There was so much news about the Hwy 58 mess near Tahachapi that I completely missed the Death Valley issues. Check this out, posted in the FB Death Valley page.
Bring your high clearance 4WD Mini Cooper. What a mess at Scotty's Castle. The local area got hit with rainfall intensity you'd expect once in a 1,000 years, or more accurately, 0.1% chance of happening in any given year.