'Monterey Peninsula may become an island again like it did in the '95 floods, so please start preparing now.' Monterey Peninsula residents could soon be living on an island as mammoth flooding threatens to cut them off from the rest of California.
Monterey Peninsula residents could soon be living on an island as mammoth flooding threatens to cut them off from the rest of California.
And many walloped communities are getting a brief respite from brutal weather Thursday. But cities are still inundated -- and more storms are on the way.Monterey, Carmel and Pacific Grove could soon be severed from the rest of California due to epic floodwater. "Monterey Peninsula may become an island again like it did in the '95 floods, so please start preparing now," the sheriff warned.
At least 40 state routes were closed as of Wednesday night, state transportation spokesman Will Arnold said. "Intense precipitation in California the past few weeks -- particularly late December and early January -- has significantly reduced drought intensity in California," according to the US Drought Monitor.
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