Storm-battered California got more wind, rain and snow on Saturday, raising flooding concerns, causing power outages and making travel dangerous.
At least 19 storm-related deaths have occurred, and a 5-year-old boy remained missing after being swept out of his mother’s car by flood waters in San Luis Obispo County.
Half of the deaths have involved motorists, and some could have been prevented if drivers had heeded road closure signs, said Sean Duryee, acting commissioner of the California Highway Patrol, during a briefing by state and federal officials on Friday.through the community of Montecito killed 23 people on Jan. 9, 2018, residents were told that new evacuations were not expected but that they should be prepared.
Montecito and adjacent areas were most recently ordered evacuated last Monday, the fifth anniversary of what is locally remembered as theIn a visit to Montecito on Friday, Gov. Gavin Newsom asked residents to exercise caution, and to heed warnings from public safety officials. “I know how fatigued you all are,” Newsom said. “Just maintain a little more vigilance over the course of the next weekend.”“Question will then become do we stay dry through the end of month?” the San Francisco Bay Area weather office wrote.AP reporter Janie Har contributed from San Francisco. AP/Report for America writer Sophie Austin contributed from Mather, California.
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