SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Landslides, water rescues, roadway flooding, downed trees and power outages caused risk to life and property during a major storm over the weekend.
“Sacramento County crews from the Department of Transportation, Water Resources, and Regional Parks have estimated a total of 325 fallen trees and large branches since the recent storm. Clean up crews have been working around the clock to clear sidewalks, roadways, waterways, storm drains, parks, and affected areas within the county as calls continue to come in," said Matt Robinson, spokesperson with the county of Sacramento.
These are just the number of trees reported to the county.
Across the state, wind and rain wreaked havoc on cities and small communities alike. Gusts clocked in from 40-80 mph from the coast to the foothills. The 24-hour wind event Sunday to Monday has power outages still waiting to be restored to 1,000 SMUD customers as of Wednesday, and thousands of PG&E customers without power across California. A majority lay on the coastline.
Rainfall totals over Northern California ranged from 1-4 inches over a two-day span. Around the Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys, more conservative rain totals are still leading to a surplus in rain this month. Downtown Sacramento seeing over 2 inches of rain with Sacramento Executive Airport receiving over 1.6 inches. Stockton and Modesto ranged from 1.30-1.80 inches of rainfall. The surplus averages over an inch of rain for almost every city.
A different story played out for southern California as the rain was the primary concern.
An atmospheric river joined forces with low pressure moving onshore Sunday. Dangerous flooding caused streets to flow like rivers in Los Angeles, and mudslides tore through Santa Barbara.
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