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Fresno County Sheriff: ‘Keep Off San Joaquin, Kings Rivers’ Due to High Water Hazards

Fresno County has closed the San Joaquin and Kings rivers because of rising stormwaters that could threaten boaters and anglers, Sheriff John Zanoni said Tuesday afternoon. Anyone caught violating the closures could be subject to a misdemeanor citation, he told reporters at a storm news briefing. The Sheriff's Office is...

Fresno Deputies Rescue 3 Elderly Women Trapped by Rising Floodwaters

Rising water from heavy rains and snowmelt knocked out a culvert that trapped three elderly women, including a 104-year-old, in their Squaw Valley area home until Fresno County sheriff's deputies could rescue them Friday, Sheriff John Zanoni told reporters. And it wasn't the only rescue. CalFire Capt. Dustin Hail said...

Winter Storm Brings Road Closures, Flash Flood Watches, Surging Rivers

The rain-rich storm drenching Central California had flooded some roadways by early Friday morning, and the foothills in eastern Fresno, Madera, and Tulare counties were under flash flood warnings through 11 a.m. Friday. The National Weather Service extended the flash flood warning for northern Fresno County, including the city of...

Fresno County Expands Flood-Zone Evacuation Warning: ‘Be Ready for Unrivaled Flood Event’

Fresno County officials renewed their dire warnings Thursday about the winter storm that's forecast to drop 2 to 3 inches of rain on the Valley floor and as much as 8 inches in the Sierra starting Thursday afternoon. The minimum stream flows that have been predicted are at the upper...

Boy Told Mom ‘Be Calm’ Before Being Swept Away in Floodwater

LOS ANGELES — Lindsy Doan didn’t think the water flowing over the creek crossing on San Marcos Road was deeper than normal when she tried navigating it in her SUV while driving her 5-year-old son to school. But the creek, swollen with rain from California's epic winter storms, was much...

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