People walk along the sea as surfers ride the waves during a storm at Venice Beach in Los Angeles, Calif., on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. (Keith Birmingham/The Orange County Register via AP)
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More rain and snow fell over the weekend in California, making travel dangerous and prompting new eviction orders to be issued over the risk of flooding along a river near Sacramento.
Bands of thunderstorms with gusty winds began Saturday in the north and spread to the south, with another atmospheric river storm following close behind on Sunday, the National Weather Service said.
Up to 2 inches (5 centimeters) of rain was forecast for the Sacramento Valley, where residents of the semi-rural area of Wilton, home to about 5,000, were told to leave as water levels continued to rise. Cosumnes river.
Another 2 feet (61 centimeters) of snow and gusty winds were also expected in the Sierra Nevada. Interstate 80, a key highway that runs from the San Francisco Bay Area to Lake Tahoe tourist destinations, was reopened after being closed for most of Saturday due to slippery roads, snow and conditions that did not allowed visibility.
The Snow Lab at the University of California at Berkeley tweeted Sunday morning that 21.5 inches (54 centimeters) of snow fell in 24 hours. Snow is expected to accumulate to at least 10 feet (3 meters) by Monday.
An avalanche warning has been issued for the central Sierra, including the greater Lake Tahoe area, through Monday.
There have been at least 19 storm-related deaths, and a 5-year-old boy is still missing after being swept out of his mother’s car by floodwaters in San Luis Obispo County.
Dry days are expected in California starting Tuesday.
Source: El Nuevo Herald
