YRR8YMaubK- Caltrans District 3 March 10, 2023 The highway is open without chain controls this afternoon but please watch out for snow removal equipment. Here are some photos of the massive amount of snow that fell onto Highway 50 overnight during an avalanche control operation. Travel in, near, or below avalanche terrain is not recommended."Ĭaltrans District 3, which maintains the state highway system in Northern California counties, showed the extent of the massive amount of snow that fell on Highway 50 overnight during an avalanche control operation. The Sierra Avalanche Center warned, "Widespread avalanche activity is expected to occur with heavy loading of the snowpack from rain and high intensity snowfall. Residents on the eastern part of the state around Lake Tahoe were under a serious weather warning due to heavy amounts of snowfall. Lake Tahoe faces threat of avalanche threat Investigators told a local television news station that they aren't ruling out the roof's collapse as being storm related. In Oakland, part of the roof of a Peet's Coffee distribution center collapsed, killing one worker and injuring another woman early Friday morning, according to the city's fire department. Crews worked to clear debris by late morning. Mudslides closed roads elsewhere in the county, according to emergency responders. The NWS reported that King City, Calif., received more than 12 inches of rain over 48 hours.Ī large section of a road in Soquel, a town in Santa Cruz County, was completely washed out by the storm, stranding residents. That wasn't before the storm brought several inches of rainfall to the area and some reported damage. Further west, areas along the Sierra Nevada Mountains, like in South Lake Tahoe, got heavy, dangerous snowfall.īy mid-afternoon, rain tapered off in the Bay Area, according to the National Weather Service.
The rain flooded major highways, roads, rivers and creeks in Northern and Central California. What is an atmospheric river?ĪP Crews assess storm damage, which washed out North Main Street in Soquel, Calif., on Friday.Īfter heavy rain hit parts of the state on Friday, more than 9,000 residents were under evacuation orders, according to the Associated Press. President Biden later approved this request on Friday. Newsom also has requested federal assistance in anticipation of the state's need to respond to the extreme storms.
Gavin Newsom proclaimed a state of emergency in 21 counties. "Lately we've had snow levels as low as 1500 feet, but since we have warmer air, we're seeing snow in elevation as high as 7,000 feet and above," Ochs told NPR.Įarlier this week, California Gov. The storm was warmer, creating a dangerous combination of excessive rain and snowmelt in some areas that could pose serious risk of flooding. The second is expected to make landfall on Monday afternoon, according to Brian Ochs, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service based in Hanford, Calif. The severe weather is the result of back-to-back atmospheric rivers, the first of which arrived on Thursday. In northern California, parts of Palo Alto in the Bay Area saw 10 inches of downpour. #montereycounty #alwaysreadyalwaysthere /VKsKbzsXJ0- The California National Guard March 11, 2023Īs of Saturday afternoon, more than 37,000 households were without power, mainly in Monterey County, according to utility companies' reports tracked by PowerOutage.US.Ĭentral California saw flash flooding, with King City in Monterey County receiving nearly 13 inches of rainfall. Cal Guard Soldiers have supported first responders in 56 rescues near the Pajaro river in Monterey County.
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