Bay Area storm: Best way to use sandbags, and other flood preparation tips

With another drenching atmospheric river heading toward the Bay Area we have a little more than a day to prepare for flooding.

The Santa Clara Valley Water district produced the video below to show the best ways to use sandbags, plastic sheets and plywood to protect your home from flooding.

And here from our archives are some tips from the pros, who recommend you take steps now if your home is in an area that has flooded in the past – or could in the future.

Before floods come

Identify your risk. Dangerously fast-moving floodwaters can flow thousands of feet away from a creek within

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