Sheriff Howe declared a local emergency on Feb. 5, 2024, due to impacts from the winter storms, including excessive rainfall, high winds, and snow, resulting in downed trees and power lines, flooding, and other serious damage across the County. Meanwhile, as of press time Tuesday, PGE reported about 1,200 residents in Cobb, traditionally one of the hardest areas for emergency access, were still waiting restoration.
With an atmospheric river moving into California late Saturday, according to the National Weather Service, the California Office of Emergency Management said it.