Heavy downpours can act as alarm bells at Russian River Pub, pushing people to check if everything is OK.

Wendy Neal, the owner of the cozy eatery, sent her husband outside to check clogged gutters. The last time the Russian River crested, a massive mudslide took an entire house down the river.

"Honestly, there's a lot of crazy stuff out here. It's West County, so there's always something crazy happening," said Neal.

In February, Wendy and her husband, Ryan Neal, while racing to a spot near their small business, witnessed the landslide.

"As soon as I get onto the bridge, a whole bunch of water splashes up over the bridge. So, I take a look to see what is going on and see this massive landslide and trees hanging into the water," said Ryan Neal.

After a lengthy closure to address safety

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