Heavy rains, high winds, power outages and evacuations rolled across California on Thursday as a second massive storm in a week overwhelmed the state previously left parched by a lengthy drought.
In San Francisco, where just days ago 5 inches of rain sent floodwaters roaring down streets like rivers, residents braced for up to six more inches. Mayor London Breed said the city was “preparing for a war" – crews cleared clogged storm drains, shuttled homeless people into shelters and issued emergency supplies and ponchos to those who refused to go.
"The storm that we had talked about is actually here. Floods are inevitable." Breed said."We have a team of people who are triaging all of the various challenges that exist all throughout our city in order to address them as quickly as possible."Along the state's Central Coast, Montecito was among towns where evacuations were ordered. Five years ago, landslides roared down from the mountains through the town, killing 23 people and destroying more than 100 homes.
These storms bring heavy rainfall and occur when a line of warm, moist air flows from near the islands across the Pacific Ocean to the West Coast. "We’re grateful not to have confirmed any fatalities associated with this morning’s tornado outbreak," Mayor Steven Reed tweeted."An incident command center has been activated as we continue response and assessment of the widespread property damage in east Montgomery."
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