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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 Clinch River at Speers Ferry, Virginia



The river gage on the Clinch River at Speers Ferry
The river gage. The river flows from right to left.


View downstream
View downstream. The far bank can flood easily.


Another view downstream, under the highway
Another view downstream, under the highway.


View upstream, where the river cuts through Big Ridge
View upstream, where the river cuts through Big Ridge. Powell Mountain and Jefferson National Forest are in the background.


View upstream with railroad trestle across gorge
View upstream with railroad trestle across gorge.