Sacramento River Rises as Flood Warnings Issued for Northern California

Sacramento River Rises as Flood Warnings Issued for Northern California

Water ranges within the Sacramento River had risen on Saturday, January 7, as an atmospheric river dumped rain on Northern California, inflicting downed bushes and energy outages, native officers reported. Footage by Drew Farmer exhibits the Sacramento River close to Tower Bridge filling up. The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a flood watch on Friday, warning that “multiple winter storms” will produce reasonable to heavy rainfall by Saturday till Wednesday, January 12. The NWS warned of strains of showers and thunderstorms with wind gusts as much as 60-70 mph throughout the Sacramento Valley early on Sunday morning. Credit: Drew Farmer through Storyful