Communities prepare as storms hit Central California, more on the way

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Rain and snowfall are starting to marque their mode crossed Central California, but the astir important portion of the tempest is inactive connected the way.

"We presently inactive person a Winter Weather Advisory retired supra 6,000 feet for this existent system," says Daniel Harty with the National Weather Service. "Sunday nighttime into Monday, it volition beryllium a small higher snowfall level, supra 7,000 feet. We've issued a Winter Storm Warning for that one."

Harty says flooding is imaginable crossed the Valley level and successful higher elevations, truthful beryllium other cautious erstwhile driving connected bedewed roads.

"Right now, the main interest is hydroplaning, debased drainage areas, things similar that, and we privation radical to cheque their windshield wipers," helium said.

At Bryant's Ace Hardware successful Oakhurst, Floor Manager Irma Godoy said they commencement to spot much customers arsenic rainfall and snowfall determination into the area.

Godoy adding occurrence starters, wood, wood pellets, sandbags and waddle are immoderate of the items radical bargain the astir to enactment lukewarm and forestall flooding.

But erstwhile snowfall starts to fall, they besides spot an summation successful radical buying crystal melt.

"Some radical volition get stranded astatine location if it snows, for example, truthful they person to marque definite they person plentifulness of worldly astatine location if they get stranded," Godoy said.

The National Weather Service besides says we are down for mean rainfall totals for this clip of year, truthful much rainfall and snowfall is simply a bully happening for the Valley close now.

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