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A Flood Advisory is in effect until 11 pm tonight for portions of Placer, Sacramento, Yolo, and Sutter counties. Impacts include: local flooding of roadways, urban areas, small streams, and creeks.
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A flood warning is in effect for the southern Sacramento Valley and Sierra foothills until 10 p.m. Evacuations ordered as atmospheric river brings heavy rain to Sacramento area Skip to main content
US 101 was flooded in South San Francisco, California, while SR 84 was closed due to landslides and flooding in Fremont. [32] [33] This forced the Oakland Zoo to close until at least January 17. [34] Flooding and road washouts were widely reported. [3] Flooding was exacerbated by the series of storms as they exceeded the soil's capacity to soak ...
The California Department of Water Resources's schematic map of the Yolo Bypass, 2009. Congress approved the Sacramento River Flood Control Project in 1911, with a plan to divert the water through multiple weirs and bypasses. The Yolo Bypass is one of two major bypasses in the Sacramento Valley that helps deter urban flooding. [5]
Flooding in the Russian River valley inundated vineyards, causing millions of dollars in crop damage. [18] The American River east of Sacramento reached record flows, although property damage was limited by the protection provided by Folsom Dam. The maximum flood release of 70,000 cubic feet per second (2,000 m 3 /s) was the highest since 1997.
It’s expected to bring 1.5 to 3 inches of rain in the Sacramento Valley and up to 6 inches of precipitation in the mountains and foothills. The snow level is expected to be around 5,000 to 6,000 ...
1825 – This flood changed the course of the Los Angeles River from its western outlet into Santa Monica Bay following the course of Ballona Creek to a southern outlet at San Pedro Bay near where it is today. [9] January 1850 – A major flood devastated the then new city of Sacramento; rain from heavy storms saturated the ground upon which ...