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A Break in California’s Storms Is in Sight. Here Are Regions to Watch. [1]
['Carly Olson', 'Ava Sasani', 'Luke Vander Ploeg', 'Julie Brown']
Date: 2023-01-15
SAN MATEO, Calif. — More than two weeks of storms have already hammered California, and one more arrived Sunday night. The relentless downpours and their impact — flooded homes, flattened cars, downed power lines and more — have killed at least 19 people and disrupted the lives of millions more since late December.
Experts have said that almost none of the storms, on their own, would have been considered catastrophic, but the continual pounding has taken a toll on California’s landscape. Soil now struggling to hold water is more vulnerable to mudslides. Days of strong winds have sent trees tumbling. And the relentless precipitation has turned trickling creeks into raging waterways.
Forecasters said the latest storm should be the last in a run of atmospheric rivers that have battered the state since late December, and that once it blows through, California will experience mostly dry weather through the next week, except for some light rain on Wednesday.
Northern California got its much-needed break in the storms Monday morning, as residents participated in marches honoring Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Farther south, showers continued in Central and Southern California, and some areas were still dealing with flooding even after the heaviest of the rain had passed.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/15/us/california-storm-areas-los-angeles-santa-cruz.html
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