Northern California storm updates: Flooding closes Highway 99, widespread power outages in Sacramento - KCRA Sacramento

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Northern California connected Sunday volition beryllium mostly sunny but dealing with the aftermath of dense rainfall and beardown winds connected Saturday that caused flooding and knocked retired powerfulness for thousands.In the Sacramento area, much than 45,000 SMUD customers remained without powerfulness Sunday morning, down from 145,000, aft winds toppled trees. The Cosumnes River reached its highest level successful past and brought flooding to Wilton and parts of southbound Sacramento County. Residents successful Wilton were told to structure successful spot if they haven't already evacuated. Late Saturday, the National Weather Service issued a flash flood informing telling residents on the Cosumnes River astatine Cosumnes Road and Wilton Road to "seek higher crushed immediately" owed to the imminent hazard of a levee failure. Meanwhile, dozens of radical were rescued aft their cars got stuck connected Highway 99 successful Sacramento County erstwhile the Cosumnes River flooded the roadway.County officials person issued a section authorities of exigency and said they volition beryllium collecting harm estimates. "Sacramento County has been experiencing an atmospheric stream that began Dec. 31, 2022, and frankincense acold has resulted successful important proscription impacts, rising creek and stream levels and flooding successful Wilton," the region said. Spokesperson Kim Nava said the proclamation volition springiness the county's manager of exigency services the authorization to afloat usage each region resources and unit to assistance with the emergency. They could aboriginal question reimbursement if a authorities oregon national exigency proclamation is issued.In the Sierra, concatenation controls are successful effect connected large highways aft aggregate spinouts and flooding caused postulation delays and closures connected Saturday. (Look up the latest roadworthy accusation from Caltrans here.)Interstate 80 and Highway 50 are backmost open. In El Dorado County, officials ordered evacuations successful Cameron Park connected Saturday arsenic homes flooded. Meteorologist Eileen Javora said to expect mostly sunshine connected Sunday. There volition beryllium immoderate airy rainfall successful the Valley and snowfall successful the Sierra connected Monday afternoon. Here are updates from our tempest coverage.Here are the latest tempest updates: 8:27 a.m.: I-80 is backmost unfastened for Sierra travel.8:24 a.m.: SMUD is moving to reconstruct powerfulness but much than 43,000 radical are inactive successful the dark. 12:47 a.m.: Here's a look astatine precipitation totals. 12:45 a.m.: Highway 50 is backmost unfastened but I-80 remains closed. 12:43 a.m.: SMUD's outage representation shows much than 88,000 customers inactive without power. 12:30 a.m.: The National Weather Service successful Sacramento issued a flash flood informing precocious Saturday for residents successful a portion of Wilton to question higher crushed owed to the imminent hazard of levee failure.The warning, which was issued aft 11 p.m., is for residents on the Cosumnes River astatine Cosumnes Road and Wilton Road.8:33 p.m.: SMUD told KCRA 3 that powerfulness was retired for 145,000 Sacramento country customers owed to dense windstorms causing trees successful the country to autumn and sound down powerfulness lines. There is not yet a timetable for erstwhile powerfulness lines volition beryllium backmost up. 6:27 p.m.: Caltrans is telling radical not to question to the Sierra contiguous connected I-80.6:14 p.m.: A spectator shared video showing flooding connected Highway 99 successful Modesto. 5:35 p.m.: Here's a look astatine immoderate of the tempest impacts contiguous crossed the region. 5:33 p.m.: Liberty Utilities says determination are much than 7,000 customers without powerfulness successful South Lake Tahoe. 5:31 p.m.: Meteorologist Dirk Verdoon looks astatine rising h2o levels connected the Cosumnes River5:09 p.m.: KCRA 3's Michelle Bandur reports that 150 radical are nether an evacuation bid successful Cameron Park. 5:08 p.m.: Sacramento County issues a proclamation of section authorities of emergency. The county's bureau of exigency services volition cod harm estimates. 4:28 p.m.: Part of Soda Springs Road successful Nevada County is closed for flooding.4:17 p.m.: Here is an update for Highway 50.4:10 p.m.: The El Dorado County Placerville Library is present closed arsenic a impermanent evacuation center, but the Cameron Park CSD is unfastened astatine 2502 Country Club Drive. 4:05 p.m.: Meteorologist Dirk Verdoorn gives an update connected wherever things basal with rainfall and flooding. 3:59 p.m.: Here's an update from Placer County.3:55 p.m.: KCRA 3's Lee Anne Denyer has an update connected what's happening successful Wilton. 3:52 p.m.: Highway 50 remains closed betwixt Pollock Pines and Meyers owed to flooding. I-80 is closed from Colfax to the Nevada State Line owed to aggregate spinouts. Get the latest from Caltrans. 3:37 p.m.: Sacramento County exigency officials accidental that residents successful Wilton should present structure successful spot if they haven't already near the area. Read more. 3:17 p.m.: Here's a presumption from Jackson. 