Staying above water: How Sacramento's resilience kept floodwaters away
Sacramento, nicknamed the indomitable city, came from its early years of resilience to keep California's Capitol where it is today. All of it happened in spite of flooding.
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Sacramento, nicknamed the indomitable city, came from its early years of resilience to keep California's Capitol where it is today. All of it happened in spite of flooding.
Sacramento is known for its history with flooding, CBS13's Madisen Keavy is getting answers about the changes made to withstand the rising waters.
Atmospheric rivers pounding California since late last year have coated mountains with a full winter's worth of snow and begun raising reservoir levels — but experts say it will take much more precipitation to reverse the effects of years of drought.
The extended drought California has experienced is compounding the problem.
As flood waters continue to rise, neighborhood cats could be in trouble.
First responders can't help these feral felines so neighbors are stepping in to save them from rising waters.
From the San Francisco Bay Area down to Los Angeles, Californians had little time to rest between assessing damage from the last storm and preparing for the next.
Rescue crews recovered a body from a submerged car in Sonoma County.
At the height of this weekend's storm parts of Sacramento were nearly washed away after the equipment responsible for preventing flooding lost power.
At the height of this weekend's storm parts of Sacramento were nearly washed away after the equipment responsible for preventing flooding lost power.
Here is the latest update on evacuation warnings in place for flooded areas and those areas at risk of flooding.
Exactly why the man was out at the park, which is closed, is unclear.
DWR says they expect water to continue to flow over the weir for the next five days.
The video shows the raging creek next to her house, which she said had increased by nine feet because of the storm.
The National Guard is on standby in the Wilton area, keeping an eye on flood levels to help with rescues.
Crews are working to inspect and repair levees around the Wilton area ahead of this week's storm.
The death toll from the relentless string of storms climbed from 12 to 14 on Monday, after two people were killed by falling trees, state officials said.
After heavy rain battered Solano County, residents are gearing up for more severe weather. In Vacaville, people spent most of Monday cleaning after floodwaters reached neighborhoods. Alamo Creek's water rose before flooding surrounding neighborhoods.
Rescuers ended the search for a 5-year-old boy who was swept away by floodwaters in central coastal California while the entire community of Montecito was ordered evacuated Monday as residents grappled with flooding and mudslides as the latest in a series of powerful storms walloped the state.
It appears the river level is staying lower than the previous storm that caused numerous levee breaches.
I-80 was closed through the morning commute due to significant flooding.
Commuters should take note that roads all around the Sacramento area are a mess Monday morning as wet weather moves through the region again.
An evacuation warning has been issued in one Vacaville neighborhood as concerns grow over the Putah Canal and Alamo Creek.
A large pool of standing water is causing problems for drivers on I-80 near Watt Avenue.
An evacuation warning has been issued in one Vacaville neighborhood as concerns grow over the Putah Canal and Alamo Creek.
