Entire Population of California Now Under Flood Alerts as Officials Urge People to Stay Off the Roads

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California will once again be partially under water, as nearly the entire population of the state remains under flood alerts.
While Northern California is high wind advisories, Central and Southern California are facing an “extended stormy period,” the National Weather Service said. The agency warned of strong wind, heavy rain, and high-elevation snow.”
“Heavy rain may cause flooding along the Central California coast and the Transverse Range in Southern California,” the NWS said in a statement early Monday morning. “Severe thunderstorms pose a threat for hail, damaging wind gusts, and an isolated tornado across portions of the Sacramento Valley. A few feet of snow may fall over the Sierra Nevada and Shasta Siskiyous. A warming trend is expected across the Great Plains and Mississippi Valley.”
In addition, the agency updated its warnings to include an increased severe weather threat in southwestern California and an increased chance of thunderstorms with higher intensity rainfall.
“Avoid flooded roadways and prepare your property for flooding,” the NWS said on social media, while also warning of possible large mud or rock slides on canyon roads and debris flows in areas recently burned by wildfires.
The Los Angeles office of the National Weather Service warned “significant flooding” is possible and 2” to 5” (51 mm to 127 mm) of rain are expected – with up to 10” (254 mm) isolated areas of the Santa Lucias and Santa Ynez ranges.
California’s governor, Gavin Newsom, activated the state’s operations center, his office said on Sunday.
“Our state is taking this next storm seriously, and we ask all Californians to take steps now to prepare,” he said in a statement.
The governor further directed the Office of Emergency Services to preposition swift water rescue teams, other personnel, and equipment in several counties to be able to respond to emergencies in a timely manner.
In addition, officials in Santa Barbara County issued evacuation warnings for three areas and residents were told to prepare to leave should conditions call for evacuation orders.
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