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In early February 2024, two atmospheric rivers brought extensive flooding, intense winds, and power outages to portions of California.The storms caused record-breaking rainfall totals to be observed in multiple areas, as well as the declaration of states of emergency in multiple counties in Southern California.
The weather service issued dozens of flood watches and storm advisories across the state, including flash flood warnings in parts of San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura and Los Angeles counties.
The dam was proposed in response to major floods in the mid–20th century, and was constructed between 1993 and 2000. Seven Oaks is a dry dam that serves mainly for flood protection to Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino Counties, although it also used to impound water for groundwater recharge.
The Santa Barbara Municipal Airport was closed due to flooding. [73] The Salinas River filled above flood levels, resulting in road closures of bridges in Paso Robles and causing a levee to break near Salinas. [74] On March 10, the levee on the Pajaro River failed, triggering flooding and forcing nearly 2,000 residents to evacuate. [75]
Due to the damage from Saturday's flooding, Sunday's Rainbow Oaks and Rainbow Derby trials were scheduled to begin at12:30 p.m. on Monday. Rainbow Futurity qualifiers
Floodwaters tore out a fence, undermined a deck and caked roads with mud, mobile home park residents said.
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.
A massive rainstorm that hit Sunday night continued to batter North Jersey into Monday with major flooding and power outages wreaking havoc on the region.. Relief remains many hours away with rain ...