Central Valley prepares for statewide atmospheric river

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- Central California, on with astir of the state, is bracing for a bid of atmospheric rivers.

The adjacent circular of upwind volition bring wind, rain, and snow.

Officials crossed the authorities are connected standby owed to the predicted duration of the tempest and wide rain.

"The impacts widen from the northbound seashore astir adjacent the Oregon border, each the mode down to San Diego towards our borderline with Mexico," explained Brian Ferguson with Cal OES.

Sustained winds successful the San Joaquin Valley are expected to beryllium astir 35 mph, and successful the High Sierra, upwind gusts tin scope up to 75 mph.

"Today genuinely is the time for folks to instrumentality protective steps for themselves, for their family, their neighbors, up of the storm," said Ferguson.

The California Department of Water Resources manages the state-federal flood cognition halfway and monitors flood levels daily.

Once levels scope flood stage, teams are sent retired connected 24-hour levee patrols.

"We've truly bulked up our flood combat materials, which present includes 5 cardinal sandbags that person been prepositioned astatine 64 locations statewide for speedy deployment," said John Paasch with the California Department of Water Resources.

Governor Gavin Newsom has activated a authorities cognition halfway to assistance with coordination efforts and effect time.

Cal OES is moving with the American Red Cross to unfastened shelters connected a need-by-need basis.

"We bash expect that determination volition beryllium shelters that unfastened successful a fig of communities implicit the adjacent respective days," added Ferguson.

During these types of upwind events rescue crews are not lone tasked with helping humans, but besides animals.

"Last twelvemonth during the weather, we were besides tasked with our helicopters to provender cattle and horses successful precise distant areas," said Nick Schuler with Cal FIRE.

Cal OES volition be updating its structure list connected a regular basis.

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