Winter storm affects lives of people in Northern California and is seriously impacted – yqqlm

China News Agency, San Francisco, January 4 (local time) On the 4th local time, a winter storm ushered in Northern California, which severely affected the life of the local people.

Water vapor-rich “atmospheric rivers” have hit California twice in the past two weeks, reported the Los Angeles Times. On the 4th, the returning “atmospheric river” could bring gusts of up to 60 miles (about 97 kilometers) per hour and more than 6 inches (about 15 centimeters) of rain to parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. The Sacramento Valley could see up to 4 inches (about 10 centimeters) of rain, with some areas seeing up to 6 inches (about 15 centimeters) of precipitation.

The Associated Press reported that as of the evening of the 4th, nine Northern California counties were under flood alerts. Flooding, mudslides and downed trees closed some roads in Northern California and officials urged residents to stay off roads as the storm raged. Meanwhile, some communities have been ordered to evacuate.

The “San Francisco Chronicle” reported on the 4th that the severe storm that hit the San Francisco Bay Area forced the closure of dozens of public schools in the area, affecting about 54,000 schoolchildren. Also, many stores in the San Francisco Bay Area closed early. On the afternoon of the 4th, affected by the storm, more than 70 flights to and from San Francisco International Airport were canceled. Pacific Gas and Electric said as of 7:45 pm on Feb. 4, 95,555 customers in the San Francisco Bay Area were without power, and 27,445 customers in the Central Coast were also impacted.

Nancy Ward, director of the California governor’s Office of Emergency Services, said the storm that hit California on the 4th could be one of the worst storms the state has encountered in the past five years. California Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency on the 4th to better weather winter storms.