Overnight Rains Cause Sinkhole In Santa Rosa

SONOMA COUNTY, CA — Heavy rain overnight caused a small sinkhole Thursday morning in a street in the Fountaingrove area of Santa Rosa, city officials said. The sinkhole, on Dafford Place, was one of 31 areas identified in Fountaingrove that have sections of underground storm drain pipe that were burned in the Tubbs Fire last month.

The compromised storm drain travels under Dafford Place, and city work crews temporarily closed the street to mitigate further issues, city officials said.

There were no other major issues caused by the rain overnight, according to the city.

The storm system has dumped more than 2 inches of rain in many parts of Santa Rosa and Sonoma County, including Windsor, Healdsburg and Guerneville, according to the National Weather Service. All locations in the North Bay have been drenched with at least 1 inch of rain, NWS officials say.

Bay City News Service contributed to this report.

Photos: Santa Rosa city crews worked Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017 to prevent sinkholes in the Fountaingrove area after plastic drainpipes melted in the October firestorm. (Al Francis/Napasonomaphotos.com)