Storm expected across the Valley, officials encourage reporting damage

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Back-to-back tempest systems are expected to bring showers to parts of Central California passim the play and into aboriginal adjacent week.

The past dense downpour successful Fresno caused problems astatine the intersection of West and Bullard successful Northwest Fresno.

Fresno City Councilmember Mike Karbassi, who represents the area, was determination that nighttime trying to halt traffic.

Now helium tells Action News he's looking into these conifer trees that helium thinks caused the aggravated flooding.

"What we've done retired present is we are going to really trim those trees truthful there's little conifer needles, but if it does happen, we person crews acceptable to spell instantly to wide those drains," said Fresno City Councilmember Mike Karbassi.

Some metropolis unit were already retired Friday night, prepping for the tempest and clearing leaves adjacent West and Barstow.

While Fresno Public Works does not expect dense flooding, they are acceptable to respond if needed.

"If residents bash observe truly flooding anywhere, we person a large strategy which is either calling 311 oregon utilizing the mobile app FresGO,'" said Scott Mozier, City of Fresno Public Works Director.

All you person to bash is spell to the petition section, and you tin study thing from thoroughfare and h2o issues to potholes.

"We're truly committed to keeping our roads harmless for drivers adjacent during a storm. Potholes are a large issue, and sometimes tempest and h2o tin rise potholes, but we person crews dedicated to eliminating potholes successful Fresno," said Karbassi.

Countywide, Terri Mejorado, Office of Emergency Services Manager, says owed to past year's almighty atmospheric rivers, the scenery has changed.

"We truly privation everybody conscionable to retrieve that if you spot lasting water, don't locomotion done it, don't thrust done it. There whitethorn beryllium a spread wherever determination wasn't 2 years agone but based connected our flooding from past year. You know, the stream existent is antithetic now," said Mejorado.

Mejorado added that aboriginal Monday is expected to bring the astir important portion of the storm, truthful person a spell container and overnight kit ready.

"You ne'er cognize erstwhile the lightning and thunder is going to travel in, and there's the imaginable ever of losing power. So conscionable marque definite that you're prepared," said Mejorado.

You tin motion up HERE if you'd similar to get countywide exigency reports and besides larn the latest connected the tempest and study immoderate roadworthy hazards.

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