Clean up from latest storm continues across Central Valley towns

TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- As the imaginable for much showers continues connected the vale floor, Tulare County employees proceed to hole for what whitethorn beryllium next.

"We'll commencement cleaning up, assessing and past resetting for adjacent week and making definite we're prepared again and besides acceptable to beryllium retired and taking attraction of thing that pops up during that adjacent storm," says Jennifer Fawkes, with Tulare County.

The astir caller tempest caused immoderate localized flooding, downed trees and slick roads.

The National Weather Service reports determination was conscionable nether 2 inches of rainfall successful Visalia.

Wind gusts besides peaked astatine 31 miles per hr connected Christmas Eve.

"There was decidedly immoderate upwind with the storm, truthful that's going to bring those leaves down faster. And arsenic we saw, we had a fewer trees travel down, and getting those retired of the way, making definite that they were safe. Of course, those leaves and those streets too, marque it a small much slick. So marque definite you're slowing down and you're acceptable to thrust successful that rain," mentions Fawkes.

Tulare County says information is its apical priority, and urges residents to bash their portion successful cleaning up their properties and calling successful immoderate roadworthy attraction concerns.

Employees are disposable astir the clock- and are acceptable to go, adjacent done the holidays.

While cleanup from the latest tempest continues, the region volition beryllium each hands connected platform for immoderate upcoming wet-weather events, particularly fixed the impacts of the caller rainfall.

"We saw immoderate isolated flooding, particularly successful immoderate of those much low-lying areas that we're utilized to. So places similar Strathmore, Goshen and Orosi did person to spot a small other pumping, truthful we got those taken attraction of. That volition inactive beryllium ongoing arsenic things that h2o continues to move. And we did spot a mates pumps that needed a small attraction portion we were moving connected Wednesday, truthful got that taken attraction of," Fawkes explains.

The National Weather Service is besides encouraging locals to enactment informed connected watches and warnings.

Plus, they inquire drivers to wage attraction to the road.

"One happening we heavy recommend, and we ever say, Turn around, don't drown. Since adjacent a fewer inches, I hide the nonstop numbers astatine the moment, but adjacent a fewer inches tin marque it hard for you to drive," urges NWS Meteorologist, JP Kalp.

Tulare County and section cities person sandbag locations disposable for anyone successful need.

People are besides encouraged to telephone successful if they spot flooded roadways that don't wide aft 30 minutes.

To study flooding oregon a roadworthy concern, you tin telephone 559-624-7000 oregon click here.

A database of sandbag locations successful Tulare County tin beryllium recovered here.

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