Flooding from a levee break in Monterey County only got worse this morning, and the floodwaters spilled over Highway 1 near Watsonville, shutting down the roadway as another storng storm heads to the area.
A levee break on a storm-swollen river in California's central coast doubled in size Monday, complicating repair efforts and spilling floodwaters into farmland and agricultural communities — even as yet another atmospheric river took aim at the swamped state.
The Pajaro River's levee rupture has grown to 300 feet since it failed late Friday, officials said. More than 8,500 people were evacuated. Built in the late 1940s to provide flood protection, the levee has been a known risk for decades with several breaches in the 1990s. Emergency repairs to a section of the berm were undertaken in January. A $400 million rebuild is set to begin in 2025.Monterey County officials also warned that the Salinas River could cause significant flooding of roadways and agricultural land, cutting off the Monterey Peninsula from the rest of the county.Get a weekly recap of the latest San Francisco Bay Area housing news.
Forecasters warned of more flooding, wind damage and potential power outages from a new atmospheric river that was expected to arrive Monday night in northern and central parts of the state and move south over several days."Avoid unnecessary travel and complete all preparations as soon as possible," the San Francisco Bay Area weather office said.
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