California’s 11th atmospheric river storm of the season barreled through a beleaguered state Tuesday, dropping more rain and snow, sending thousands once again scrambling for higher ground.
An incoming storm threatens to overflow the swollen Salinas River, imperiling the lives of farmworkers and crops and triggering evacuations.with a high risk of flash flooding east of the Fresno area, said Jim Brusda, a weather service meteorologist in Hanford. Up to 1.5 inches of rain was possible across much of the Central Valley.
“The soil just can’t absorb all the new rain that we’re going to get, and that’s the problem,” Brusda said. “The rainfall might be a little bit less than last week, but the impacts are going to be the same, if not more, because the rivers and creeks are already so high, and the ground is already saturated.”Rain is beginning to hit Southern California as another atmospheric river storm moves through the state. Here is what to expect.
Rivers of concern in the area include the Merced at Stevinson, Bear Creek at McKee Road, and the east-side bypass of the El Nido, all of which are “right at flood stage,” he said. The San Joaquin River in Friant, just below Millerton Lake, was also high Tuesday, with some visible flooding in low-lying areas. Residents said water levels at the lake and in the river were much higher than usual.
The atmospheric river storm, which is drawing moisture from Hawaii in a phenomenon sometimes referred to as a “pineapple express,” was rapidly moving south, raising concerns of flooding in burn scars and more snow on Southern California’s already covered mountains.
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