President Biden approved a presidential emergency declaration authorizing federal assistance to support the response to the storms impacting California.
The snowpack at high elevations is so massive it should be able absorb the rain, forecasters said. But elevations below 4,000 feet will see melting and runoff.
Forecasters warned that mountain travel could be difficult to impossible during the latest storm. At high elevations the storm was predicted to dump heavy snow, as much as 8 feet in some locations. California appeared to be "well on its way to a fourth year of drought" before the early winter series of storms. "We're in a very different condition now," he said.
In the San Bernardino Mountains a late February storm reached blizzard status. Mountain towns like Lake Arrowhead were buried. In nearby Crestline, Don Black watched as a team wielding shovels cleared his neighbor's property.Evacuation warnings were issued for foothill and mountain communities in central California that are prone to flooding and mudslides.
"The spillway has been reconstructed to modern standards, and we're very confident that it will be able to pass the flows that are coming into Lake Oroville," he said.
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