Flooded roadways cause delays for drivers in Merced County

MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- Flooding caused delays for drivers successful Merced County connected Monday morning.

The California Highway says Highway 59 was unopen down owed to flooding.

As much rainfall is expected to autumn successful Merced County, officers urging radical to debar occupation areas.

From Sunday to Tuesday, the region is expected to spot 1 and a fractional to 2 inches of rain.

Action News drove northbound connected 59 to the assemblage of Snelling.

Roads were cleared by the clip we passed done connected Monday afternoon, but we did spot respective orchards and parts of the roadworthy covered successful water.

Video of Eden Dale Creek captured the accelerated moving h2o making its mode through.

People from the country who we stopped to speech with accidental they person learned however to negociate the flooded roads.

"If it rains hard overnight, it'll beryllium flooded successful the morning. It's been similar that for arsenic agelong arsenic I tin remember, truthful it's a communal occurrence. It happens each the time," said Eddie Thiner, a Snelling resident.

Thiner says erstwhile roadways flood, helium has to find alternate routes and it tin beryllium a hassle.

"You're not gonna debar it each if it rains enough, you know," explained Thiner.

He adds the region is proactive erstwhile it comes to clearing flooded roadways for drivers.

The California Highway Patrol says volition proceed to show occupation spots arsenic the week continues.

You besides spot occupation spots successful existent clip connected their Quickmap website and mobile app.

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