North Indian Canyon reopened after days-long weather closure
A stretch of North Indian Canyon in Palm Springs reopened to drivers Tuesday morning, after being closed since early Sunday due to weather-related safety concerns.
Previous coverage from earlier this week:
North Indian Canyon is closed at the wash due to flooding.
Palm Springs Police alerted the public about the closure just before 7:00 Sunday morning. The roadway is closed to traffic between Sunrise Parkway and Palm Springs Station Road.
Palm Springs Police confirmed to News Channel 3 on Monday that there is still access to the train station via Indian and I-10. In order to get there, you would have to drive past the “Road Closed Ahead” signs, to reach the road leading to the Amtrak station before the hard closure.
A winter storm rolling through Southern California is kicking off the New Year.
The First Alert Weather Alert team issued a First Alert Weather Alert for both Saturday and Sunday as we continue tracking the showers moving through the area.
The heaviest showers were slated for Saturday night starting around 10 p.m. and continuing well into Sunday morning.
North Indian Canyon Drive was closed for a total of 27 days since last December.
In 2022, the road was closed 7 times due to low visibility caused by windblown dust and 7 times for flooding.
In the video below, you can see highlights of the year in weather in Coachella Valley.
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