Monday marks the last day of heavy rain for California in the wake of a series of catastrophic storms that that ravaged the state with flooding.
An abandoned car sits trapped on the street in overflow water from the San Diego River in San Diego, Calif., on Jan. 16, 2023.Monday marks the last day of heavy rain for California in the wake of a series of relentless storms that have ravaged the state with flooding.Downtown Los Angeles has seen more rain so far in 2023 than in all of 2022.
About 175 residents were rescued from rising flood waters in San Joaquin County, near San Francisco, on Sunday, according to the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services.Flood watches remain in effect for more than 8 million in California on Monday. Heavy rain will continue for the Bay Area Monday morning and then a band of rain will push south toward Monterey in the afternoon.Meanwhile, heavy snow is ongoing in the Sierra Nevada mountains. More than 3 feet of snow has been recorded so far and an additional 3 feet is expected over the next 24 hours.
On Monday night, the skies will dry out over much of California. Dry days, and potentially dry weeks, are ahead. California has been walloped by a near-constant onslaught of rain and snow for weeks. At least 19 people have died, according to The Associated Press."I know how fatigued you all are," he said during a press briefing. "I hope you just maintain a little more vigilance over the course of the next weekend and we'll get through this."Copyright © 2023 ABC News Internet Ventures.
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