With soaking rain on the way to Northern California, counties are on standby and ready to activate their emergency operation centers.

Kuntz is preparing for the incoming rain. He says he has experience with past floods. "A nightmare. Like, I had to start all over again. I've been in two floods," he said. Yuba Co

Weather is forecast to include several inches of rain over the next few days and Yuba County is preparing for flooding.

As the first round of soaking rain is set to sweep over Solano County in less than 24 hours, many residents around Vacaville are stopping at hardware stores to pick up last-minute items. KCRA stopped by the Pacific Ace Hardware store Tuesday night in Vacaville and spoke to multiple people and employees as they prepared for Wednesday's rain.