iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — At least a dozen states from California to Minnesota are under some sort of winter weather alert or flood alert as storms that have battered the western part of the country with rain or snow are expected to travel east Tuesday, rolling into the Midwest.
Since Friday afternoon, up to 11.84 inches of rain fell north of San Francisco. Meanwhile, Reno, Nevada, had 2.87 inches of rain so far this month, making it the city’s wettest month in nine years.
Here's the current view of Wingfield Park. Please stay away from the water. #NVFlood17 pic.twitter.com/kDegGDUlYB
— City of Reno (@CityofReno) January 8, 2017
NDOT #NVFlood17 related Road Closures Update go to https://t.co/GwEQ3kmZvf
Pyramid Lake Area photo attached pic.twitter.com/LIdAvz5l4N— NV Emergency Mgmt (@NVEmergencyMgmt) January 9, 2017
Sacramento set a record for daily rainfall on Monday with 1.95 inches, and it isn’t likely to let up any time soon. More rain is expected in central California Tuesday, as a brand new storm is about to pass through.
The Napa, Russian and Navarro Rivers, located in northern California, are all expected to rise as a result of the storms.
Avalanche blocking both west and east I-70 Vail pass. Road closures at Vail and Copper Mtn. pic.twitter.com/WjrqDaXnh1
— CSP Eagle (@CSP_Eagle) January 10, 2017
Meanwhile, an avalanche on Interstate-70 early Tuesday morning hit a semi truck and closed Vail Pass in Colorado, forcing the Colorado Department of Transportation to close parts of the highway.
Trucks are taking a beating in Colorado in general. Winds were so powerful on Monday that it apparently flipped a semi onto its side.
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