Heavy rain in Northern California unleashed mud and debris flows and shut down at least one critical highway by Sunday morning.
Transportation and highway patrol officers rushed all morning to multiple collisions and reports of fallen trees and overturned vehicles. Numerous roadways are flooded, they noted, including portions of State Route 99. Drivers should avoid areas near creeks and drainages that are particularly prone to flooding during intense rain.
Rain in the Dixie fire region has been pouring at 0.4 to 0.7 inch per hour — a rate that could intensify through Sunday, said Katrina Hand, a weather service meteorologist based in Sacramento. “We’re looking at pretty heavy steady rain through the rest of today into the evening,” Hand said Sunday morning. “It will still be raining a decent amount into Monday, but it looks like the heaviest will make its way out by later tonight for that area.”An atmospheric river could unleash debris flows and flash flooding across Northern California, especially in areas scorched by fire.
South of the Dixie burn area, along where the Caldor fire scorched the Highway 50 corridor, officials remained on high alert for. Heavier precipitation started moving in around mid-morning and is expected to continue its march south. The rain here is expected to pour as much as an inch per hour throughout Sunday and into Monday.
Crews this week have been busy building barriers along rivers and streams, constructing retaining walls and fencing off unstable hillsides that could collapse. Deep-water rescue vehicles have been positioned in high-risk areas, according to the state’s Office of Emergency Services, and crews have been deployedFlash flood warnings for both the Dixie and Caldor regions are in effect until 3 a.m. Monday.
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