While temperatures are expected to hit the 80s in the Central Valley in the coming days, the most significant threat of snowmelt is still weeks away.
As historic storms fill once-dry Tulare Lake and submerge prime California farmland, tensions are building over how to handle the swiftly rising floodwaters.
The elevation of the snow can also make a difference, as can the depth of the snowpack, since extremely deep snowpack can insulate itself, Rizzardo said. Los Angeles will likely be spared any major floods, according to Steven Frasher, a spokesman for the L.A. County Department of Public Works. “Obviously we are looking at possible snowpacks bringing more water, but for now it’s just really observing the work that we have done and making sure it’s keeping that water back,” she said.to help ready the Tulare Basin for potential flooding and “prepare communities for the impacts of snowmelt runoff from the Sierra Nevada in the months ahead.”to further support response and recovery efforts in the storm-battered state.
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