SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Residents in an area of Wilton in southeastern Sacramento County were told to seek higher ground Saturday night after a levee failed on a portion of the Cosumnes River. It was the first of two levees in southern Sacramento County to breach from heavy rains.
A flash flood warning was extended as floodwaters were expected to remain flowing through the area Sunday, officials said.
The Sacramento County Office of Emergency Services issued the advisory for an “imminent levee failure” around 9:30 p.m. following a flash flood warning from the National Weather Service for the breach.
