, seeing it come through the front of the garage, I’m 31, and haven’t seen this,” he said.