at least two people have died in california due to the serious consequences of storm that afflicts the western United States. torrential and heavy rain snow cause of floods and landslides, and has left more than 8,000 people without power. And the storm isn’t over, as it now threatens Arkansas and Texas with tornadoes.
Christmas travel has been downright chaotic in many areas of California. Significant flooding has occurred in the county of Sacramento, where one person was found dead inside a submerged car, and a second victim in santa cruz A tree fell due to strong wind.
Rescue work in California after severe flood
more fortunate were the occupants of the car we see in the images, who could have been miraculously saved after falling off a cliff In Santa Cruz, on the California coast.
Evacuation orders have affected thousands of people, and according to CNN, as of Monday, more than 15 million people have been affected from the West Coast to Illinois as the storm progresses.
“Flooding on the Cosmanes River and Mokelumne River is expected to move southwest toward I-5 and could reach these areas through the middle of the night,” the National Weather Service (NWS) said.
parts of Tornado threat in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana Severe, which can lead to severe thunderstorms and hail in the next few hours.
The winter storm will move through the Central Plains and upper Midwest from the Four Corners on Monday and Tuesday, bringing heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain. Further south, a strong cold front will bring a threat to thunderstorms with tornadoes and flooding. pic.twitter.com/8VBjQVIwxG
– National Weather Service (@NWS) January 2, 2023
More than a meter of snow in California
caused by a very dangerous storm an atmospheric river, a band in the atmosphere that carries a lot of moisture Fueled by a parade of storms that are thousands of kilometers away from the tropics, additionally, cold has moved into the western United States, causing significant snowfall.
A thick layer of snow is frozen on the mountains of California over a meter thick in the Sierra Nevada, as well as the Lake Tahoe setting. Nevada County officials have reported, “Dozens and dozens of vehicles are stranded on the freeway and on the streets.”
