A so-called “atmospheric river” has drenched drought-stricken Northern California with several inches of rain and several feet of snow. Reports of rockslides, mudslides, and toppled trees were in abundance on Monday as National Weather Service forecasters continued to issue flood warnings and advisories for the central and northern parts of the state. Flooding was reported across the San Francisco Bay Area and overflowed rivers across Napa and Sonoma counties. The National Weather Service said that about 4 inches of rain fell in San Francisco. The California Highway Patrol, meanwhile, shut down part of State Route 70 in Butte and Plumas counties about 150 miles north-northwest of the Bay Area due to huge landslides near where the Dixie Fire had raged. “We have already had several collisions this morning for vehicles hydroplaning, numerous trees falling, and several roadways that are experiencing flooding,” the highway patrol’s office in Oroville wrote in a …
‘Atmospheric River’ Drenches California, Triggering Mudslides and Flooding
October 25, 2021
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