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Heavy Rainfall to Bring Flooding Threat to California; Heavy Snow in the Sierra

A strong atmospheric river will bring heavy rainfall to California through the holiday week. The heaviest rainfall is expected on Wednesday in the Los Angeles Basin. Flash and urban flooding is possible. A prolonged heavy snowfall is expected in the Sierra Nevada from the atmospheric river, raising concerns for major snow‐load impacts. Travel may be difficult to impossible over the passes. Read More >

Pictures of the Nolichucky River at Embreeville, Tennessee



The view upstream from the bridge overpass
The view upstream from the bridge overpass. The river gage is on private property, just out of sight to the lower right. This river starts in the mountains of northwest North Carolina, at the confluence of the North Toe River and the Cane River, near the town of Huntdale.


The view downstream from the bridge overpass
The view downstream from the bridge overpass.


The Nolichucky Valley looking roughly southwest
The Nolichucky Valley looking roughly southwest.