Northern California storm updates: Expect heavy rain at times; Sierra chain controls - KCRA Sacramento

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Rain continues to determination done Northern California connected Saturday, starring to immoderate flood concerns successful the Foothills and immoderate smaller creeks and streams successful the Valley that are flood-prone.Due to apt creek and thoroughfare flooding and beardown winds, KCRA 3’s upwind squad is calling Saturday an Alert Day. Meteorologist Eileen Javora said that rainfall volition beryllium dense astatine times done the greeting and mid-day earlier tapering successful the afternoon. Winds volition beryllium gusty successful the greeting and strongest connected the eastbound broadside of the Valley.There could beryllium an further 1 to 1.5 inches of rainfall successful the Valley connected Saturday and 2 to 3 inches successful the Foothills. As of Saturday morning, Sacramento County creeks are wrong their banks and beneath flood stage, with the objection of Deer Creek successful the eastbound portion of the county. In the Sierra, snowfall levels are lowering to 6,000 feet with accumulating snowfall successful the afternoon. Chain controls are going into effect connected highways. See beneath for much updates from our tempest sum each day. Here are the latest tempest updates:7:35 a.m.: Reports of flooding connected roadways this morning. 7:39 a.m.: Chain controls are successful effect connected I-80 eastbound from Kingvale successful Placer County to Hirschdale Road successful Truckee, Caltrans said.Westbound concatenation controls are from Truckee to 4.7 miles westbound of Kingvale.Chain controls are besides successful effect connected Highway 50 from Twin Bridges to Meyers successful El Dorado County. Track the latest road accusation here. 7:36 a.m.: A informing to crook astir if you spot flooded roads. 7 a.m.: Several teens were rescued from histrion limbs aft their car was stuck connected Scott Road astatine Deer Creek astir 1 a.m., Sacramento Metro Fire said. 6:48 a.m.: Meteorologist Eileen Javora says Cosumnes River was astatine flood signifier astatine 13 feet astatine Michigan Bar, arsenic of 5 a.m. It is forecast to crest astatine 15.5 feet astatine 9 p.m., which is higher than antecedently anticipated. That means spot successful and perchance houses adjacent and astir the municipality of Wilton whitethorn beryllium impacted. 6:02 p.m.: Check retired the summation successful rainfall totals arsenic of 6 p.m. 5:28 p.m.: Here's an update connected rainfall totals arsenic of 5 p.m.5:15 p.m.: Melanie Wingo shows you what it looks similar adjacent Deer Creek successful Sacramento County. 4:36 p.m.: Here's an update from the National Weather Service successful Reno. 4:29 p.m.: Chief Meteorologist Mark Finan explains successful the video beneath wherever flood-prone areas are. He says places to support an oculus connected implicit the play see areas adjacent Dry Creek, Arcade Creek and Deer Creek. 4:24 p.m.: KCRA 3's Melanie Wingo reports from the Rancho Murieta area, wherever determination is immoderate localized thoroughfare flooding connected Kiefer Boulevard adjacent Deer Creek. She was determination erstwhile a tow institution was called retired to assistance a stuck motorist. 4:13 p.m.: Chief Meteorologist Mark Finan says determination has been airy rainfall successful the Valley, but it's been raining each time agelong successful the Foothills. Rain totals archer the story. 2:17 p.m.: El Dorado County residents are told to bargain sandbags astatine location betterment stores if needed. 1:38 p.m.: CHP's East Sacramento and Oroville accounts connected Facebook are informing of flooding connected immoderate roadways.1 p.m.: Here's a look astatine what conditions looked similar successful the noon hour. 9 a.m.: The National Weather Service shares a look astatine the radar and warns of flooding successful areas with dense rain. 8:05 a.m.: Meteorologist Heather Waldman walks you done rainfall totals from earlier successful the week and takes a look astatine futurecast for the upcoming storm.Here’s much of what you tin expect:Rain successful Northern CaliforniaMeteorologist Dirk Verdoorn says rainfall Friday volition beryllium dependable done the greeting and day on the westbound slope of the Sierra. The Valley volition spot immoderate showers that volition go much wide arsenic we caput done the afternoon. By Saturday morning, Northern California volition spot much rain, with immoderate of the heaviest rainfall southbound of Sacramento successful the morning. By 7 a.m. connected Sunday, skies commencement to wide retired earlier different strategy moves successful aboriginal adjacent week.There could beryllium capable rainfall by Saturday for flooding successful flood-prone areasKCRA 3's upwind squad is calling Saturday an Impact Day.Our upwind squad says that Sacramento country streams and creeks to ticker volition beryllium Deer Creek, Arcade Creek and Dry Creek, which runs from Roseville to Rio Linda. Elkhorn Boulevard and Rio Linda Boulevard could person h2o connected them.These are areas that usually person immoderate flood issues successful cases similar this.But rivers similar the American, Sacramento and Feather volition enactment good wrong their banks and volition not beryllium a flood issue. | MORE | Chief Meteorologist Mark Finan explains what to cognize astir imaginable flooding concerns this play successful Northern CaliforniaThe Cosumnes River is forecast to emergence supra flood signifier connected Saturday but astatine a little crest than was earlier expected. This stream flows into confederate Sacramento County and could flood parts of Wilton by Saturday evening oregon Sunday. Some flooding is apt farther downstream adjacent Highway 99 and Twin Cities Road connected Sunday.Sacramento County has 4 sandbag locations unfastened for unincorporated region residents successful flood-prone areas.They are:Branch Center (3847 Branch Center Road.)Orangevale Community Center (6826 Hazel Avenue.)Westside Park (6555 West 2nd Street.)Wilton Fire Station (10661 Alta Mesa Road.)The locations person a 20-bag bounds per visit. | MORE | Here are sandbag locations successful much Northern California counties and cities. A look astatine Sierra snowfall levelsSnow levels are connected the emergence for Friday, starting retired astatine 8,100 feet earlier going up to 9,100 feet. Any snowfall that does scope the crushed successful the precocious Sierra volition beryllium precise bedewed and apt melt connected contact.KCRA 3’s upwind squad says this volition proceed into Saturday, with snowfall levels starting retired astatine astir 9,100 feet. As a acold beforehand passes through, snowfall levels volition driblet down 5,400 feet with southerly winds 10 to 20 mph, gusting up to 30 mph.Stay with KCRA 3’s upwind squad for the latest updates, arsenic rain, snowfall and upwind details volition beryllium sorted retired implicit the adjacent fewer days.Download our app for the latestHere is wherever you tin download our app for the latest upwind alerts.Follow our KCRA upwind squad connected societal mediaChief Meteorologist Mark Finan connected Facebook and TwitterMeteorologist Tamara Berg connected Facebook and TwitterMeteorologist Eileen Javora connected FacebookMeteorologist Dirk Verdoorn connected FacebookMeteorologist/Climate Reporter Heather Waldman connected Facebook and TwitterWatch our forecasts connected TV oregon onlineHere's wherever to find our latest video forecast. You tin besides ticker a livestream of our latest newscast here. The banner connected our website turns reddish erstwhile we're live.We're besides streaming connected the Very Local app for Roku, Apple TV oregon Amazon Fire TV.Track Northern California Doppler radar here(App users, click present to spot our interactive radar map.)Track real-time postulation updates here(App users, click present to spot our interactive postulation map.)

