The January 2018 American West floods occurred due to heavy precipitation in
the Western United States. While
wildfires in
Southern California exacerbated An exacerbation, in medicine, is the worsening of a disease or an increase in its symptoms. Examples includes an acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and acute exacerbation of congestive heart failure.
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the
rain's effects there, other states, like
Nevada, also experienced flooding.
Effects
Gusts as high as , hurricane-force, were reported, and scattered power outages were expected. The storm brought much-needed rain to places in the desert like
Las Vegas and
Phoenix—with the risk of flash floods. Also, mountain snow was expected throughout
the area, even into Canada, providing much-needed replenishment to snowpacks.
California
of snow was reported on
Mammoth Mountain.
The heavy rains caused flooding and mudflows in regions burned by
recent wildfires, killing at least 23 people.
Nevada
Cities like Las Vegas experienced heavy flooding.
Roads and highways underwater lead to road closures. At least two people had to be rescued from a flooded highway in Las Vegas. of snow were expected in the mountain of southern Nevada, causing winter warnings to be issued.
Oregon and Washington
The Portland area experienced heavy flooding, which interfered with transportation. In addition, the Northwest Avalanche Center issued a high danger warning for much of the mountainous areas of Oregon and Washington, excluding ski areas, as of snow were expected. of rain, as well as tropical storm-force wind gusts as high as , were expected on the Oregon coast.
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2018 Southern California mudflows
A series of mudflows occurred in Southern California in early January 2018, particularly affecting areas northwest of Montecito in Santa Barbara County. The incident was responsible for 23 deaths, although the body of one of the victims has never ...
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December 2017 Southern California wildfires
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