Powerful storm rips through California, causing mudslides, flooding and triggering warnings from US authorities of 'potentially historic rain'
The storm follows the busiest wildfire season in California history and heightens threats of flash flooding.
Up to 10 inches of rain were expected to wash over the West Coast on Sunday, said meteorologist Marc Chenard of the Weather Prediction Center at the National Weather Service. The storm follows the busiest wildfire season in California history and heightens threats of flash flooding. Much of the region is in severe, extreme or exceptional drought, as classified by the US Drought Monitor.
The area of Central California where the 2020 Creek Fire ripped through was placed under evacuation warning status, the Fresno County Sheriff's Office tweeted.
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