“Look back - last few years in this state, it's been fire to ice with no warm bath in between,” the Democrat said, describing “weather whiplash” in a state that has quickly gone from extreme drought and wildfires to overwhelming snow and rain. Officials have not yet determined the extent of the winter storms' damage, both structurally and financially. Gavin Newsom surveyed flood damage in an agricultural region on the central coast, noting that California could potentially see a 12th atmospheric river next week. More than 144,000 utility customers statewide remained without power Wednesday afternoon, according to. The board imposed the restrictions, which included limiting outdoor watering to one day a week, in parts of Los Angeles, Ventura and San Bernardino counties last year during a severe shortage of state water supplies.īut weather woes remained Wednesday, as an additional 61,000 people remained under evacuation warnings and emergency shelters housed more than 650 people, according to the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services.įlooding also closed several miles of the Pacific Coast Highway through Huntington Beach, south of Los Angeles on the Orange County coast, and potholes disabled more than 30 cars on one Southern California freeway. The district supplies water for 19 million people in six counties. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)Ĭalifornia’s 11th atmospheric river left the storm-soaked state with a bang Wednesday, bringing flooded roadways, landslides and toppled trees to the southern part of the state as well as drought-busting rainfall that meant the end of water restrictions for nearly 7 million people.Įven as residents struggled to clean up before the next round of winter arrives in the coming days - with some 27,000 people still under evacuation orders statewide Wednesday - the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California's decision brought relief amid the state's historic drought. Southern California residents weary of a storm-soaked winter were hit Wednesday by parting shots from the season's 11th atmospheric river, which flooded roadways, caused mudslides and toppled trees throughout the state. Whole Foods Market workers walk outdoors after a temporary power outage in the Silver Lake area of Los Angeles Wednesday, March 15, 2023.
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