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• Two Killed In Multiple Car Crash on South Bound I-5

  18-02-2017 18:33
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13)- Saturday morning, a multiple car crash closed all southbound lanes of interstate 5 near the J street exit.
  According Sacramento Fire Department, the crash caused two fatalities and one person transported to the hospital in critical condition.
  Crews are currently on scene working on clearing the area and determining the cause of the crash.
  
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• Lights Back On For 65,000 Left In Dark By High Winds In Sacramento

  18-02-2017 09:39
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – SMUD crews battled continued wind and rain to respond to downed trees and power lines across the region that knocked out power to as many as 65,000 throughout the region.
  “I just opened a bottle of wine, I got the candles lit and the fireplace going,” said Linda Petta, who lives in East Sacramento.
  She’s one of thousands in the Sacramento area who lost power on Friday and spent time in the dark. Over on El Camino Avenue, a power line landed on an over
  
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• Call Kurtis: Flood Protection Alternatives Replace Sandbags, Erect Levees

  18-02-2017 09:11
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — We’ve all seen the frantic sandbagging when there’s a risk of flooding, but what other options do you have to protect your home?
  We found some pretty interesting inventions, some of them you can store in your garage until needed, for the next rainy season.
  When the water rises, people race for the sand, grabbing sandbags before the floods come.
  But we searched for alternatives.
  The first thing we found is a product called the HydraBarrier made by Watershed
  
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• Massive Pump Station Helps Keep Raw Sewage Off Streets In Storms

  18-02-2017 09:05
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Every time we get a round of storms the city struggles to keep its streets from overflowing with water.
  A key component is a massive pumping station near Land Park, without it, the streets would be flooded.
  From what falls from the sky, to what goes down your drain, everything makes its way to the Sacramento pump station that’s been around for more than a century.
  “With all the rain that we’ve had, it’s quite a bit of stuff. I think the capacity
  
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• Wet Sacramento Winter Reviving Memories Of 1860s Flood

  18-02-2017 08:49
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Sacramento’s wet winter is also serving as a history lesson, recalling the “Great Flood” of the 1860s.
  The flood left the city submerged in water after 45 straight days of rain.
  A levee breach left water inside the city higher in some spots than the Sacramento River.
  The city responded to the flood by lifting its downtown streets two stories high.
  It took 13 years to complete the work. And, as CBS13’s Steve Large shows us, that work still stands
  
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• High Winds Knock Down Trees, Rupture Gas Line

  18-02-2017 08:41
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Strong winds and rain caused troubles for thousands in the Sacramento region on Friday afternoon.
  “Everything was just messed up,” said Eric Kingsbury.
  There were struggles for thousands on the roads. Dozens of intersection traffic lights went out.
  “It took me like 20 minutes to make that turn,” said Kingsbury talking about his typical 10-minute commute that turned into more than a half hour.
  “All the stoplights all the way down to Fair Oa
  
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• Modesto Residents Brace For Flooding As Tuolumne River Rises

  18-02-2017 08:10
  
  MODESTO (CBS13) — The Turlock Irrigation District continues to make releases to keep the Don Pedro Reservoir from overflowing. However, that, along with the rain, is pushing more water through the Tuolumne River, which is now starting to overflow as well, and prompting evacuations in Modesto.
  As the river reached close to flood stage Friday morning, Modesto fire and police officials told residents to evacuate. But mandatory evacuation orders were issued for the row of trailers along the ri
  
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• Caltrans Preparing For Mudslides Along Highway 50 As Storms Move In

  18-02-2017 03:15
  
  KYBURZ (CBS13) — Get ready for another round of much needed rain and winter weather fatigue.
  People in the foothills are bracing for more mudslides and delays this holiday weekend.
  Caltrans engineers are still hard at work along Highway 50, clearing out debris and patching up precarious hillsides, after too many have wreaked havoc on locals.
  “I have not been able to make it to Tahoe because of all mudslides and closures and have been advised for next week not to drive to Tahoe,&
  
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• High Winds Knock Out Power To Thousands Across Sacramento Region

  18-02-2017 00:29
  
  3:35 p.m. UPDATE: The number of outages has dropped below 30,000, with most of the restored power coming in the Carmichael area.
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  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — High winds have knocked out power throughout the Sacramento region.
  As of 3:25 p.m. on Friday, more than 65,000 people were without power.65,000+ @SMUDUpdates customers without power in Sacramento pic.twitter.com/cOrFLFAKdZ
  — CBS Sacramento CBS13 (@CBSSacramento) February 17, 2017A closer look at the @SMUDUpdates out
  
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