Is the California drought finally over? Incessant rain and snowfall leads to terrific flooding in the Golden State as thousands of homes are evacuated
Rescue workers evacuated dozens of Northern California residents from their flooded homes on Wednesday
An ‘atmospheric river’ weather phenomenon delivered heaviest rain in decade to parts of Northern California
The massive rain and snowfall prompted a rare blizzard warning in parts of the Sierra Nevada mountains
Series of storms also added 39 billion gallons of water to Lake Tahoe since January 1, according to officials
And the rain is now helping much of Northern California recover from a six-year drought, experts said
But officials also warned that though the rain has eased conditions, the drought isn’t completely over
Weather officials said that La Niña weather patterns make it hard to know what the rest of the winter will bring
By VALERIE EDWARDS
DAILYMAIL.COM
12 January 2017
Dozens of Northern California residents were evacuated from their flooded homes on Wednesday by rescue workers using boats and firetrucks.
A drought-busting series of storms began to move out of the region after days of heavy rain and snow that toppled trees and wreaked havoc as far north as Portland, Oregon.
Reports of the flooding started about 2am Wednesday as water from a quickly rising creek in the small rural town of Hollister deluged homes on a two-lane stretch of road called Lovers Lane.
Torrents of rain gushed down the street even after rescuers finished evacuating residents more than seven hours later.
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