OAKHURST — The American Red Cross Central Valley Chapter has opened two evacuation shelters due to flooding in Madera and Mariposa Counties. Red Cross volunteers will provide safe shelter, water, meals, and additional resources to evacuees impacted by these major storms. Shelter Locations: New Life Christian Fellowship (5089 Cole Road, Mariposa, CA 95338) Oakhurst Community Center (39800 Fresno Flats Rd, ...

MARIPOSA COUNTY–Officials in Mariposa County have issued several storm alerts for various areas being adversely affected by the winter storm that is currently impacting the area. Stay Indoors and Do Not Travel When Possible Due to the current storm and road conditions many areas within Mariposa County are receiving or anticipated to receive a large amount of rainfall. Many areas ...

BASS LAKE — Madera County Sheriff has issued an evacuation order for Bass Lake RV Resort, 39744 Road 274, Bass Lake, due to flooding. There is an immediate threat to life. This is an evacuation order to leave now. The area is closed to public access. Take action immediately. If you require evacuation assistance, call 911. An evacuation shelter is ...

Mariposa County—The Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office has issued a shelter-in-place order for areas of Mariposa County that were impacted by the Oak Fire last summer. The order came through their everbridge emergency alert system at approximately 10:30 am on Monday, January 9th, 2023, during another onslaught of winter weather for the area. The order is as follows: A shelter-in-place order ...

MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES–Check below for weather alerts, road conditions including traffic collisions, closures and hazards, school closures, power outages and other emergencies as they happen. We will continue to update this article throughout the storm – stay safe!   School Closure North Fork school is canceled tomorrow due to weather and road conditions.   Mariposa County All shelter in place orders ...

02/04/2023 - 02/05/2023 @ All Day - Learn what it takes to join the Central California Animal Disaster Team (CCADT) that has responded to multiple wildfires, flooding, and single/multi-unit home fires to help save animals during crisis situations. This training program is the ONLY recruitment event for new volunteers being offered in our counties of Mariposa, Madera, Fresno, Merced, and Kings. We [...]

MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES–This past weekend’s storm wreaked havoc on our mountain communities in more ways than one. Although we definitely needed the rain and snow, what we didn’t need was the flooding and damage that came with it. Flooding, landslides, trees down, power outages, and more occurred mostly on Saturday, News Year’s Eve when an atmospheric river storm moved through our ...

MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES–While much of Northern California is drying out from a torrential New Year’s weekend storm, the National Weather Service Hanford Office is predicting several more storms will impact our area over the next 10 days. The first one will be arriving tomorrow, Wednesday, and is expected to impact us heavily. A flood watch and winter storm warning  have been ...

MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES–Check below for road conditions including traffic collisions, closures and hazards, school closures, power outages and other emergencies as they happen. We will continue to update this article throughout the storm – stay safe!   There is a power outage affecting approximately 2200 people in Mariposa County from Ponderosa Basin to Bootjack to the Lushmeadows area. Estimated time of ...

HANFORD–The National Weather Service Hanford Office is predicting that after a brief break from precipitation today, periods of rain and mountain snow will return to central California into early next week. The heaviest rain and snow will occur over the weekend. Here is a map showing yesterday’s storm precipitation totals. Most areas of the San Joaquin Valley saw three-quarters of ...