SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY, Calif. — The San Joaquin County Office of Emergency Services declared a local emergency as damage from a New Year's Eve winter storm is assessed.
Just before the official press release about the local state of emergency went out Tiffany Heyer, a spokesperson for San Joaquin County's Office of Emergency Services, said a proclamation is in the works and more information will be provided when it is signed.
"We have not seen the widespread flooding impacts that Sacramento is currently seeing but we have numerous issues including major roadway closures, mudslide, and localized flooding," said Heyer. "We are currently working with partners to identify damages addressed overnight and monitoring the Mokelumne River at Benson’s Ferry and Mormon Slough at Bellotta."
In the meantime, flooding has closed ramps in the downtown Stockton area with no update on when they're expected to reopen. The ramps include: SB I-5 offramp to SR-4 EB SR-4 onramp from Wilson Way SB SR-99 offramp to SR-26, SB SR-99 offramp to Golden Gate Ave.
Caltrans said flooding also temporarily shut down all northbound lanes of Highway 99 at Acampo Road, which is just north of Lodi.
Lodi experienced 3.5 inches of rain over 24 hours and winds gusts up to 51 miles per hour due to the storm, according to the city. Officials said the Lodi Fire Department had 60 calls for Service, which is three times their average call volume in a 24-hour shift. Calls for service included down powerlines, poles, power outages, homes hit by trees, crashes, fires, and medical calls.
Lodi Electric Utility crews have also been working to make areas safe, clear tree limbs and debris from lines, and repair poles in the storm's aftermath.
Over 12 trees were down at Lodi Lake Park, according to the city of Lodi. The lake is closed this next week to vehicle and pedestrian traffic as trees and debris are cleared.
Lodi officials are asking people to avoid parks Sunday as crews assess the damage and unstable trees.
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