It will also provide assistance for individual programs based on need and how much insurance residents have, according to Ferguson. The bridge was blocked with cement rails; it will take two to three weeks before the next steps for repair can be determined. "There are thresholds we need to meet with the Federal Emergency Management Agency to be able to access that," he added. "This has, however, impacted most sectors of our economy," he added.Another storm system is expected to drop from the Pacific Northwest into California this week but won't result in significant rainfall, according to National Weather Service meteorologist David Sweet. "The storms improved California's drought conditions, eradicating the two most severe categories, "extreme" and "exceptional," for the majority of the state, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 19, 2023 00:56 UTC