2:29 p.m.: Here's a look astatine flooding successful Placerville.KCRA's Michelle Bandur explains much successful the video below: 2:27 p.m.: PG&E says determination are much than 4,720 customers affected by an outage successful Stockton.2:13 p.m.: The Amador Fire Protection District says that they person responded to aggregate h2o rescues and person assisted Jackson Fire with aggregate flood calls. Officials successful Amador County counsel radical to enactment location and debar travel. The Amador County Sheriff's Office of Emergency Services has opened a impermanent evacuation constituent astatine the Italian Picnic Grounds. See beneath for roadworthy closures successful the county. 2:11 p.m.: Here's a look astatine however Arcade Creek, Cosumnes River and Deer Creek person risen supra flood stage. 2:05 p.m.: Here are much updates from Caltrans connected roadworthy closures. 2:02 p.m.: Arcade Creek successful Sacramento County has reached the flood stage.1:59 p.m.: El Dorado and Sacramento Counties are adding much sandbag locations. Sacramento County's caller sandbag determination is the Point Pleasant United Methodist Church, astatine 3329 Point Pleasant Road.1:56 p.m.: The El Dorado County Sheriff's Office has ordered evacuations for Cameron Park successful the country betwixt Cameron Park Lake and Piper Court and Salida Way and Bonanza Drive. Placerville Library is unfastened arsenic a impermanent evacuation halfway astatine 345 Fair Lane, Placerville.1:53 p.m.: Sacramento County's Office of Emergency Services warned radical who unrecorded successful Wilton to evacuate the country connected Saturday owed to concerns of rising h2o blocking disconnected roadways.Sac County OES said successful a merchandise that determination is an evacuation halfway successful Elk Grove astatine the Wackford Community Center located astatine 9014 Bruceville Road. The Cosumnes River level is continuing to emergence passim the time and is expected to crest supra flood signifier astatine 17. 5 feet astir 5 p.m.KCRA 3 meteorologist Eileen Javora said that the stream hasn't reached this level of flooding since 1997.Read much here. 12:42 p.m.: El Dorado County announced wherever roadworthy closures are currently.11:30 a.m.: Cameron Park has flooded, causing immoderate to permission the area. 10:42 a.m.: Highway 50 is present being closed astatine Sly Park Road and astatine Meyers owed to flooding. 10:38 a.m.: NBC Bay Area reports thousands of radical without power, roadways flooded successful San Mateo and mudslides adjacent Fremont, among different issues. 10:32 a.m.: Two radical were rescued from the land successful the mediate of Laguna Creek successful Elk Grove, Cosumnes Fire Department officials said. 10:30 a.m.: All postulation is being held connected westbound I-80 astatine the Nevada State Line owed to spinouts implicit Donner Summit, Caltrans says. Highway 50 is closed from Ice House Road to Meyers successful El Dorado County owed to flooding. Highway 49 is closed from San Ridge Road to Amador County. Highway 89 is closed astir Emerald Bay. 9:53 a.m.: The Cosumnes Fire Department says immoderate radical are stuck connected a impermanent land successful the mediate of Laguna Creek successful eastbound Elk Grove. 9:33 a.m.: Here's a look astatine immoderate of the different storm-related stories we've been following. Sacramento country parks closed up of bedewed play upwind arsenic 'proactive' measureSan Joaquin Valley officials, residents prep for imaginable areas of floodingSacramento County officials propulsion to scope radical experiencing homelessness up of imaginable floodingSeveral teens rescued from histrion limbs aft car gets stuck successful flooded country of Sacramento County'Don’t thrust successful water. Period': Northern California drivers warned astir imaginable for flooded roads9:28 a.m.: Here's a look astatine Deer Creek this morning. 9:22 a.m.: Chief Meteorologist Mark Finan says flooding is expected aboriginal successful Wilton and southbound Sacramento County. [/twitter]9:09 a.m.: Here's an update connected Sierra concatenation controls and postulation issues. Interstate 80: Eastbound I-80 postulation is being held astatine Nyack owed to aggregate spinouts. Chains are required from Nyack to the Nevada State Line.Highway 50: Chains are required from Twin Bridges to Meyers. Caltrans' camera shows eastbound Highway 50 closed astatine Ice House Road, westbound of Whitehall. KCRA 3 is trying to larn much astir this. 8:48 a.m.: In the videos below, KCRA 3's Mike TeSelle gives an update from Arcade Creek astatine Winding Road. The creek is swelling but has not caused flooding astatine this time. 8:46 a.m.: In the video below, Meteorologist Eileen Javora gives an update connected rainfall totals truthful acold and you tin spot h2o flowing from the Foothills down Deer Creek successful eastbound Sacramento County. 8:37 a.m.: Stockton constabulary pass drivers to enactment distant from the Hammer Lane underpass astatine the railroad tracks eastbound of Lorraine Avenue. 8:34 a.m.: El Dorado County occurrence officials pass astir roadway flooding and stone slides. 8:09 a.m.: KCRA 3's Mike TeSelle has an update connected a downed histrion successful the roadway successful Carmichael. 8:08 a.m.: An update connected Folsom Lake. 7:55 a.m.: Viewer Nancy Riedell successful Citrus Heights sent this photograph of what conditions look similar astatine Arcade Creek. 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. Video Below: Chief Meteorologist Mark Finan explains what to cognize astir imaginable flooding concerns this play successful Northern CaliforniaHere are sandbag locations successful Northern California counties and cities. 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. 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In the Sacramento area, much than 45,000 SMUD customers remained without power Sunday morning, down from 145,000, aft winds toppled trees.

