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Thousands have been told to evacuate on Thursday, as fears mount over potentially life-threatening flash flooding and debris flow from burn scars caused by recent wildfires.
Check back with us at weather.com for the latest on this California storm. Jonathan Erdman is a senior meteorologist at weather.com and has been covering national and international weather since 1996.
• Flood risk extends beyond burn scars: Flood alerts cover a large portion of California Thursday as heavy rain falls. Torrential rainfall could quickly cause flash flooding of roads, especially ...
In a period of three days on September 1–3, 2023, flooding occurred as part of a seasonal monsoon season across portions of the Southwestern United States, including California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah and the Las Vegas Valley. Muddy terrain during the Burning Man festival stranded more than 70,000 people. [2]
Similar protections for the Eaton Fire burn scar were ongoing, according to California’s Office of Emergency Services. Thursday’s flood risk will not be confined to areas scorched by wildfires.
All schools in Leominster were closed on September 12, the day after the floods, due to flood damage that occurred in the school buildings. [9] [10] Boat rescue and emergency response teams were dispatched to areas in northern Massachusetts following the floods. [3] Looting also occurred in flooded businesses in Providence, Rhode Island. [56]
Floods in the United States (2000–present) is a list of flood events which were of significant impact to the country during the 21st century, since 2000. Floods are generally caused by excessive rainfall, excessive snowmelt, storm surge from hurricanes , and dam failure.
Winter storms moving across the country will produce heavy rain for the majority of the workweek across the Southeast, bringing the threat of flash flooding and isolated pockets of severe weather ...