Redding, California — Heavy rains and flash flooding inundated roads in Northern California, leading to water rescues from vehicles and homes and the death of at least one person, authorities said.
In Redding, police said they received numerous calls of stranded motorists on Sunday who attempted to drive through flooded areas. One person has died in Redding, Mayor Mike Leitao posted online. He did not provide further information.
Redding has a population of about 93,000 and is located about 160 miles (257 kilometers) north of Sacramento.
Between 3 and 6 inches (7.6 cm and 15.2 cm) had fallen by Sunday night in parts of two counties, the National Weather Service said.
In the Mountain Pass area of ​​Donner Summit, Truckee firefighters extended a ladder to residents stranded in a home along the South Yuba River, the fire department posted online Sunday. No injuries were reported.
The weather service office in Sacramento said a series of warm weather rivers will bring moderate to heavy rain to the valley, foothills and mountains during Christmas week.
Atmospheric rivers They are long, narrow bands of water vapor that form over the ocean and flow across the sky, transporting moisture from the tropics to northern latitudes.
Earlier this month, warm weather, air and unusual weather conditions traced back to tropical cyclone flooding in Indonesia, helped fuel stubborn weather rivers that dumped nearly 5 trillion gallons (19 trillion liters) of rain in a week on Washington state. Threatening record flood levelsMeteorologists said.