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On January 1, 2023, residents of a Northern California community were ordered to evacuate after a powerful storm brought drenching rain or heavy snowfall to much of the state. After the storm moved through major flooding occurred in agricultural areas 20 miles south of Sacramento where rivers swelled beyond their banks and inundated dozens of cars along State Route 99.
According to Don Quiggle, the deputy fire chief for operations for Cosumnes Community Service District Fire Department, emergency crews found one person dead inside a submerged vehicle near Route 99.
An evacuation order was issued late On January 1, 2023, by Sacramento County Authorities citing imminent and dangerous flooding. Residents of the nearby communities of Glanville Tract and Franklin Pond were told to prepare to leave before more roadways are cut off by rising water and evacuation becomes impossible.