A Monterey County levee breached overnight as the state was slammed by an atmospheric river, forcing thousands to evacuate and flooding major roads and interstates.
A resident drove between two towering walls of snow to get to their property near Lake Tahoe on March 1 after a winter storm produced heavy snow in the region. Credit: Jenelle Potvin via Storyfula series of atmospheric riversIn Monterey County, the Pajaro River levee breached amid the Pineapple Express storm at approximately midnight on Friday, located upstream from the community of Pajaro.
In a release, the county said that the Monterey County Water Resources Agency and the California Department of Water Resources were conducting onsite flood-fighting efforts at the levee due to the rising waters Crews assess storm damage, which washed out North Main Street in Soquel, Calif., Friday, March 10, 2023.California residents were also under evacuation orders
Some water infrastructure there was reportedly also washed out, and evacuations were also ordered in nearby Watsonville, where creek water spilled over roadways and threatened homes. In Tulare County, evacuation orders were also ordered following a levee break in Cutler and due to a creek overflow in Exeter.
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