California hits with one final round of storms

• Final set of storms deliver more rain and snow to California.
• State already suffering from flooding, significant snowfall, and 19 fatalities.
• 25 million Californians were under flood warnings over the weekend.

A final set of storms has reached California, delivering additional rain and snow to a state already suffering from severe flooding, significant snowfall, and at least 19 fatalities.

In recent weeks, storms have wreaked havoc on the state, drowning towns and forcing evacuations. Still unclear is the extent of the devastation.

Approximately 25 million Californians were under flood warnings over the weekend.

However, there is optimism that this week’s weather will be better.

The National Weather Service (NWS) Sacramento office reported that “periods of moderate to heavy snow will continue into Monday.”

California is now receiving further rain and snow from a final round of storms that have already caused serious flooding, significant snowfall, and at least 19 fatalities in the state.

Storms have wreaked havoc on the state in recent weeks, flooding communities and requiring evacuations. The magnitude of the destruction is still unknown.

Over the weekend, flood warnings were issued for almost 25 million Californians.

There is hope that this coming week will have better weather.

According to the Sacramento office of the National Weather Service (NWS), “periods of moderate to heavy snow will continue into Monday.”

Governor Gavin Newsom urged Californians to remain vigilant and exercise “common sense over the course of the next 24 to 48 hours”.

The scale of the damage caused by a once-in-a-generation deadly “parade of storms” has started becoming clear in California.

A total of 19 people have been confirmed dead, while a 5-year-old boy is missing after getting swept away by floodwaters.

Between 26 December and 9 January, parts of California saw up to six times more rain than usual, according to the NWS.

In just two days last week, it rained more than 410mm (16 inches) in some parts of Santa Barbara.

Storms have hit coastal cities including Santa Cruz and San Francisco, causing thousands of households to lose power and creating sinkholes in the roads.

The state’s rivers now have more water in them thanks to the rain. The Salinas River Valley’s many low-lying areas were evacuated.

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