SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Problems still remain Monday as the Sacramento region is drying out and cleaning up after a New Year's Eve storm resulted in levee breaches Sunday near Elk Grove.
Highway 99 reopened south of Elk Grove in traffic in both directions shortly after midnight, Caltrans announced. It was closed Sunday due to flooding. One person was found dead in a car.
The Point Pleasant area is under an evacuation order due to flooding concerns in the area. Flood waters were expected to become "incredibly dangerous" after sunset Sunday evening.
An evacuation warning was issued Sunday evening to people living in the areas of Glanville Tract and Franklin Pond.
An evacuation center is open at the Wackford community center at 9014 Bruceville Road in Elk Grove.
The Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center on Bruceville Road in Elk Grove was evacuated Sunday afternoon due to flooding concerns. The Sacramento County Sheriff's office said 1,075 inmates were taken to different nearby correctional facilities.
County spokesperson Matt Robinson said Sunday that there were three levee breaches in the Cosumnes River area, which are believed to have been weakened when they were hit by debris during the 2017 floods.
The National Weather Service continued a Flash Flood Warning for Wilton until 11 a.m. on Jan. 2. People were urged to move to higher ground and avoid walking or driving through flood waters. The potential exposure in the area is about 8,230 people.
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