SOS-Bad weather is coming to Northern California
2023.01.11 13:33
SOS-Bad weather is coming to Northern California
By Tiffany Smith
Budrigannews.com – On Wednesday, Northern California will bear the brunt of the most recent Pacific storm to hit the state. The storm has brought deadly rain and strong winds, driving thousands of people from their homes and flooding entire towns.
The National Weather Service (NWS) stated that the latest round of storms was anticipated to produce gale-force winds and torrential downpours along the northern coast, where the threat of flooding will continue until Friday.
The forecast comes as a historic stretch of heavy rain and strong winds has caused widespread flooding that has submerged towns and mudslides that have blocked major highways since the end of December.
According to California Governor Gavin Newsom, the storms, which have caused more than two feet (61 centimeters) of rain in some places, have killed at least 17 people since the beginning of the year.
Local media reported that mudslides had blocked the only road through Matilija Canyon, leaving a dozen residents stranded near Ojai, about 70 miles (113 kilometers) northwest of Los Angeles, and that a Ventura County sheriff’s helicopter had rescued them on Tuesday.
The Santa Barbara County Fire Department reported on Twitter with a picture of a vehicle stuck in the mud that about 400 people and 70 horses were isolated in the Rancho Oso area of the Santa Ynez Mountains above Santa Barbara.
The local sheriff’s department announced that the search for a five-year-old boy who was swept away by raging floodwaters near San Miguel, a small village in Central California, would resume on Wednesday morning.
According to data from Poweroutage.us, wind gusts have knocked down powerlines, cutting off electricity to 51,000 homes and businesses as of early Wednesday.
Due to increased risks of flooding and mudslides, thousands of people were ordered to leave several communities across the state earlier this week, including the entire affluent community of Montecito near Santa Barbara.
In the rural town of Planada in Central California, where neighborhoods and businesses remained submerged, many of the evacuation orders have been lifted.
“atmospheric rivers” of dense moisture are what bring the torrential rains and heavy snow to the mountains from the tropical Pacific.
Climate change, according to experts, is reflected in the increasing frequency and intensity of such storms, as well as periods of extreme heat and dryness. Even though the snow and rain will help fill reservoirs and aquifers, just two weeks of rain won’t end the drought that has been going on for two decades.
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