Chaos in California Today! Brutal Snow Storm & Floods Destroy Homes, Cars in Nevada
Over 22 million Californians were under flood alerts as torrential rain and mountain snow intensified Thursday, causing burn scars in the southern part of the state to turn into streams of mud. The atmospheric river event triggered flood advisories to be issued around San Francisco and flood warnings around Los Angeles. The string of moisture even brought severe thunderstorms to the City of Angels with wind gusts in excess of 60 MPH and the possibility of hail on Thursday evening, according to the forecast center.
It has been nearly a year since the region had been under a severe thunderstorm warning, as storms generally work from North-west to South-east across the region. Several mobile homes were reported to be damaged during the severe weather north-west of Los Angeles in Ventura County. NWS meteorologists will likely survey the damage to determine if a weak tornado was the cause of the wind problems. Los Angeles County issued evacuation warnings and evacuation orders for burn scar areas ahead of the heavy rainfall video taken from around the.
Palisades burn scar showed roadways becoming muddy streams on Thursday evening as rainfall rates were estimated to have reached at least an inch per hour after the fire occurred, and there’s so much damage in Mobile loose debris; it doesn’t take a whole lot of rain to trigger the downward motion down steep terrain of all that debris. Cohen said it can potentially become a surging, raging torrent of debris in a matter of minutes. The California Department of Transportation closed a portion of the Pacific Coast Highway between Santa.
Monica and Malibu would be closed until further notice due to a significant risk of mudslides and debris flow. A Los Angeles Fire Department vehicle was reported to be swept off the roadway and into the ocean by a tidal wave in Malibu. Fortunately, the member was able to exit his vehicle and reach safety with minor injuries. He was transported to a local hospital as a precaution. We ask all residents to avoid driving during the peak of the storm and to exercise extreme caution. LAFD public information officer said about the.
California Today! Brutal Snow Storm & Floods Destroy Homes, Cars in Nevada
incident other water rescues are reported to have taken place throughout Southern California,, but there were no reports of significant injuries from the wet weather event. officials in Santa Barbara County issued an evacuation warning for areas within and near the Lake Fire burn urn are ahead of the rain event because of the potential for flash flooding debris is flows and mudslides residents in these areas were warned to be ready to leave at a moment’s notice the Santa Cruz Sheriff’s Office issued an order for some areas east of.
Watsonville California to evacuate immediately due to a threat from runoff just after 8:00 a.m. local time. Several roads were closed in the area due to flooding. Voluntary evacuations were issued near burn scars in Orange County. The San Bernardino sheriff’s office issued a mandatory evacuation for communities impacted by the line fire. Many areas forecast to see up to 8 inches or more of rain include burn scar areas in Southern California, including the recent deadly Palisades and Eaton fires areas, including Santa Barbara and Los.
Angeles and Riverside face a level three out of four flash flood risk through Friday near Dublin. The California Highway Patrol reported two Interstate closures due to flooding. Southbound Interstate 680 to westbound Interstate 580 was closed due to water on the roadway; meanwhile, flooding occurred in some areas across the Las Vegas Valley. Thursday night, following the first signs of measurable rain in months, a road closure along a ramp from I-15 southbound to the southern 215 Beltway westbound closed down all lanes.
California Winter Storm: Blizzards, Floods, Mudslides.
Drivers were asked to avoid the area and use other routes. another area that was impacted by flooding included Las Vegas Boulevard and Cheyenne Avenue in the Northeast Valley.. That car across the road Thursday brought on widespread rain throughout the day and isolated chances of rain in the evening.. A winter storm warning for the mountains was expected until 400 p.m.
Friday according to 8 news now meteorologist Ted Florendo water was seen pouring out of a parking garage and into a nearby wash near Flamingo Road and Las Vegas Boulevard the water flow is normal for the area during heavy precipitation lingering rain showers were expected to move into the Las Vegas Valley Friday, Nevada and California highways had travel restrictions due to several crashes and heavy snow on Interstate 80. According to Caltrans, Interstate 80’s westbound lanes are closed to all traffic at Truckee, according to the Trans Online map. Semis are being held at the Nevada.
state line for westbound semi-trucks are being held at Applegate and chains are required for all vehicles from yak to the Nevada state line Caltrans set on X MTR Rose highway just west of Timberline Bordeaux Drives closed all the way to Crystal Bay,, though some parts of the road remain open in between according to the Nevada Department of Transportation Washoe County school district schools in Reno and Sparks and the University of Nevada Reno are on delayed starts as a winter storm hits the region. Carson City schools are closed.
For the day Bishop Mano Catholic High School is on a 2-hour delay, our campus operations are scheduled to open at 10:00 a.m. Truckee Meadows Community College said its campus would open at 9:30 a.m. WC SD closed its three schools in Incline Village, Story County. Douglas County and Truckee Tahoe schools are closed. Interstate 80 over Donner Pass remained open with chain requirements as of 6:45 a.m.
Heavy rain pummels slide-prone Southern California as
Thurs Heavy rain pummels slide-prone Southern California as day Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe said it received 8 to 12 inches of snow overnight and snow continued to fall heavily. Thursday morning the ski resort was open with all parking at its main lodge. A winter storm hit the region early Thursday morning; it could dump as much as 5 ft of snow over Donner Pass. According to the National Weather Service in Reno, areas in Reno and Sparks could see more than an inch of snow into Thursday afternoon. A winter storm warning is in effect through 10 p.m.
Friday for the Lake Tahoe region, Caltrans briefly held traffic on Interstate 80 over Donner Pass on Thursday afternoon due to multiple spinouts and heavy snow in the Sierra Nevada. Officials said just after 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, Caltrans announced on X that westbound traffic was being held in Truckee; traffic was being held at the Nevada state line. John O’Connell said eastbound traffic was being held at Drum, and Bay webcams showed that traffic was being let through once more as of 4:45 p.m.
Road closures and traffic holdups can change quickly. OK, O’Connell added, especially when cars lose control and spin out, blocking the highway; people are just going too fast or not having chains or not paying attention. O’Connell said highway cameras show heavy snow falling on the highway and whiteout conditions as trucks and vehicles wait for the road to reopen. Travel in the Sierra is not advised at this time. Trans said in its post that the roads throughout the Lake Tahoe Basin have been hairy all day on Thursday. Old Highway 40 on Donner Pass is also closed, according to CTR’s Quick.
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map and in the Eastern Sierra, Caltrans shut down a vital link on Highway 395 in the Eastern Sierra. O’Connell advised travelers to delay trips to the Sierra Nevada until after the storm clears. Even though traffic will be more concentrated given the holiday weekend, a winter storm warning is currently in place in the Lake Tahoe region until 10 p.m.
On Friday, travel will be very difficult to impossible. The warning states. The warning states the hazardous pack all commutes late Thursday and Friday. Prepare for significant slowdowns and possible road closures. Snowfall will become more intense on Thursday evening starting around 5:30 p.m. as another trough pushes through the Sierra Nevada, said Chris Johnston, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Reno, said late on Thursday night that snowfall is expected to ease back to moderate showers. Snow showers should continue through Friday.
afternoon Travelers driving through the Sierra Nevada in the storm should be prepared for chain control and road closures. The first time I saw the snow, I hadn’t seen it in years.
