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LEMOORE, Calif. (AP) — Ron Caetano is packed and ready to go. His family photos and valuables are in the trailer and he’s put food in carry totes. He moved the rabbits and chickens and their automatic feeders to higher ground. He and his family and dogs could get out in less than an hour, […]

After more than a dozen atmospheric rivers dumped epic rain and snowfall on California, a reservoir that stores water upstream is expected to receive three times its capacity in the coming months.

After more than a dozen atmospheric rivers dumped epic rain and snowfall on California, a reservoir that stores water upstream is expected to receive three times its capacity in the coming months.

Homeowners and businesses are preparing for floodwaters as the massive snow of the Sierra Nevada begins to melt.

In the heart of California, some rural communities are facing the prospect of being marooned or flooded out by rising water.

Over 90% of California’s giant snowpack hasn’t melted yet. But with high temperatures forecast across the Sierra Nevada, the ‘Big Melt’ is finally here.

Tulare Lake is re-emerging after storms battered the state, but it is wreaking havoc on local communities.

Officials say California’s snowpack could melt and trickle down slowly during the spring and summer months, but warm rainfall might accelerate that process and force flood concerns statewide.

Unrelenting atmospheric rivers brought the state rain and snow not seen in years.

Water from once-dead Tulare Lake is lapping at the levees in the city of Corcoran. Some fear its a matter of time before it spills over, submerging everything.