Half of California out of Drought; More Rain Boosts Flood Risk

A man runs to his car during rainfall in Irvine, Calif., on Jan. 30, 2023. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

Almost half of California is out of a drought, including San Francisco, Sacramento, and Los Angeles, according to data released by the U.S. Drought Monitor March 16.

But with so much Sierra Nevada Mountain snowpack, the possibility of new flooding is a concern, forecasters in the National Weather Service Office of Water Prediction warned.