Power Outage in Carmichael, CA

A strong winter storm brought moderate to heavy rain with with flooding of roadways, streams and creeks, with mudslides also reported. There was continued river flooding along the already elevated Sacramento, San Joaquin, Cosumnes, Mokelumne, and Tuolumne rivers. The storm brought dangerous mountain travel conditions with snow levels around down to 2000 feet, locally 1000 feet in Shasta County. Storm totals reached 1 to 3 feet of above 5000 feet. Winds gusted up to 35-50 mph in the Central Valley. In the mountains there were gusts up to 50 to 70 mph, which coupled with heavy snow, brought whiteout conditions. The were numerous road closures, including Interstate 80, Interstate 5 north of Fawndale, as well as State Routes 88, 89 and 299. Widespread trees down across the area blocked roads and caused power outages. There were thunderstorms on the 28th with a funnel cloud reported visible from the tower at Redding Airport. There was a fatality reported when man was trapped by a collapsed snow bank next to his home.

March 28, 2023

A wet system brought periods of heavy rain with flooding. There was 1 to 2 feet of snow accumulated above 6,500 feet, locally higher on some peaks. Heavy rain fell bringing widespread roadway flooding, as well as local mudslides, flash flooding, with evacuations ordered in some areas. Thunderstorms with large hail, strong damaging winds and tornadoes were reported. Strong winds gusting to 55 to 75 mph brought down numerous trees and powerlines across the area, causing widespread and extended power outages.

March 14, 2023

A major winter storm brought strong winds with moderate to heavy rain bringing renewed flooding of already elevated waterways. There was flooding of roadways, urban areas, rivers, streams and creeks, with rockslides and mudslides also reported. There were dangerous mountain travel conditions with snow levels around 4000 feet and 3 to 5 feet of storm total snowfall above 6000 feet. Winds gusted up to 60-70 mph in the Central Valley. In the mountains there were gusts up to 80 to 115 mph, which coupled with heavy snow, brought whiteout conditions. There were widespread trees down across the area, blocking roads and causing numerous power outages. There were thunderstorms on the 10th with a tornado in Calaveras County and straight line wind damage and small hail reported in the northern San Joaquin Valley.

January 10, 2023

A powerful atmospheric river brought very strong winds with moderate to heavy rain and renewed flooding of the already elevated waterways. There was flooding of roadways, urban areas, rivers, streams, and creeks. There were dangerous mountain travel conditions at Sierra pass levels with 6 to 18 inches of snow above 6500 feet. The warm nature of the storm limited snow amounts further down, with just a few inches of accumulation down to 6000 feet. Winds gusted up to 50-60 mph in the Valley, with gusts up to 70 to 100 mph in the mountains. There were widespread trees down, blocking roads and causing numerous power outages across the area. Rainfall amounts were 1 to 3 inches in the Central Valley and 2 to 6 inches in the foothills and mountains. There were 2 fatalities reported, one due to drowning, and the other due to a rain-related car accident.

January 05, 2023

Flood. Sacramento County completed a preliminary estimate of a total of $133 million from public storm damage from January 1 through January 17, and a total of almost $700,000 in private property damage. There was extensive levee damage and flooding along the Cosumnes River from Rancho Murieta to Wilton. There was also widespread flooding of streams, creeks, and roadways across the county. Large numbers of trees were reported down from strong wind events, with widespread power outages and reports of damage to homes and cars.

January 01, 2023

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