NORTH COAST, Calif. – Sonoma County officials are preparing for more flooding potential along the Russian River this week.

The California Nevada River Forecast Center said the Russian River was to reach flood stage – 32 feet – at 1 a.m. Tuesday. The river is anticipated to remain at flood levels through 6 am on Tuesday.

The second storm forecast to arrive overnight and into Tuesday. The forecast indicates that the Russian River will reach flood stage again at 3 a.m. Wednesday, and crest at 35.7 feet at 6 p.m. The River is expected to recede below flood stage on Thursday at 6 a.m.

The County’s Emergency Operations Center will remain active to provide updated information and emergency services to Sonoma County residents.

The county issued advisory evacuation notices to the low lying areas of Monte Rio and Guerneville on Sunday afternoon. Recent flood modeling predicts that approximately 550 households are impacted when the Russian River reaches 35 feet.

The Guerneville Veterans Hall extended it shelter hours, and will remain open 24 hours a day through Friday morning. Additional shelters will be opened if necessary.

Pacific Gas and Electric Co. has restored power to more than 15,500 households since Saturday, and is continuing to work to end outages in the storm-impacted areas.

All drivers are encouraged to observe road closures and use detour routes. Road closures and restrictions information for the unincorporated areas can be found at http://roadconditions.sonoma-county.org/ .

As of Monday afternoon, Sonoma County Transportation and Public Works had reopened 24 roads, and continues to monitor and maintain 17 existing closures.

The county of Sonoma will also continue to post new information on shelters, power outages, road closures, safety information, and sandbag locations to its Web site at http://sonomacounty.ca.gov/Public-Safety/ and Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/SonomaCountyCal/ .