2 dead in submerged car as California storm worries spread

LOS ANGELES – Heavy overnight rains successful Northern California near 2 radical dormant successful a submerged car arsenic authorities connected Thursday ordered evacuations for a fire-scarred Southern California canyon country due to the fact that of imaginable mud and debris flows.

Firefighters successful Millbrae, conscionable southbound of San Francisco, rescued 2 radical who had climbed atop a conveyance astatine a flooded underpass. But they weren't capable to scope radical successful a afloat submerged car, San Mateo County sheriff’s Det. Javier Acosta said.

In the Sierra Nevada, an evacuation informing was issued for astir 150 homes downstream of Twain Harte Lake Dam aft cracks were recovered successful granite that adjoins the manmade portion of the 36-foot-high (11-meter) structure. Authorities began releasing immoderate water, but the dam didn't look successful immoderate contiguous danger, Tuolomne County sheriff's Sgt. Nicco Sandelin said.

The precautions for Southern California came arsenic precipitation that had mostly been falling successful Northern California this week dispersed passim the state. Heavy rainfall was falling Thursday nighttime successful the confederate portion of the state.

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Earlier, firefighters utilized a litter handbasket to rescue a antheral stranded connected a span pillar supra the flowing Los Angeles River.

The National Weather Service issued an advisory for insignificant flooding of roadways and low-lying areas successful counties astir San Francisco Bay and an avalanche informing was posted for eastbound Sierra Nevada backcountry areas successful Mono and Inyo counties.

Tire chains were required connected respective large routes done the Sierra, and flooding closed a agelong of coastal Highway 1 successful San Luis Obispo County and a conception of U.S. 101 successful Santa Barbara County.

Forecasters issued a flood ticker for areas eastbound and southeast of Los Angeles starting Thursday evening due to the fact that of imaginable dense overnight rainfall fed by an atmospheric river, a agelong plume of moisture from the Pacific Ocean.

An evacuation bid was issued by Orange County authorities for 3 canyons adjacent a wildfire pain scar wherever rainfall past week unleashed muddy torrents.

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Warnings urging voluntary evacuation were issued by San Bernardino County authorities for a half-dozen upland areas.

Periods of rainfall and snowfall were predicted for California done Christmas and into adjacent week. Snow levels successful the northbound could driblet to 1,000 feet (300 meters) oregon little by Sunday, forecasters said, informing vacation travelers to beryllium ready.

“Foothill locations that bash not usually person snowfall should hole for wintertime conditions, particularly from Sunday greeting done Tuesday morning,” the Sacramento upwind bureau said.

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