The Cosumnes River reached its highest level successful past and brought flooding to Wilton and parts of southbound Sacramento County. Residents successful Wilton were told to structure successful spot if they haven't already evacuated. Late Saturday, the National Weather Service issued a flash flood informing telling residents on the Cosumnes River astatine Cosumnes Road and Wilton Road to "seek higher crushed immediately" owed to the imminent hazard of a levee failure.

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Meanwhile, dozens of radical were rescued aft their cars got stuck connected Highway 99 successful Sacramento County erstwhile the Cosumnes River flooded the roadway.

County officials person issued a section authorities of exigency and said they volition beryllium collecting harm estimates.

"Sacramento County has been experiencing an atmospheric stream that began Dec. 31, 2022, and frankincense acold has resulted successful important proscription impacts, rising creek and stream levels and flooding successful Wilton," the region said.

Spokesperson Kim Nava said the proclamation volition springiness the county's manager of exigency services the authorization to afloat usage each region resources and unit to assistance with the emergency.

They could aboriginal question reimbursement if a authorities oregon national exigency proclamation is issued.

In the Sierra, concatenation controls are successful effect connected large highways aft aggregate spinouts and flooding caused postulation delays and closures connected Saturday. (Look up the latest roadworthy accusation from Caltrans here.)

Interstate 80 and Highway 50 are backmost open.

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Meteorologist Eileen Javora said to expect mostly sunshine connected Sunday. There volition beryllium immoderate airy rainfall successful the Valley and snowfall successful the Sierra connected Monday afternoon.

Here are updates from our tempest coverage.

Here are the latest tempest updates:

8:27 a.m.: I-80 is backmost unfastened for Sierra travel.

‼️ UPDATE ‼️
01/01/23 6:45am

I-80 westbound and eastbound is NOW OPEN to rider vehicles only, with R2 concatenation restrictions. The roads are highly slick truthful let’s each enactment unneurotic and SLOW DOWN truthful we tin support I-80 open…

*for updates visit: https://t.co/nW388ezCE8 pic.twitter.com/J01R7IgsRA

— CHP Truckee (@CHP_Truckee) January 1, 2023

8:24 a.m.: SMUD is moving to reconstruct powerfulness but much than 43,000 radical are inactive successful the dark.

SMUD crews person been moving passim the nighttime to reconstruct power. We inactive person areas that are impacted by past nights tempest that brought precise beardown winds.

We’ve had reports of down powerfulness lines. If you travel into interaction with a down powerfulness enactment delight debar it and telephone 911.

— SMUD (@SMUDUpdates) January 1, 2023

12:47 a.m.: Here's a look astatine precipitation totals.

12:45 a.m.: Highway 50 is backmost unfastened but I-80 remains closed.

12:43 a.m.: SMUD's outage map shows much than 88,000 customers inactive without power.

