Highway 140 in Yosemite closed due to mudslide

El Portal Road in Yosemite National Park — which is Highway 140 outside the park — has been closed due to a mudslide, Caltrans reported Tuesday evening.

The roadway is closed at the park boundary, Caltrans said.

Motorists will have to use different entryways to get into the park, such as the south entrance on Highway 41.

For updates on Yosemite road conditions, call 209-372-0200 or use this link.

The slide occurred following days of thunderstorms in the Yosemite area. The storms were the result of moisture flowing over Central California from remnants of tropical storm Dolores.

The National Weather Service issued a flash-flood warning for parts of Tuolumne and Mariposa counties that extended to 11 p.m. Tuesday. Flooding was possible throughout Yosemite National Park.

Several locations in the Sierra down to Tulare County experienced more than half an inch of rainfall, according to Gary Sanger of the National Weather Service office in Hanford.

Oakhurst and Cedar Grove both reported half an inch, with Sugar Loaf in Tulare County receiving .8 of an inch and .65 falling in Yosemite Valley.

This story was originally published July 21, 2015 at 7:46 PM with the headline "Highway 140 in Yosemite closed due to mudslide."