Highway 216 in Tulare County open after flash flooding

Thursday, March 21, 2019
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- UPDATE: A stretch of Highway 216 is back open to drivers this morning after being closed for a flash flood warning.

Mud and water covered the Highway last night between Woodlake and Lemon Cove.
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State Route 216 between Woodlake and Lemon Cove has been closed due to flash flooding, according to Caltrans.

Officials say the closure runs from State Route 198 and Road 228.
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Caltrans is working with Tulare County fire crews to clear the roadway. They say mudflow clogged a culvert causing water and mud to overflow onto the highway.

They do not have an estimated time of reopening.
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This is a developing story and will be updated.
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