Northern California is dealing with the aftermath of heavy rain and strong winds over the weekend that caused flooding and knocked out power for thousands.
The strong “atmospheric river,” a long plume of Pacific Ocean moisture that hit over the weekend has moved on, however, a new weather system was predicted by afternoon or evening, reports the Associated Press, but the National Weather Service said the rain would be modest until the arrival late Tuesday of another “atmospheric river.”
Even with the respite from drenching rains and heavy snowfall, flood warnings and watches remained in effect in the Sacramento County area, where widespread flooding and levee breaches in the agricultural region inundated roads and highways.
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due to flooding of the Cosumnes River. The roadway won’t reopen until the water recedes, which is expected sometime tomorrow afternoon. Caltrans District 3
According to KCRA3, dozens of people were rescued after their cars got stuck on Highway 99 in Sacramento County when the Cosumnes River flooded the roadway south of Elk Grove.
The Cosumnes River reached its highest level in history and brought flooding to Wilton and parts of south Sacramento County.
First responders have been searching for at least one missing person and Cosumnes Fire Department told KCRA3 that the search has resulted in them finding a dead body in a submerged vehicle near Dillard Road,
In the Sacramento area, more than 31,000 SMUD customers remained without power Sunday afternoon, down from 145,000, after winds toppled trees.
The immediate concern on Monday morning. reports CBS News was breached levees in and around Sacramento, several of which were threatening to flood more roadways.
Further south in the San Francisco Bay Area, the iconic Fisherman’s Wharf experienced its wettest day in nearly 30 years, and the Oakland Zoo was set to be closed for at least two weeks after a huge sinkhole collapsed at its entrance.
The atmospheric river brought more than eight feet of snow to the Sierra Nevada mountains, shutting down roads and even closing many ski resorts.
As the system heads east through the Rockies, avalanche warnings were already in effect after one skier was killed near Breckenridge, Colorado, and another avalanche was caught on camera from downtown Telluride over the weekend.
