As temperatures hover 15 to 20 degrees above normal across much of California, flooding is possible into early next week as mountain snow melts and rivers rise.
Nev., on Monday. The “mainstem Carson near Carson City, West Walker, and Susan River should also be monitored very closely over the next several days,” the Weather Service wrote.“A more serious situation continues to evolve in and near the Tulare Lake Basin, since the rate of inflow into an already flooded area will spike later this week — causing yet more problems, though the details remain somewhat hard to predict,” said Daniel Swain, a UCLA climate scientist, in an online update Wednesday.
The next chance of precipitation for California comes next week, mainly Tuesday through Friday, with areas of light to moderate rain and mountain snow possible. That could bring back the potential for minor flooding, but the threat of heavier flooding is expected to hold off until later in the season.
While cooler weather is expected for at least the first part of May, it’s a long melt season and flow forecasts are subject to change with changing temperatures.
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