Visalia

Los Angeles, Visalia, Bakersfield, Fresno and San Diego were among the list of cities most polluted by ozone.

Bakersfield, Visalia, Fresno, Los Angeles and Sacramento were in the top 10 for worst particle pollution.

On the evening of Jan. 30, Army officials began opening gates and releasing flows from Schafer Dam and Terminus Dam, sending water coursing through river channels near Porterville and Visalia.

The Army Corps of Engineers abruptly began releasing large flows on Friday, sending water streaming from Terminus Dam into the Kaweah River near Visalia and from Schafer Dam into the Tule River near Porterville.

Lake Kaweah, near Visalia, was roughly 21% full and similarly dropped to 19% of capacity over the weekend.