The usually dry Santa Rosa Creek rushes like a river underneath the South A Street overpass of the bike path Dec. 11. (Jeanine Flaton-Buckley/Oak Leaf)
The Santa Rosa Creek bike path, normally a haven for the homeless at night and cyclists and joggers by day, has been overrun with debris and silt from the rising waters caused by the storm that began late Wednesday and is predicted to continue through Thursday.
The level of the creek has receded a bit over the past few hours, but Sonoma County is still on watch for flash flooding and up to five inches of rain through Friday. All Santa Rosa city schools will remain closed until Monday.