Dozens of vehicles stuck in flood as hurricane remnants close more Death Valley roads

Roads closed again in Death Valley National Park in California after storms brought on by Hurricane Kay caused flooding, stuck vehicles and heavy damage in the park.

Floods blocked about 40 vehicles on California highway 190 west of Towne Pass on the afternoon of Sept. 10, about a month after all the roads in the park were closed due to serious damage caused by flooding, according to a news release from the National Park Service.

A tour bus got stuck in the sand when it tried to turn around, blocking both lanes of CA-190 east of Stovepipe Wells for roughly an hour.

Officials said “most vehicles were able to get around the bus on the shoulder, but a semi truck and an RV had to wait.”

The National Weather Service warned park rangers about the storm about an hour before it arrived, and they advised people to leave the park, officials said.

CA-190 closed from CA-136 junction to Stovepipe Wells Village, according to the release. Badwater Road is fully closed.

“CA-190 has at least once section of missing pavement across both lanes on the west side of Towne Pass. Caltrans has not provided an estimate for when the road segment will reopen,” officials said.

Flooding across Badwater Road was mainly from Natural Bridge to Badwater Basin, from mileposts 10-16, according to the release.

Go to quickmap.dot.ca.gov to see the status of CA-190. For information on all roads in Death Valley National Park, visit nps.gov/deva/planyourvisit/conditions.htm.

Death Valley National Park is about 235 miles northeast of Los Angeles.