Groveland businesses brace for impact after Highway 120 road closure
With the closure of Highway 120 leading into Yosemite National Park, local businesses in Groveland are worried about the impact it will have on their main street.
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With the closure of Highway 120 leading into Yosemite National Park, local businesses in Groveland are worried about the impact it will have on their main street.
With the closure of Highway 120 leading into Yosemite National Park, local businesses in Groveland are worried about the impact it will have on their main street.
California officials said Monday they believe tens of thousands of people living near an ancient freshwater lake bed are not likely to experience flooding this year thanks to improving weather conditions and some swift planning following a series of powerful storms that refilled the basin for the first time in decades.
Three popular campgrounds at California's Yosemite National Park will be temporarily closed starting Monday because of a forecast of flooding as warming temperatures melt the Sierra Nevada's massive snowpack.
Pistachio farmer Nader Malakan estimates that about 1,200 acres of pistachio crops were destroyed, to the tune of $15 million.
It was not possible to evaluate the full extent of the human losses and material damage, officials told local media.
Officials have announced that temporarily shuttered parts of Yosemite Valley will reopen earlier than expected after fears of flooding have receded.
Much of the famed valley at California's Yosemite National Park will be temporarily closed starting Friday due to a forecast of flooding as rising temperatures melt the Sierra Nevada's massive snowpack.
The closure is expected to last through May 3, but could be extended depending on the severity of the floods.
A forecast of flooding has led to most of Yosemite Valley to close starting Friday, April 28, according to a Facebook post by Yosemite National Park.
In the heart of California, some rural communities are facing the prospect of being marooned or flooded out by rising water.
The massive snowpack that piled up on the Sierra Nevada this winter is a dripping time bomb. As it melts, the flood could triple in size by summer, threatening the surrounding communities and costing billions in losses.
The remaining evacuation orders for people living along Airport Court in San Joaquin County have now been lifted, but residents in one other area still can't come home.
The remaining evacuation orders for people living along Airport Court in San Joaquin County have now been lifted, but residents in one other area still can't come home.
Sol Blume music festival this year has been postponed to August 19 and 20, said organizers.
The spring storm is causing concern for spring flooding in the valley.
The recent storms have put a dent in the drought, but they've also flooded precious farmland, ruining mile after mile of crops across the state. But even at farms that didn't flood, they are still harvesting challenges.
Flooded roads continue to be an issue in Central California, as one driver got a painful reminder of on Thursday.
Both died when falling trees hit vehicles they were in. Well over 100,000 customers were without power.
Officials have stated that while there haven't been any negative impacts on the levees so far, rising water levels could make it difficult for first responders to reach people who refuse to evacuate.
The San Joaquin River at Vernalis reached flood stage today, as people in the area were ordered to evacuate Saturday evening. We were on the levee in Manteca with more on the conditions.
A potential casualty of the powerful rainstorms that drenched coastal California and flooded rivers is hundreds of acres of strawberries.
A break in the rain in Wilton on Tuesday offered some homeowners, still recovering from January storms, a chance to catch their breath.
The intensity of extreme drought and rainfall has "sharply" increased over the past 20 years, a new analysis of satellite data shows.
Flooding is no longer a major issue in Roseville despite more than half a dozen creeks that run through town. City leaders say aggressive flood mitigation efforts have prevented flooding throughout the city for years.
