Montgomery School in Cazadero and Bodega Bay School in Marin County were closed on Friday due to the storm, school officials said.
All Sonoma County schools are open after earlier warning parents that they could be closed because of the storm.
Santa Rosa City Schools canceled a special meeting of the school board on Thursday night and issued notices alerting students, parents and staff about the potential for closures on Friday.
Storm Hits Sonoma County
A Santa Rosa Junior College police officer puts out cones for motorists to avoid flooding in the right turn lane of Pacific Ave. at Mendocino Ave. in Santa Rosa, Wednesday Nov. 28, 2012. (Kent Porter / Press Democrat) 2012
At the scene of a crash on Fountaingrove Parkway, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. JEFF KAN LEE/ PD
Frank Mata clears leaves blown off the trees by the storm from the sidewalk in front of Santa Rosa Plaza in Santa Rosa on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. CHRISTOPHER CHUNG/ PD
Melissa Carreon huddles under umbrella as she walks through downtown Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. The first of a series of storms hit Northern California bringing high winds and rain. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
A man walks through downtown Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. The first of a series of storms hit Northern California bringing high winds and rain on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
This NOAA satellite image taken Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012 at 12:45 a.m. EST shows cloudiness across the Eastern U.S. associated with a storm system moving away from the U.S. as the day progresses. A frontal boundary is moving across the central Great Lakes with cloudiness and snow showers. (AP Photo/Weather Underground)
This NOAA satellite image taken Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012, at 1:00 a.m. EST shows storms off the Coast of the Western U.S. poised to move inland today with rain. High clouds are moving across the Pacific Northwest and Rocky Mountain regions. (AP Photo/Weather Underground)
Thousands of starlings create patterns over the power lines and vineyards in the Alexander Valley.
(John Burgess/The Press Democrat)
Stormy weather created ponds in vineyards in the Alexander Valley.
(John Burgess/The Press Democrat)
Bob Rozett of the Occidental Fire Department pulls away branches from two downed fir trees across Occidental Camp Meeker Road, in Occidental, Wednesday Nov. 28 2012. (Kent Porter / Press Democrat) 2012
Occidental Firefighters cut up downed fir trees across Occidental Camp Meeker Road, in Occidental, Wednesday Nov. 28 2012. (Kent Porter / Press Democrat) 2012
Ross Bevier of Santa Rosa keeps a drainage ditch clear of debris, Wednesday Nov. 28, 2012 on Baird Road in Santa Rosa. (Kent Porter / Press Democrat) 2012
Rain moves across the Santa Rosa Plain, Wednesday Nov. 28 2012. (Kent Porter / Press Democrat) 2012
Occidental Firefighters cut up downed fir trees across Occidental Camp Meeker Road, in Occidental, Wednesday Nov. 28 2012. (Kent Porter / Press Democrat) 2012
Vacaville, Calif., residents Yulia Panasevich, and her 19-month old daughter Marika Polanshek, take a stroll along Buck Avenue on a golden carpet of freshly fallen leaves knocked down by the first of three major storms passing through Solano County, Calif., Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. Forecasters expect the storms to bring 6 to 12 inches of rainfall, along with strong winds to the Northern California region by Sunday. A winter weather advisory has also been issued for the Western slopes of the Sierras. (AP Photo/The Vacaville Reporter, Rick Roach)
Women struggle with their umbrellas against strong winds in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. The first of a series of storms hit Northern California bringing high winds and rain. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
Resting on a raised nest, a snowy egret takes a break inside a private wildlife habitat North of Vacaville, Calif., Wednesday, November 28, 2012, as a rainstorm moves across Solano County. Forecasters expect the storms to bring 6 to 12 inches of rainfall, along with strong winds to the Northern California region by Sunday. A winter weather advisory has also been issued for the Western slopes of the Sierras. (AP Photo/The Vacaville Reporter, Rick Roach) MANDATORY CREDIT
"If we have a storm coming that is truly as bad as is on the forecast, we need to be paying attention," said Doug Bower, associate superintendent of Santa Rosa City Schools. "It's just kind of a head's up. I'm not trying to put any fear out there. I think it was a balanced communication."
Principals across the 16,500-student district were instructed to communicate with families about the potential for either individual school closures or a district-wide shutdown.
"We have a whole lot of new folks," Bower said of principals across the district. "A lot of people haven't ever been through the exercise."
"I don't call it overpreparing," Bower said. "I just think it's good communication."
