Rain was already falling on San Luis Obispo County early Monday, and evacuations were ordered near the Alisal fire zone in Santa Barbara County.
Rain was already falling on San Luis Obispo County early Monday. Evacuations were ordered near the Alisal fire zone.
Northern California saw record rains on Sunday. Downtown Sacramento hit an all-time record with 5.44 inches. The torrential rainfall shut down at least one crucial highway as mud, rocks and unshackled debris flushed down denuded hillsides.blared across road signs and phone screens, with some officials declaring that for those in the Dixie fire burn area who had not yet evacuated, it could be too late.
“If you are near a burn scar, it may be too late to evacuate,” officials at the National Weather Service in Sacramento. “Do not attempt to cross a debris flow. Take shelter in the highest floor of your home.” Multiple debris flows shut down Highway 70 between Jarbo Gap and Greenville, a historic mountainside community in Plumas County that had
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