Residents of Montecito, California, were ordered to evacuate Monday as a storm battered the state, coinciding with the five-year anniversary of a major mudslide that…
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California is facing a relentless string of storms that have caused flooding, high surf, and mudslides. On Monday, the latest storm hit the state, swamping…
Residents in California are bracing for another round of flooding, mudslides, toppled trees, closed roads, power outages, and even brief tornadoes as the latest in…
Hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses in Northern California were left without power on Sunday morning as a powerful storm brought torrential downpours and…
California experienced a brief reprieve from severe weather on Friday, but more storms are expected to hit the state in the coming days. This follows…
Residents in central California are bracing for the impacts of a powerful storm, known as a bomb cyclone, that is hitting the state’s coast. Wind…
The National Weather Service reported that more than 235,000 homes, businesses and other power customers in California and Nevada had been left in the dark due to the severe weather. High winds caused numerous power outages and heavy rainfall and snowfall caused flooding, water rescues, and disabled vehicles. US Highway 101 and Interstate 80 were partially closed due to multiple spinouts, and residents were advised to avoid travel due to the hazardous conditions. The severe weather is a relief for drought-stricken California, bringing 4 feet of snow to the high Sierra Nevada and 5.46 inches of rain to downtown San Francisco.
A powerful storm system is bringing flooding, landslides, and heavy rains and snow to California, with the National Weather Service issuing a warning for the upper elevations of the Sierra from south of Yosemite National Park to north of Lake Tahoe. The Susan River is forecast to rise significantly, potentially affecting homes, roads, and bridges, while Sacramento fire officials plan to broadcast evacuation announcements from a helicopter and a boat. Humboldt County, which was hit by an earthquake last week, is also seeing roadways beginning to flood, with a bridge potentially closing again if the Eel River gets too high.