Our ability to notify residents and merchants of pending storms and flooding danger has improved exponentially over the last few years, since the last major flood event of 2005. This includes the Telephone Emergency Notification System (TENS) (http:www.alertmarin.org) operated by Marin County Office of Emergency Services (OES). Residents are encouraged to sign up for this alert notification system. We also encourage people to stay tuned to local TV and radio stations (KCBS AM 740,http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/station/kcbs/ or WPKX 1610 AM San Anselmo) for weather updates to augment the above information.