Due to apt creek and thoroughfare flooding and beardown winds, KCRA 3’s upwind squad is calling Saturday an Alert Day.

Meteorologist Eileen Javora said that rainfall volition beryllium dense astatine times done the greeting and mid-day earlier tapering successful the afternoon. Winds volition beryllium gusty successful the greeting and strongest connected the eastbound broadside of the Valley.

There could beryllium an further 1 to 1.5 inches of rainfall successful the Valley connected Saturday and 2 to 3 inches successful the Foothills.

As of Saturday morning, Sacramento County creeks are wrong their banks and beneath flood stage, with the objection of Deer Creek successful the eastbound portion of the county.

In the Sierra, snowfall levels are lowering to 6,000 feet with accumulating snowfall successful the afternoon. Chain controls are going into effect connected highways.

See beneath for much updates from our tempest sum each day.

Here are the latest tempest updates:

7:35 a.m.: Reports of flooding connected roadways this morning.

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7:39 a.m.: Chain controls are successful effect connected I-80 eastbound from Kingvale successful Placer County to Hirschdale Road successful Truckee, Caltrans said.

Westbound concatenation controls are from Truckee to 4.7 miles westbound of Kingvale.

Chain controls are besides successful effect connected Highway 50 from Twin Bridges to Meyers successful El Dorado County.

Track the latest road accusation here.

7:36 a.m.: A informing to crook astir if you spot flooded roads.

7 a.m.: Several teens were rescued from histrion limbs aft their car was stuck connected Scott Road astatine Deer Creek astir 1 a.m., Sacramento Metro Fire said.

6:48 a.m.: Meteorologist Eileen Javora says Cosumnes River was astatine flood signifier astatine 13 feet astatine Michigan Bar, arsenic of 5 a.m. It is forecast to crest astatine 15.5 feet astatine 9 p.m., which is higher than antecedently anticipated. That means spot successful and perchance houses adjacent and astir the municipality of Wilton whitethorn beryllium impacted.

6:02 p.m.: Check retired the summation successful rainfall totals arsenic of 6 p.m.

5:28 p.m.: Here's an update connected rainfall totals arsenic of 5 p.m.

5:15 p.m.: Melanie Wingo shows you what it looks similar adjacent Deer Creek successful Sacramento County.

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4:36 p.m.: Here's an update from the National Weather Service successful Reno.

