{"id":1800116,"date":"2023-01-09T13:50:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-09T18:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1800116"},"modified":"2023-01-09T13:50:04","modified_gmt":"2023-01-09T18:50:04","slug":"biden-declares-state-of-emergency-in-california-after-deadly-storms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-declares-state-of-emergency-in-california-after-deadly-storms\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Declares State of Emergency in California After Deadly Storms"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-declares-state-of-emergency-in-california-after-deadly-storms%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1800116&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-joe-biden\">Joe Biden<\/a> declared a state of emergency in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-california\">California<\/a> after a series of storms hit the Golden State, leaving around a dozen people dead.<\/p>\n<p>Several storms, as part of an \u201catmospheric river,\u201d have impacted California over the past two weeks and\u00a0caused hundreds of thousands of customers to lose power,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/poweroutage.us\/\">according<\/a> to Poweroutage.us. As of Monday morning, the website shows that more than 100,000 are without power.<\/p>\n<p>Since Dec. 26, San Francisco has received more than 10 inches of rain, while Mammoth Mountain, a popular ski area in the Eastern Sierra, got nearly 10 feet of snow, the National Weather Service has said.<\/p>\n<p>The emergency declaration allows the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to coordinate disaster relief efforts and use emergency resources, said the White House in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2023\/01\/09\/president-joseph-r-biden-jr-approves-california-emergency-declaration-2\/\">statement<\/a> Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Biden, who is currently in Mexico, declared that an \u201cemergency exists\u201d in California following \u201csuccessive and severe winter storms, flooding, and mudslides.\u201d FEMA is authorized to provide \u201cequipment and resources necessary to alleviate the impacts of the emergency,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>Over the weekend, in anticipation of more storms, the\u00a0National Weather Service warned of a \u201crelentless parade of atmospheric rivers\u201d that will likely hit California.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTwo major episodes of heavy rain and heavy mountain snow are expected to impact California in quick succession during the next couple of days in association with two of the more energetic and moisture-laden parade of cyclones that are aiming directly for California,\u201d the Weather Service <a href=\"https:\/\/origin.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov\/discussions\/hpcdiscussions.php?disc=pmdspd\">said<\/a> Monday. \u201cThe heavy precipitation episode currently streaming into central California is expected to be the more robust of the two, resulting in heavy rainfall totals of 3-5 inches near the coast.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And the second storm system will hit quickly on Tuesday with lower rainfall totals but will impact locations in Southern California, according to the federal agency.\u00a0Heavy snow of 6 feet will fall across higher elevations of the Sierra Nevada mountains, located in the eastern portion of California, before snowfall tapers off on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>There will likely be \u201cadditional instances of flooding\u201d across California this week, it said. \u201cThis includes rapid water rises, mudslides, and the potential for major river flooding. Susceptible terrain and areas near recent burn scars will be most at risk for debris flows and rapid runoff.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the Los Angeles region, scattered rain fell during the weekend while stormy conditions were expected to return Monday, with the potential for up to 8 inches in foothill areas. High surf was expected through Tuesday, with large waves on west-facing beaches.<\/p>\n<h2>Deaths<\/h2>\n<p>Gov. Gavin Newsom said 12 people lost their lives as a result of violent weather during the past 10 days, and he warned that this week\u2019s storms could be even more dangerous. He urged people to stay home.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4971488\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/01\/09\/GettyImages-1246100412-1200x770.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy size-medium wp-image-4971488\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/themes\/eet\/images\/white.png\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/GettyImages-1246100412-600x385-1.jpg\" alt=\"Epoch Times Photo\" width=\"600\" height=\"385\"   style=\"display:none\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4971488\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/GettyImages-1246100412-600x385-1.jpg\" alt=\"Epoch Times Photo\" width=\"600\" height=\"385\" \/><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a> US President Joe Biden disembarks upon landing at Felipe Angeles International Airport in Zumpango de Ocampo, north of Mexico City, on Jan. 8, 2023. (Claudio Cruz\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cJust be cautious over the course of the next week, particularly the next day or two or so,\u201d Newsom said during a briefing with California officials outlining the state\u2019s storm preparations.<\/p>\n<p>The weather service\u2019s Sacramento office said the region should brace for the latest atmospheric river to roar ashore late Sunday and early Monday. Evacuation warnings were in place for about 13,000 residents of a flood-prone area of Sonoma County north of San Francisco, where the swollen Russian River was expected to overspill its banks in the coming days.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWidespread power outages, downed trees and difficult driving conditions will be possible,\u201d the office said on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>And Sacramento County ordered evacuations for people living around Wilton, a town of about 6,000 roughly 20 miles southeast of downtown Sacramento, with warnings of imminent flooding. The rural area along the Cosumnes River saw flooding in an earlier storm.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cResidents must leave now before roads become impassable,\u201d the county said.<\/p>\n<p>The state Department of Transportation warned motorists to stay off mountain roads after closing a stretch of U.S. 395 in Mono County, along the Eastern Sierra, due to heavy snow, ice, and whiteout conditions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith the severe nature of this storm, Caltrans is asking all drivers to limit nonessential travel until the peak of the storm has passed,\u201d the department said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Associated Press contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"author_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"one_author_block round\">\n<div class=\"top_row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/author-jack-phillips\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2019\/06\/13\/Jack-Phillips.jpg\" alt=\"Jack Phillips\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"names\">\n<p>Breaking News Reporter<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Jack Phillips is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in New York. He covers breaking news.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden declared a state of emergency in California after a series of storms hit the Golden State, leaving around a dozen people dead. Several storms, as part of an \u201catmospheric river,\u201d have impacted California over the past two weeks and\u00a0caused hundreds of thousands of customers to lose power,\u00a0according to Poweroutage.us. 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