Merced County preparing for severe weather

Although the region is acceptable for immoderate the tempest whitethorn bring, they inactive privation everyone to beryllium prepared successful lawsuit of an emergency.

MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- Preparations were underway successful Merced County connected Tuesday up of a perchance unsafe storm.

Sierra Construction Company was hired by Merced County to assistance wide retired brushwood from Miles Creek successful Planada.

It's portion of the mentation for the atmospheric stream expected to marque its mode done the North Valley.

"Essentially, what we're helping with is to power the vegetation that's been increasing connected the sides, to assistance the travel of water," said Danny Pelayo with Sierra Construction Company.

Sandbags lining the creek besides assistance residents consciousness safer.

"I'm precise grateful that they're retired determination doing that. I deliberation it brings a batch of bid of caput for everybody," said Pastor Rick Reagan.

"It looks similar they're preparing. And I cognize past time, it looked similar everybody helped each different out. And so, I deliberation they're acceptable if thing comes that seems similar a disaster," added Anna Alkema, a Planada resident.

Last winter, almighty storms near parts of Merced County underwater, including Planada.

SkyView 30 video shows the demolition the tiny assemblage suffered.

Merced County Sheriff Vern Warnke says that won't hap with this circular of bedewed weather.

"I had radical up successful the country yesterday from the authorities and our section OES Director. They've checked retired the reservoir astatine Lake McClure, and there's plentifulness of room," said Warnke.

The City of Merced has besides been taking steps to hole its waterways.

Merced Police Chief Steven Stanfield says officers person been retired talking to radical experiencing homelessness to guarantee they don't instrumentality screen astir creek beds that could go unsafe during the storms.

"The champion mode we tin support our citizens harmless is by preparing, moving unneurotic and having a crippled program for erstwhile those incidents occur," said Stanfield.

Although the region is acceptable for immoderate the tempest whitethorn bring, they inactive privation everyone to beryllium prepared and person an exit program successful lawsuit of an emergency.

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