California’s storm-battered state gets more wind, rain, and snow

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Storm-battered California got more wind, rain and snow on Saturday, raising flooding concerns, causing power outages and making travel dangerous.

According to the National Weather Service, rain and gusty winds caused bands of rain in the north that spread southward. Additional storms were expected to continue into next week.

According to the Associated Press, more than 68,000 utility customers were without power by midnight. poweroutage.us.

Flood warnings were issued in the area north of San Francisco Bay. This includes Marin, Napa and Sonoma counties.

To the south, warnings were issued for parts of San Mateo County and Santa Cruz. Felton Grove was located on the San Lorenzo River. It was ordered to evacuate.

Flood warnings were in effect in Merced, San Joaquin Valley, for the flood waters of the Salinas River, which flooded farmland in Monterey County.

Highways in the Sierra Nevada were plagued by icy roads and snowy conditions.

Saturday morning, the UC Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Lab tweeted that it had received 21.3 inches (54 cmimeters of snow) in 24 hours. It also stated that its snowpack of approximately 10 feet (3 meters), was expected to grow many more feet by Monday.

Backcountry avalanche warning was issued to the central Sierra, which includes the greater Lake Tahoe region.

A number of atmospheric rivers Since 1996, California has been flooded with snow and rain. late DecemberPower cut to thousands, flooding roads, unleashing debris flows, and triggering landslides.

At least 19 storm-related deaths were reported. A 5-year-old boy who was swept from his mother’s car in flood waters in San Luis Obispo County remains missing.

Half of the deaths involved motorists. Some could have been avoided if drivers had obeyed road closure signs, stated Sean Duryee (acting commissioner of California Highway Patrol), during Friday’s briefing by federal and state officials.

Santa Barbara County is where you will find a massive debris flow Montecito, a community that killed 23 people in January 2018, told residents that new evacuations weren’t necessary but they should be prepared.

Montecito was and nearby areas were ordered to evacuate last Monday. It was the fifth anniversary locally of what is known as the “1/9 Debris Flow.” The community, perched at the foothills of the coast mountains, was spared serious injury.

Governor. Gavin Newsom asked residents for caution and to listen to warnings from officials in public safety.

“I know how fatigued you all are,” Newsom said. “Just maintain a little more vigilance over the course of the next weekend.”

California is forecast to have dry days starting Tuesday of next week.

“Question will then become do we stay dry through the end of month?” the San Francisco Bay Area weather office wrote.

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Janie Har was an AP reporter from San Francisco. Sophie Austin, AP/Report for America, contributed from Mather (California).

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