Up to 2 more inches (5 cm) of rain fell Sunday in the soaked Sacramento Valley, where residents of Wilton and surrounding communities were warned to prepare to leave if the Cosumnes River rose further. 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,” the San Francisco weather service office tweeted.Īcross the bay in Berkeley, 10 homes were evacuated Monday when a sodden hillside collapsed, sending mud onto properties.

1, when California typically begins recording rainfall for the year. The sun came out Monday in San Francisco, where 20.3 inches (51.5 cm) of rain has fallen at the city's airport since Oct. Mostly dry days were in the week’s forecast, though some parts of Northern California could see more rain at midweek.

The White House said in a statement Monday that the president would visit with first responders and state and local officials, survey recovery efforts and assess what additional federal support is needed. President Joe Biden will travel to California’s central coast Thursday to visit areas that have been impacted by the extreme weather. Read more: Indian-American, eyeing Republican top post, says being attacked over Sikh faith Monday's system was relatively weak compared with earlier storms, but flooding and mudslide risks remained because the state was so saturated, forecasters said. 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.Ī backcountry avalanche warning was issued for the central Sierra, including the greater Tahoe area.Ī barrage of atmospheric river storms has dumped rain and snow on California since late December, cutting power to thousands, swamping roads, toppling trees, unleashing debris flows and triggering landslides. “If you must travel, be prepared for dangerous travel conditions, significant travel delays and road closures,” the weather service office in Sacramento said on Twitter.

Interstate 80, a key highway from the San Francisco Bay Area to Lake Tahoe ski resorts, reopened with chain requirements after periodic weekend closures because of whiteout conditions. Heavy snow fell across the Sierra Nevada and the National Weather Service discouraged travel. Read more: In world's coldest city temperature is -50 and people are ‘dressed like cabbage' in Seacliff that were damaged by flooding are seen. 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.

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