The approaching California atmospheric river storm could bring heavy rain to Yosemite Valley, which could trigger a massive snow melt event. The same scenario took place in Jan. 1997, where warm rain accelerated snow melt, taking out roads and properties, and stranding 2,100 visitors.
"I heard one of my colleagues say, 'You know you've been here a long time when a 100-year event is happening again,' and we are definitely concerned about that. Looking at the modeling, I believe there's more snow than we had in 1997,"' Phillipe said.
The vice director of the UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences said, "For Yosemite Valley, there's not a large reservoir upstream to dampen that snowpack snow melt. I think you should look for road closures. Overall, we just have to wait and see." Phillipe adds, "We have plans in place from the 1997 flood with best case scenarios and where to set up sandbags. All the plans we need to set up throughout the entire park."
If all goes well, Yosemite could reopen on March 13. If there is flooding, then all bets are off. It could be closed for longer.
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