Flooding, Landslides, and Snow as the 9th storm brings more rain to a soaked California

California Flood Floodwaters cover South Davis Rd. near Salinas in Monterey County, Calif., as the Salinas River overflows its banks on Friday, Jan. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Luke 21:25-26 “And there will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and on the earth distress of nations in perplexity because of the roaring of the sea and the waves, people fainting with fear and with foreboding of what is coming on the world. For the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

Important Takeaways:

  • More Rain, Snow in California from Ninth in Series of Storms
  • The ninth atmospheric river in a three-week series of major winter storms was churning through California on Monday, leaving mountain driving dangerous and the flooding risk high near swollen rivers even as the sun came out in some areas.
  • The University of California Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Lab tweeted Monday morning that it had recorded 49.6 inches (126 cm) of new snow since Friday.
  • A backcountry avalanche warning was issued for the central Sierra, including the greater Tahoe area.
  • The sun came out Monday in San Francisco, where 20.3 inches (51.5 cm) of rain
  • The average for the “water year” is 19.6 inches (49.8 cm), “so we’ve surpassed the yearly total with 8 more months to go”
  • In Monterey County, the swollen Salinas River swamped farmland over the weekend and officials said Monday that it was still rising.
  • Across the bay in Berkeley, 10 homes were evacuated Monday when a sodden hillside collapsed
  • Forecasters were keeping their eyes on a storm forming in the Pacific to see if it gains enough strength to become the state’s 10th atmospheric river of the season

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