On Sunday, showers continued at a rate of half-an-inch per hour
reportedAt least 19 people have died due to inclement weather conditions in the state since December, and residents in northern California continue to be affected. Millions of residents, including the entire Bay Area, remains under a flood watch,. Flood warnings were previously issued across Mendocino, Napa, Marin, Sonoma, Sacramento, Merced and Fresno counties.
The Biden administration last issued an emergency declaration on Jan. 9 for more than a dozen counties in California. The storms were caused by a series of atmospheric river storms that dumped mass quantities of rainfall in the state. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that they can carry water vapor that is the equivalent of the average flow of water at the mouth of the Mississippi River.
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