12:30 a.m.: The National Weather Service successful Sacramento issued a flash flood warning precocious Saturday for residents successful a portion of Wilton to question higher crushed owed to the imminent hazard of levee failure.

The warning, which was issued aft 11 p.m., is for residents on the Cosumnes River astatine Cosumnes Road and Wilton Road.

Flash Flood Warning for Area of Wilton@NWSSacramento sent a flash flood informing to residents astatine Cosumnes Rd and Wilton Rd, owed to an imminent levee nonaccomplishment successful that country connected the Cosumnes River. Residents person been advised to question higher crushed immediately. pic.twitter.com/EX6D6aQeGj

— Sacramento County (@SacCountyCA) January 1, 2023

8:33 p.m.: SMUD told KCRA 3 that powerfulness was retired for 145,000 Sacramento country customers owed to dense windstorms causing trees successful the country to autumn and sound down powerfulness lines.

There is not yet a timetable for erstwhile powerfulness lines volition beryllium backmost up.

6:27 p.m.: Caltrans is telling radical not to question to the Sierra contiguous connected I-80.

6:14 p.m.: A spectator shared video showing flooding connected Highway 99 successful Modesto.

5:35 p.m.: Here's a look astatine immoderate of the tempest impacts contiguous crossed the region.

5:33 p.m.: Liberty Utilities says determination are much than 7,000 customers without powerfulness successful South Lake Tahoe.

5:31 p.m.: Meteorologist Dirk Verdoon looks astatine rising h2o levels connected the Cosumnes River

5:09 p.m.: KCRA 3's Michelle Bandur reports that 150 radical are nether an evacuation bid successful Cameron Park.

5:08 p.m.: Sacramento County issues a proclamation of section authorities of emergency. The county's bureau of exigency services volition cod harm estimates.

4:28 p.m.: Part of Soda Springs Road successful Nevada County is closed for flooding.

UPDATE [4:20 p.m]: Soda Springs Road (Nevada County) is closed betwixt the span and the railroad tracks arsenic determination is flooding successful that country astatine this time. Please bash not thrust connected immoderate flooded roads.

— Placer Sheriff (@PlacerSheriff) January 1, 2023

4:17 p.m.: Here is an update for Highway 50.

Current conditions connected Highway 50 astatine the Twin Bridges concatenation checkpoint. Vehicles with AWD/FWD oregon chains allowed done but inactive HOLDING each postulation implicit the Summit for avalanche power work. pic.twitter.com/eE7cJoB0HY

— Caltrans District 3 (@CaltransDist3) January 1, 2023

UPDATE: EB 50 postulation is backmost OPEN successful Pollock Pines but HOLDING each postulation implicit Echo Summit for avalanche control. 80 postulation is being turned astir EB successful Colfax and WB astatine the authorities line. No ETO. pic.twitter.com/64Sy1j5eoR

— Caltrans District 3 (@CaltransDist3) December 31, 2022

4:10 p.m.: The El Dorado County Placerville Library is present closed arsenic a impermanent evacuation center, but the Cameron Park CSD is unfastened astatine 2502 Country Club Drive.

4:05 p.m.: Meteorologist Dirk Verdoorn gives an update connected wherever things basal with rainfall and flooding.

3:59 p.m.: Here's an update from Placer County.

UPDATE Parts of Granite Bay whitethorn present beryllium affected by rising waters. This includes Miners Ravine from Auburn-Folsom Road eastbound to westbound astatine Sierra College Blvd (including Leilbinger, Miners Ravine, Itchy Acres, Carolinda, Tall Pine, Barton, Hardy, Shadow Oaks, and Cavitt Stallman)

— Placer Sheriff (@PlacerSheriff) December 31, 2022

3:55 p.m.: KCRA 3's Lee Anne Denyer has an update connected what's happening successful Wilton.

3:52 p.m.: Highway 50 remains closed betwixt Pollock Pines and Meyers owed to flooding.

I-80 is closed from Colfax to the Nevada State Line owed to aggregate spinouts.

Get the latest from Caltrans.

‼️ ROAD CLOSURE ‼️

12/31/22 3:50pm

I-80 is CLOSED westbound astatine the Nevada Stateline and eastbound astatine Colfax owed rotation outs, postulation collisions, and mediocre driving conditions. No estimated clip of reopening.

*for updates visit: https://t.co/nW388ezCE8

— CHP Truckee (@CHP_Truckee) December 31, 2022

3:37 p.m.: Sacramento County exigency officials accidental that residents successful Wilton should present structure successful spot if they haven't already near the area.