SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento is still reeling from what the National Weather Service said was one of the wettest New Year's Eves on record for parts of the city.
According to Scott Rowe, meteorologist with the National Weather Service, the area saw one of the worst storms of 2022, hydrologically speaking, on New Year's Eve. 24-hour (midnight to midnight) rainfall records for the day were broken in Stockton, Modesto and parts of Sacramento.
Sacramento Executive Airport saw 2.12 inches of rain, downtown Sacramento saw 2.37 inches of rain, Sacramento International Airport saw 1.88 inches, Stockton was at 2.85 inches and Modesto was at 1.37 inches.
Rowe said Monday could be looking fairly dry, with the next chance of rain in the afternoon hours, around the time when people are driving back home from work.
Until then, the region is still grappling with the some of the flooding aftermath. A Flash Flood Warning is in effect for central Sacramento County until 11:45 p.m.
Flooding has shut down some highways as well, including the northbound lanes of Highway 99 at Acampo Road and Highway 99 at Dillard Road, south of Elk Grove.
Storm impacts also caused power outages for Sacramento Municipal Utilities District, with more than 40,000 without power Sunday morning. Hundreds of outages are also impacting PG&E customers from the Sierra to the Bay Area.
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