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A record-breaking spring snowmelt is being forecast for the southern Sierra Nevada watersheds that feed rivers flowing into the Tulare Lake Basin, bringing with it the potential for “severe flooding” of farmland and communities in Kings and western Tulare counties.
While temperatures are expected to hit the 80s in the Central Valley in the coming days, the most significant threat of snowmelt is still weeks away.
The Central Valley has got its good news and bad news. There is a record 305% of average snowpack in the southern Sierra and a forecast for a high of
Kings County has been known throughout the ages for its natural abundance, and perhaps nowhere is that more evident than in the agricultural community that has evolved and flourished here.
The Tulare County Sheriff's Office has issued an evacuation warning for the community of Pine Flat due to incoming storms.