Flooding is imaginable owed to dense rainfall and runoff successful northeast California, the Sierra Nevada, and occidental Nevada. Urban, mediocre drainage area, and tiny watercourse flooding are precise likely, with large rises expected connected mainstem rivers with minor-to-moderate flooding possible. pic.twitter.com/d6xwHqQhca

— NWS Reno (@NWSReno) December 31, 2022

4:29 p.m.: Chief Meteorologist Mark Finan explains successful the video beneath wherever flood-prone areas are. He says places to support an oculus connected implicit the play see areas adjacent Dry Creek, Arcade Creek and Deer Creek.

4:24 p.m.: KCRA 3's Melanie Wingo reports from the Rancho Murieta area, wherever determination is immoderate localized thoroughfare flooding connected Kiefer Boulevard adjacent Deer Creek. She was determination erstwhile a tow institution was called retired to assistance a stuck motorist.

4:13 p.m.: Chief Meteorologist Mark Finan says determination has been airy rainfall successful the Valley, but it's been raining each time agelong successful the Foothills. Rain totals archer the story.

Rain totals

2:17 p.m.: El Dorado County residents are told to bargain sandbags astatine location betterment stores if needed.

1:38 p.m.: CHP's East Sacramento and Oroville accounts connected Facebook are informing of flooding connected immoderate roadways.

1 p.m.: Here's a look astatine what conditions looked similar successful the noon hour.

9 a.m.: The National Weather Service shares a look astatine the radar and warns of flooding successful areas with dense rain.

Moderate to dense rainfall volition interaction bluish California contiguous - tomorrow, particularly successful the foothills & mountains. Snow levels volition beryllium supra walk level today, dilatory falling tomorrow. Here's a look astatine forecast radar. Flooding is imaginable successful areas of dense rain. Be prepared! #CAwx pic.twitter.com/dGswwKyYrE

— NWS Sacramento (@NWSSacramento) December 30, 2022

8:05 a.m.: Meteorologist Heather Waldman walks you done rainfall totals from earlier successful the week and takes a look astatine futurecast for the upcoming storm.

Here’s much of what you tin expect:

Rain successful Northern California

Meteorologist Dirk Verdoorn says rainfall Friday volition beryllium dependable done the greeting and day on the westbound slope of the Sierra.

The Valley volition spot immoderate showers that volition go much wide arsenic we caput done the afternoon.

By Saturday morning, Northern California volition spot much rain, with immoderate of the heaviest rainfall southbound of Sacramento successful the morning.

By 7 a.m. connected Sunday, skies commencement to wide retired earlier different strategy moves successful aboriginal adjacent week.

There could beryllium capable rainfall by Saturday for flooding successful flood-prone areas

KCRA 3's upwind squad is calling Saturday an Impact Day.

Our upwind squad says that Sacramento country streams and creeks to ticker volition beryllium Deer Creek, Arcade Creek and Dry Creek, which runs from Roseville to Rio Linda. Elkhorn Boulevard and Rio Linda Boulevard could person h2o connected them.

These are areas that usually person immoderate flood issues successful cases similar this.

But rivers similar the American, Sacramento and Feather volition enactment good wrong their banks and volition not beryllium a flood issue.

| MORE | Chief Meteorologist Mark Finan explains what to cognize astir imaginable flooding concerns this play successful Northern California

The Cosumnes River is forecast to emergence supra flood signifier connected Saturday but astatine a little crest than was earlier expected. This stream flows into confederate Sacramento County and could flood parts of Wilton by Saturday evening oregon Sunday. Some flooding is apt farther downstream adjacent Highway 99 and Twin Cities Road connected Sunday.

A Flood Watch has been issued for portions of the Valley and Delta Friday greeting done aboriginal Sunday morning. Moderate to dense rainfall whitethorn effect successful flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and flood-prone areas. Never thrust crossed flooded roads! #cawx pic.twitter.com/7LaxxzO1SX

— NWS Sacramento (@NWSSacramento) December 29, 2022

Sacramento County has 4 sandbag locations unfastened for unincorporated region residents successful flood-prone areas.

They are:

Branch Center (3847 Branch Center Road.)
Orangevale Community Center (6826 Hazel Avenue.)
Westside Park (6555 West 2nd Street.)
Wilton Fire Station (10661 Alta Mesa Road.)

The locations person a 20-bag bounds per visit.

| MORE | Here are sandbag locations successful much Northern California counties and cities.

A look astatine Sierra snowfall levels

Snow levels are connected the emergence for Friday, starting retired astatine 8,100 feet earlier going up to 9,100 feet. Any snowfall that does scope the crushed successful the precocious Sierra volition beryllium precise bedewed and apt melt connected contact.

KCRA 3’s upwind squad says this volition proceed into Saturday, with snowfall levels starting retired astatine astir 9,100 feet. As a acold beforehand passes through, snowfall levels volition driblet down 5,400 feet with southerly winds 10 to 20 mph, gusting up to 30 mph.

Stay with KCRA 3’s upwind squad for the latest updates, arsenic rain, snowfall and upwind details volition beryllium sorted retired implicit the adjacent fewer days.