Periods of rain and snow were predicted for California through Christmas and into next week.
Warnings were also issued by San Bernardino County authorities for a half-dozen mountain areas.Įlsewhere, tire chains were required on several major routes through the Sierra Nevada and a stretch of coastal Highway 1 was closed south of Big Sur due to weather, according to the California Department of Transportation. The National Weather Service issued an advisory for minor flooding of roadways and low-lying areas in counties around San Francisco Bay and an avalanche warning was posted for eastern Sierra Nevada backcountry areas in Mono and Inyo counties.įorecasters also issued a flood watch for areas east and southeast of Los Angeles starting Thursday evening because of possible heavy overnight rain fed by an atmospheric river, a long plume of moisture from the Pacific Ocean.Įvacuation warnings were issued by Orange County authorities for three canyons near a wildfire burn scar where rain last week unleashed muddy torrents.
FLOODED UNDERPASS IN MILLBRAE DRIVER
3 Who Killed Pizza Delivery Driver in 2017 Sentenced to Decades in Prison.Videos Show Highways, Residential Streets Flooded Amid California Storm.Parents to Plead Guilty in Drowning Deaths of 2 of Their Children, Niece."At this time we don't know exactly what happened, however, there was heavy rain this morning," Acosta told KPIX.Īn investigation into the incident is underway. "The conditions changed rapidly and it became too dangerous for the responders," he said.Īcosta told KTVU the two people in the vehicle had driven through a lot of water and "the water was rising rapidly," he said.Īfter several hours of draining floodwater from the underpass, firefighters then discovered the two bodies. After rescuing the first person, they tried to gain access into the submerged car but were unable to. And, BART was operating limited Red line service on the Richmond line in the Millbrae direction. Firefighters in Millbrae, south of San Francisco, responded to the call just before 6 a.m., said Javier Acosta a detective for San Mateo County Sheriff's office.Īcosta told KPIX it was only after the firefighters entered the water to rescue the person on top of their car that they realized there was a separate vehicle underwater. Two cars are stuck in a flooded underpass at 34th and Webster streets in Oakland on Jan. "However, there was heavy rain this morning.Authorities said torrential rain in Northern California killed two people Thursday after their car was submerged in a flooded underpass and rescuers weren't able to get them out.Īn individual called 911 needing to be rescued after they escaped to the roof of their car because the underpass was filling up with rainwater. "At this time we don't know exactly what happened," said Acosta. (CBS)Īcosta said it took several hours for crews to drain water in the area, and once firefighters were able to access the second vehicle they found two people deceased inside. The water was rising very rapidly and they had to retreat." Caltrain underpass where two people were found dead inside a submerged car on E. However, the conditions changed rapidly and it became too dangerous for the responders. NO DOCUMENTARY - A person slogs through the flooded Caltrain underpass on. "So after they rescued the first person, they tried to gain access to the vehicle in the water. The Millbrae BART and Caltrain interchange station on a day in June Stock. While doing that they realized that there was a second vehicle in the water," said Sheriff's Detective Javier Acosta. MILLBRAE Officials have identified two people who were found dead inside a submerged vehicle last week at a flooded underpass in Millbrae. The fire department entered the water to rescue the person in the vehicle. "Upon arrival, they noticed a person standing on the roof of a vehicle. Details at 12 pm on /veVdYjNO1E- Jocelyn Moran December 23, 2021 It’s a piece of history Kansas City forgot for 40-years. San Mateo County Sheriff's Office says two people are dead after the car they were in submerged in a flooded area on Hillcrest & Hemlock. Just beneath the intersection of Eighth and Washington - lies the old 8th Street Tunnel. Tragic incident here in Millbrae this morning.
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