With a series of storms forecast to continue through mid-March, including an atmospheric event on a river later this week, Governor Gavin Newsom proclaimed a state of emergency on Wednesday to support storm response and relief efforts in 21 additional counties.
Among the counties that have declared a state of emergency are Butte, El Dorado, Fresno, Humboldt, Imperial, Inyo, Lake, Mendocino, Merced, Monterey, Napa, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Stanislaus, Tuolumne and Yuba.
Last week, the Governor declared a state of emergency in 13 counties due to the storms and activated the California Guard and State Operations Center to provide statewide support to county-led emergency response efforts and coordinate mutual aid from neighboring jurisdictions.