As Winter Storms Continue, Gov. Newsom Declares Emergency Proclamation For 20 California Counties

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Gov. Gavin Newsom On Thursday issued an exigency proclamation for astir 2 twelve California counties to supply further effect and enactment amid ongoing statewide wintertime storms.

The exigency proclamation impacts the pursuing counties: Alameda, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Humboldt, Lake, Los Angeles, Marin, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Orange, Placer, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Sierra and Yuba.

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Newsom’s proclamation volition grow entree to authorities resources for each region allowing for greater enactment successful effect and betterment efforts. Additionally, Caltrans was directed to petition contiguous national assistance for road repairs and reconstructions. Also, the proclamation volition easiness entree to unemployment benefits for those who mislaid their jobs arsenic a effect of the caller wintertime storms.

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Around the Greater Sacramento region, dense rainfall and snowfall person been falling for respective days and weeks. Places similar Colfax person been blanketed successful snowfall and tens of thousands of radical astir the Sierra Foothills were near powerless owed to downed powerfulness lines.

This period has already go the snowiest December connected record for parts of the Sierra.

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All this comes aft California experienced its second-driest twelvemonth connected grounds and consecutive years of terrible drought conditions. State h2o officials announced Thursday that the state’s upland snowfall holds 160% of the h2o it usually does by this constituent of the year.

CBS13 Staff