Several flood warnings remained in effect Thursday in California, following a violent storm that knocked tens of thousands of people out of power and killed at least two people, and is likely to be followed by other depressions according to forecasters.
The center and north of the state was hit by a storm that generated gusts of up to 160 km/h in some places and brought torrential rains. The phenomenon caused numerous floods, road closures and deprived more than 190,000 homes of electricity, according to the PowerOutage site.
At least two people died, including a young child who was crushed by a tree in a mobile home. This storm swept through California when the region was still suffering from a series of severe casualties that hit it in late December.
A new rainy episode this weekend
The rain was beginning to abate on Thursday, but authorities continued to urge caution. Other rain fronts are expected in the coming days and soggy soils cannot absorb this surplus.
The US Weather Service is predicting an upcoming rainy episode over northern California and southwestern Oregon on Friday night. “Additional rainfall in the range of 3 to 6 inches (7.6 to 15.2 cm)…could exacerbate the risk of flooding in a fully saturated region,” it warns.
Several episodes of heavy rain could affect California through mid-January, according to the NWS.
Source: BFM TV
