This is the first in a series of articles SNO will be doing called “Wildfire Wednesday.” To begin, there will be 8 articles presenting “The 12 Step Guide to Help Plan in Advance for Evacuation.” This guide was put together by Katie Hepler and the members of the California Fire Support Group on Facebook. The California Fire Support Group is ...

MADERA — A dangerous storm is approaching California’s Central Valley and the foothill communities will need to be prepared. There is a FREE food box distribution for weather and disaster relief at Madera County Fire Station No. 7 at Tesoro Viejo today, March 10th, 2023, from NOW until Midnight or until they are out of supplies. This is for the ...

MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES–The Madera and Mariposa County Sheriff’s Offices are sharing information and resources ahead of the atmospheric river storms that are predicted to affect our communities over the next several days. This comes while most people are still digging out from several feet of snow that fell over the last two weeks, including power outages and road and school closures. ...

MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES—The National Weather Service Hanford Office issued a flood watch for the Sierra Nevada Foothills below 4000-foot elevation. The flood watch is effective from Thursday afternoon at 4:00 pm until Sunday morning at 10:00 am. For more information on the weather that is expected this week, see our article here. Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, ...

MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES — Emergency sand and sandbags are available for residents of Madera County- see locations below. You must provide proof of residence at all locations and bring your own shovels. The County provides ten bags per resident*. If you need additional sandbags, you may purchase them at a local hardware store. *Please note- some locations do not have sandbags. ...

MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES—The National Weather Service Hanford Office predicts heavy rainfall and melting snow, leading to a threat of flooding Thursday night through Saturday in the Sierra Nevada Foothills and Mountains below 5000 feet. Wednesday A trough of low pressure will pass eastward across Northern California Wednesday. The tail end of this trough of low pressure may be responsible for light ...

MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES — Red Cross teams have been hard at work for the last ten days supporting mountain residents affected by extremely cold temperatures, dangerous winds, snow, ice, power outages, and road closures. In coordination with Madera and Mariposa County emergency officials, Red Cross disaster workers have been supporting warming centers and shelters, providing logistics support, meals, water, and supplies, ...

MADERA COUNTY — A special THANK YOU to all Public Works staff and contractors who have been working tirelessly over the past week to clear the vast accumulation of snow from this winter storm! – Agee Construction – Alliance Construction Solutions Inc. – American Paving – Arbor Works – Avision Construction Inc. – Cal Valley Paving – Christian Dozer & ...

MADERA COUNTY — We’ve got another weekend of winter storms headed our way in Madera County. Rain, snow, and cold temperatures are all in the forecast- this next storm system will impact both valley and mountain regions. The ongoing conditions have generated hazardous road conditions, power outages, and downed trees due to excessive snowfall throughout the county. We urge our ...

MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES—The National Weather Service Hanford Office is reporting that the storm system from the last couple of days is exiting to the east but the first in another series of systems will begin to impact the region late this afternoon. Rain, mountain snow, and gusty winds will continue at times through Wednesday. Dry weather will be brief today but ...

MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES — With the latest inclement weather inbound to the Sierra National Forest and expanded region, the Forest Service encourages visitors’ and residents to exercise extreme caution when traveling through the Forest. Wind and snow accumulation increases the risk of trees falling, both those that have experienced recent tree mortality as well as green trees. These falling trees can ...