Still recovering from a powerful atmospheric river system that caused widespread flooding and power outages and led to at least two deaths, Northern California is again bracing for another severe storm.
The Sacramento area started to see early signs of recovery Monday after a New Year’s Eve storm breached levees, overflowed rivers and triggered evacuations across the region. But light rain returned in the afternoon, and another strong storm on the horizon stood to create similar, if not worse, conditions.
South Sacramento County residents in Point Pleasant were still under an evacuation order on Monday, while those in Wilton — where the Cosumnes River flooded homes and roadways were advised to shelter in place. Thousands of customers across Sacramento were still without electricity as the Sacramento Municipal Utility District worked to restore damaged power lines.
