Heavy rain floods Clovis streets as crews respond to service calls

CLOVIS, Calif. (KFSN) -- A beardown wintertime tempest brought dense rainfall to Central California connected Wednesday, leaving immoderate Clovis neighborhoods dealing with flooded streets during the vacation week.

"We don't get snowfall but I conjecture we're conscionable going to get a batch of rain," Clovis nonmigratory Craig said.

City crews worked to hole for the downpour up of time, according to Clovis Utilities Manager Rob Rush.

"We've been moving our maximum fig of thoroughfare sweepers, trying to wide leaves. We are successful the dense leafage driblet season," Rush said.

By Wednesday morning, the metropolis had already received astir 100 calls for service.

"We had 20 crews retired responding for service, plugged drain inlets," Rush said.

One of the hardest-hit areas was Richmond Avenue adjacent De Wolf successful the Harlan Ranch neighborhood, wherever residents Tye and Craig said they were amazed by the flooding.

"We woke up, we were going to Starbucks and we got a flood informing and we thought, that's crazy, and this is the archetypal clip we travel down this thoroughfare and it looks similar this," they said.

The mates placed cones successful the thoroughfare to pass different drivers portion waiting for assistance from metropolis crews.

Other neighborhoods, including areas adjacent Freedom Elementary, besides reported flooded streets. Rush urged drivers to usage caution.

"It's a bully rainfall event. People request to dilatory down, beryllium cautious and effort to debar those heavy h2o streets," helium said.

The metropolis has a sandbag determination disposable for residents passim the week.

Rush says they're expecting to enactment engaged contiguous and into the weekend.

If you unrecorded successful Clovis and tally into flooded roads, you tin telephone the city's main line.

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