valentines day flood

March 05March 05
Two Local Tribes Get Increase From Federal Government Disaster Assistance
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Acting Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Bob Fenton announced Thursday that President Joe Biden has increased disaster assistance available for two local tribes. Biden authorized an increase in the level of federal funding for public assistance projects undertaken as result of severe weather events in February 2019 for the La Jolla Band of Luiseno Indians in […]

Ceci Partridge
February 14February 14
One Year After the Valentine’s Day Flood, Part 1
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It’s been exactly one year since the Valentine’s day storm that destroyed entire roads, isolated mountain communities and left lasting scars that can still be seen today. In part one of this NBC Palm Springs news special, Daytona Everett goes back to all the places affected by the flood to see what they look like […]

Daytona Everett
October 29October 29
State Route 243 to Fully Reopen Thursday or Friday
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- Local
State Route 243 will fully reopen on Thursday or Friday, according to Caltrans spokeswoman Terri Kasinga. The timeline has gone back and forth after it was destroyed in the Valentine’s Day flood. At one point, officials said the repairs could take another year. “Never did we expect the devastation that would follow on February 14 […]

Daytona Everett
April 22April 22
Sand Dunes Continue to Fill Indian Canyon, Palm Springs Unsure about Future Plans
After the Valentine’s Day storm, Indian Canyon has been closed from sand buildup more often than not and the city of Palm Springs doesn’t know how to address the problem. “Normally, we don’t see this type of closure day after day, week after week,” Marcus Fuller, Palm Springs’ city engineer, said. “The floods left behind […]

Daytona Everett
March 20March 20
Caltrans Releases Repair Timelines for Highway 74 and Highway 243
Caltrans officials said in a press conference on Wednesday morning that the damage on Highway 74 and Highway 243 is some of the worst they’ve ever seen. “I’ve been with Caltrans for 35 years and haven’t run across a project with this magnitude of damage,” Michael D’Beauchamp, the director for Caltrans District 8, said. Officials […]

Daytona Everett
March 12March 12
Flooded Road Repairs: Who’s Paying?
During the Valentine’s Day storm, Riverside County announced a state of emergency which means all of the money that’s being used to make repairs in cities across the county, could be reimbursed in the future. Agencies have been assessing the repairs this week to determine if they will cover them, and by how much. “Right […]

Daytona Everett
February 22February 22
Tramway Road Undergoes First Day of Construction
Palm Springs Aerial Tram has not been accessible since the Valentine’s Day storm because the road leading up to the tram, Tramway road, got completely destroyed. On Friday, Granite Construction, the same company repairing several other roads destroyed by the storm, began its first day of work. “Granite was busy, they had their hands full […]

Daytona Everett

Two Local Tribes Get Increase From Federal Government Disaster Assistance

One Year After the Valentine’s Day Flood, Part 1

State Route 243 to Fully Reopen Thursday or Friday

Sand Dunes Continue to Fill Indian Canyon, Palm Springs Unsure about Future Plans

Caltrans Releases Repair Timelines for Highway 74 and Highway 243

Flooded Road Repairs: Who’s Paying?

Tramway Road Undergoes First Day of Construction

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