- A “river of the sky” rained down on California, causing a flood.
- Two people died in extreme weather.
- Thousands have been ordered to evacuate as another storm is set to come on Monday.
atmospheric river, NOAA is likened to a “river in the sky”. It rained down on California, forcing thousands to evacuate.
8,500 people were ordered to evacuate Monterey County on the Pacific Coast after extreme weather conditions breached the levee of the Pajaro River.
The California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services says the evacuation order is “mandatory” and an “official eviction order.” This is because the situation is considered life-threatening.
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Evacuation officials urged residents to evacuate their homes on Friday, according to the Associated Press. They had to pull some of those who refused to flood on Saturday.
First responders and the California National Guard had to save more than 50 people from drowning during the night, the AP reports.
At least two people died on Friday as a result of severe weather conditions, and one died after a partial roof collapsed at an Oakland warehouse. LA Times.
But the worst is not over yet. With nearly 15 million people under flood watch in California and Nevada, the second ‘River in the Sky’ is on the horizon. CNN reports.
the meteorological agency said The worst of the storm is forecast for late Monday and early Tuesday, but heavy rains have already ordered thousands to evacuate.
according to weather forecast center“Rain will affect increasingly sensitive parts of central California, which were hit hard by rainfall early on Friday and Saturday,” they said, starting Monday night. It won’t take long once a steady heavy rain starts to set in for the reopening,” he added.
