Heavy night rains in Northern California left two dead people in a submerged car.
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Firefighters in Millbrae, south of San Francisco, managed to rescue two people who had gotten into a vehicle in a flooded underpass but failed to reach two others in a completely submerged car, said Javier Acosta of the sheriff’s office. of San Mateo County, in a statement.
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In Sierra Nevada, an evacuation warning was issued for about 150 houses below the level of the Twain Harte Lake Dam after cracks were found in the granite that adjoins the 36-foot-tall (11-meter) man-made part of the structure. Authorities began releasing some water, but the dam did not appear to be in immediate danger, said Tuolomne County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Nicco Sandelin.
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Meanwhile, authorities will order the evacuation this Thursday of an area of the southern California canyon that was hit by the fires, due to possible mudslides and debris.
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The precautions for Southern California came as rainfall, which had mostly been falling in Northern California this week, swept across the state. Heavy rains fell Thursday night in the southern part.
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On a flooded bridge over the Los Angeles River, firefighters used a dumpster to rescue a man stranded on a pillar.
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California Flood and Snow Alerts
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The National Weather Service issued an advisory for minor flooding of highways and low-lying areas in the counties around San Francisco Bay and an avalanche warning was issued for the eastern Sierra Nevada areas in Mono and Inyo counties.
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Car tire chains were required on several major routes through the Sierra, and flooding closed a stretch of Coastal Highway 1 in San Luis Obispo County and a section of US 101 in Santa Barbara County.
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Meteorologists issued a flood warning for areas east and southeast of Los Angeles as of Thursday night due to possible heavy overnight rain fed by an atmospheric river, a long plume of moisture from the Pacific Ocean.
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Orange County authorities issued an evacuation order for three canyons where last week’s rain unleashed torrents of mud and in San Bernardino County warnings were issued urging the e voluntary vaccination for half a dozen mountainous areas.
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For this Christmas and until next week, periods of rain and snow are forecast for California. Snow in the north could drop to 1,000 feet (300 meters) or less by Sunday, forecasters said, warning vacation travelers.
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“Places in Foothill that don’t normally get snow need to prepare for winter conditions, especially Sunday morning through Tuesday morning,” the Sacramento weather office said.
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