While Valley residents prepare to exit because of flooding, Gov. Gavin Newsom and other state officials visited the re-emerging Tulare Lake area on Tuesday to talk about local, state, and federal efforts to prepare for handling the massive snowmelt and limiting flood damage. "This is, for me, a surreal experience,"...
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...
Flood Times Two: Flood Watch and Advisory for Valley, Sierra
The moisture-dense storm soaking the Valley and Sierra on Tuesday has prompted the National Weather Service to issue a flood advisory in addition to a flood watch that's been in effect since Sunday. Heavy rain — the Valley's forecast is for as much as 1.5 inches rain, and 3 to...
California Storms Create Paradox: Too Much Water in Reservoirs, Too Soon
Two winters’ worth of snow has already fallen in the Sierra Nevada since Christmas, pulling California from the depths of extreme drought into one of its wettest winters in memory. But as a series of tropical storms slams the state, that bounty has become a flood risk as warm rains fall on...
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...
Search Called off for Boy Swept Away by California Flooding
LOS ANGELES — Rescuers have ended the search for a 5-year-old boy who was swept away by floodwaters in central California Monday morning after it became unsafe for divers to continue. The search was called off around 3 p.m. because the current and rising water levels of the Salinas River...