Everyone in California’s Montecito ordered out amid deluge

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rain-weary Californians grappled with flooding and mudslides Monday as the latest in a series of powerful storms walloped the state, prompting widespread evacuations, toppling trees and frustrating motorists who hit roadblocks caused by fallen debris.

https://apnews.com/article/california-flooding-Montecito-evacuation-order-7c151eeaf3f567a125d74245173327f1?

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California storms persist with deluges, mudslide threats

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California saw little relief from drenching rains Tuesday as the latest in a relentless string of storms swamped roads, turned rivers into gushing flood zones and forced thousands of people to flee from towns with histories of deadly mudslides. At least 14 people have died since last week.

https://apnews.com/article/floods-weather-natural-disasters-landslides-and-mudslides-storms-21b103e791710f4af6ca0ce45c6030b5?

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Northern California sees more rain while the south dries out

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Storm-ravaged California scrambled to clean up and repair widespread damage on Wednesday as the lashing rain eased in many areas, although thunderstorms led a new atmospheric river into the northern half of the state.

https://apnews.com/article/weather-natural-disasters-storms-california-los-angeles-fd81a7f8760436fcaa673549e4461486?

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EXPLAINER: How much will the rain help California’s drought?

California has experienced a devastating, multi-year drought that’s depleted reservoirs, forced officials to plead with residents to conserve water and constrained supplies to vital farmland.

https://apnews.com/article/science-weather-california-droughts-storms-04a759ff7f9db227d226ce098ad62b6d

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Landslides, sinkholes, floodwaters plague soggy California

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sinkholes swallowed cars and floodwaters swamped towns and swept away a small boy as California was wracked by more wild winter while the next in a powerful string of storms loomed on the horizon Tuesday.

https://apnews.com/article/floods-weather-natural-disasters-landslides-and-mudslides-storms-21b103e791710f4af6ca0ce45c6030b5

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Sacramento’s iconic tree canopy turns destructive in storms

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — On a good day, the sun shines in California’s capital city — and elms, pines, oaks and hundreds of other tree varieties fill Sacramento’s parks and line streets, fortifying the city’s reputation as the “City of Trees.” But on a bad one, violent winds knock some of the trees down, causing damage to cars, homes and power lines.

https://apnews.com/article/trees-california-sacramento-climate-and-environment-storms-34c0ea1627ce15e4b5ff667f529ccaab?

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Boy told mom ‘be calm’ before being swept away in floodwater

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lindsy Doan didn’t think the water flowing over the creek crossing on San Marcos Road was deeper than normal when she tried navigating it in her SUV while driving her 5-year-old son to school.

https://apnews.com/article/california-natural-disasters-paso-robles-0ed27eb4cf8696fa57d9bf4e170538bc?

ps:? they find this 5-yo ?

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Newsom asks Californians to stay vigilant about more storms

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — With rain-soaked California expected to see more stormy weather over the weekend and into next week, Gov. Gavin Newsom, and other state and federal officials pleaded with residents Friday to stay alert to possibly more flooding and damage.

https://apnews.com/article/floods-weather-california-climate-and-environment-1c35c8115ca3a9b36b922c291749d76d

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More rain, snow in California from ninth in series of storms

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The ninth atmospheric river in a three-week series of major winter storms was churning through California on Monday, leaving mountain driving dangerous and the flooding risk high near swollen rivers even as the sun came out in some areas.

https://apnews.com/article/weather-california-los-angeles-san-francisco-storms-65002e8533c845b6b21c5eaf9a122ce9?

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In soaked California, few homeowners have flood insurance

ACAMPO, Calif. (AP) — On Sunday morning, Kyle Starks woke up to floodwaters that reached the door of his Jeep after yet another heavy rain storm drenched California. Emergency crews showed up with boats to float Starks and other residents of his rural mobile home park in Acampo to safety.

https://apnews.com/article/floods-weather-natural-disasters-california-climate-and-environment-b71eadd83be6176d45f7a1baf7bb2576?