Residents of a Northern California agricultural community were forced to evacuate after the Pajaro River's levee was breached by flooding from an atmospheric river. This storm is the second to hit the state in the past few days, bringing heavy rain, mountain snow, and the threat of more flooding to northern and central California. Emergency personnel are working to secure the area and protect residents from the flooding, with 15 million people under flood watches in California and Nevada.
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Millions of people in California and Nevada are under flood watches due to heavy precipitation and rapid snow melt below 5,000 feet. Downtown Fresno is forecast to get 3 inches of rain from Thursday evening to Saturday morning, and Terri Mejorado, the Fresno County Emergency Services Director, warned of the warm water on top of the snow causing it to melt. Residents are advised to take precautions and be aware of their surroundings as the storm is expected to last through the weekend.
Former President Donald Trump held a meeting with Nevada State GOP officials at his Mar-a-Lago club on Thursday, discussing political strategy and campaigning in the battleground state. At the same time, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis made a closed-door speech to donors, accusing fellow GOP leaders of sitting back in the cultural fights. The Trump campaign is actively engaging with state and local party leaders to ensure they have a strong presence in the early primary states for the 2024 election cycle.
On Friday evening, a plane crash in Nevada left five people dead, including medical personnel and a patient. The fixed wing aircraft was operated by Care Flight, a critical care transport service, and the cause of the crash is still under investigation. The Lyon County Sheriff's Office has asked anyone with information to contact them.
A small medical plane crashed in western Nevada on Friday night, killing all five people on board. Care Flight, a service provided through REMSA Health, confirmed the tragedy and is offering condolences to the families of those affected. The Lyon County Sheriff’s Department and the Central Lyon Fire Department are working with the National Transportation Safety Board to determine the cause of the crash.
Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo declared a state of emergency in response to a leak detected in a California gas pipeline supplying fuel to southern Nevada. The emergency declaration will enable the state to receive federal resources and waivers to find alternative fuel sources and lift restrictions on trucking and other delivery methods. Kinder Morgan Energy Partners is working to repair the pipeline and is in regular communication with Clark County.
The Democratic National Committee has voted to drastically alter the party's early presidential primary schedule, increasing the racial and geographic diversity of the early voting states and sidelining Iowa and New Hampshire, who have traditionally led off the primaries. The changes have been met with mixed reactions, with South Carolina Democratic Party Chairman Trav Robertson praising the decision, while New Hampshire Secretary of State Bill Gardner expressed his disappointment. The new calendar will take effect for the 2024 presidential primaries.