Most of Southern California falls into the moderate drought category. Forty-six percent of the state is in severe drought, marking significant improvement from one week ago at 71 percent. Ninety-five percent of California remains in moderate drought. More than 16 percent of California was in exceptional drought at the start of the water year, but that category was wiped out last week after a barrage of winter storms. The weekly report released Thursday includes data available through Tuesday morning, so more improvement will likely appear in next week's report.Īt the start of California's water year in late September, nearly 41 percent of California was in extreme drought. Only a small portion of California along the Oregon border remains in extreme drought, the second-most severe category in the report.
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California Drought UpdateĮxtreme drought was nearly wiped out in California due in large part to a series of winter storms that drenched the state and improved its vital snowpack in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, according to this week's U.S. The Palisades Tahoe ski resort reported that it had received 300 inches of snowfall so far this season. 395, which at one time was blocked by 75 miles of snow, ice and rocks. High in the Eastern Sierra, California Department of Transportation snowplows were running around the clock to fully reopen U.S. More than half of California’s 58 counties were declared disaster areas and repairing the damage may cost more than $1 billion, according to Brian Ferguson, spokesperson for the state Office of Emergency Services. When the search resumed at sunrise, divers discovered the car under about 10 feet of water off a rural road near Forestville, the department said. Photos: Scenes From Southern California's January StormsĪ 43-year-old woman was found dead Wednesday in her submerged car a day after calling 911 to say the vehicle was stuck in floodwaters north of San Francisco, according to the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office. "The challenge is they’re storms eight and nine in the sequence and the cumulative effect is likely to cause impacts larger than the storms themselves might cause," Michael Anderson, climatologist with the Department of Water Resources, told the Associated Press.Īt least 18 people have died in the storms battering the state, the AP reported. California has been hit by seven storms since the end of December. The atmospheric river off the northern coast stretched over the Pacific to Hawaii. Many homeowners are still assessing damage from storms earlier this week. To the north, rain weary Californians are preparing for another round of wet weather after a series of devastating early winter storms.Īnother atmospheric river, a plume of moisture over the Pacific that has fueled some of California's most damaging and deadliest winter storms, is set to usher more rain into Central and Northern California. IMNKE7OTrz- Caltrans District 7 JanuNorthern, Central California Prepare for More Flooding Check for the latest updates at or call 1-80. continues clearing, repairing & assessing damage. 🚧ROAD CLOSURES Jan.12 at 10:30 a.m.: These are the storm related closures on state highways in Los Angeles & Ventura counties. Here's a list of closures in LA and Ventura counties. A woman and girl were rescued from the now 40-foot-deep sinkhole in a road near the 118 Freeway. In Chatsworth, repairs continue on a large sinkhole that swallowed two vehicles during torrential rains on Monday. The southbound 5 Freeway connected at the Boyle Heights interchange also is closed due to a mudslide. Near downtown LA, the southbound 5 Freeway connector to the southbound 110 Freeway remains closed due to a mudslide. Crews are watching for additional slides that could be triggered by more rain.
In Los Angeles County, two lanes are blocked by a mudslide on the northbound 5 Freeway near Templin Highway. Southern California Road ClosuresĬrews are still cleaning up from mudslides caused by the last round of wet weather with the new systems on the horizon. Snow levels will remain above 6,000 feet in most mountain areas, but the level could fall as low as 4,500 feet early Sunday with only minimal accumulations. Temperatures will be in the 50s for most areas this weekend.Īlong the coast, wave heights will reach 6 to 12 feet for most areas with some Ventura County beaches seeing waves of 9 to 15 feet. "But we've hardly had any time for all that rain to evaporate. "This is going to be nowhere near the rain that we saw earlier this week," said De Leon. Foothill and mountain communities can expect 1.50 to 2.50 inches of rain. Coast and inland areas will see an estimated 0.75 to 1.50 inches of rain.
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