While a major weekend rainstorm brought minor to significant flooding to parts of the Bay Area, Reno, and in Yosemite National Park, it was not as severe or destructive as was feared in Yosemite. There was, nonetheless, quite a show being put on at Upper Yosemite Fall.
Yosemite National Park spokesperson Jamie Richards told the San Francisco Chronicle Sunday, "We’re looking at roadways being impacted and some cleanup will be necessary, but there will be fewer impacts to park infrastructure than originally anticipated."
A flood watch was in effect throughout the day along the Merced River in the Yosemite Valley after hundreds of visitors and staff were evacuated on Friday ahead of the storm's arrival. Dire predictions of the river cresting at 13 feet above flood stage turned out to be over-zealous, and the storm tracked north of the park, leaving the river to crest at about two feet over flood stage.
Here's video of the river roaring on Sunday.
All the rainwater created several new, temporary waterfalls along Yosemite cliffsides, including one along the normally dry rock-climbing wall known as Royal Arches. And Richards had to clear a reporter and herself out of the area of another cliff's base as waterfalls were dislodging large boulders that were coming crashing down nearby.
Above is footage of Upper Yosemite Fall on Sunday morning, courtesy of Yosemite National Park, and they promise some more photos and video to come, which we'll add here.
One more video below.
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