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Fresh storm hits California as state cleans up from previous powerful weather system

By Associated Press

Dec. 15, 2021

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A powerful storm charged south through California on Tuesday, drenching the drought-stricken state with desperately needed rain but also triggering mandatory evacuations due to the threat of mudslides in some areas scarred by wildfires.
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In this drone photo provided by Mammoth Mountain Ski Area, MMSA, snow continues falling in Mammoth Mountain in Mammoth Lakes, Calif., early Wednesday, Dec. 15. Another storm is pushing into California as the state cleans up from a powerful weather system that coated mountains with much-needed snow and set rainfall records in the drought-stricken state. Wednesday's storm is expected to mostly impact Northern California.
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In this photo provided by Mammoth Mountain Ski Area, MMSA, a snow plower removes snow in Mammoth Mountain in Mammoth Lakes, Calif., early Wednesday, Dec. 15. Another storm is pushing into California as the state cleans up from a powerful weather system that coated mountains with much-needed snow and set rainfall records in the drought-stricken state. Wednesday's storm is expected to mostly impact Northern California.
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PETER MORNING/MMSA VIA AP

In this photo provided by Mammoth Mountain Ski Area, MMSA, snow continues falling with storm totals over four feet in Mammoth Mountain in Mammoth Lakes, Calif., early Wednesday, Dec. 15. Another storm is pushing into California as the state cleans up from a powerful weather system that coated mountains with much-needed snow and set rainfall records in the drought-stricken state. Wednesday's storm is expected to mostly impact Northern California.
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MARK RIGHTMIRE/THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER VIA AP

A vehicle makes its way around a mudslide covering part of Silverado Canyon Road in Silverado in eastern Orange County, Calif., as a winter storm brought heavy rain, high winds and flash flooding to Orange County and Southern California Tuesday, Dec. 14.
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MARK RIGHTMIRE/THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER VIA AP

Residents dig out from a mudslide covering part of Silverado Canyon Road in Silverado, located in eastern Orange County, Calif., as a winter storm brought heavy rain and flash flooding to Orange County and Southern California on Tuesday, Dec. 14.
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MARK RIGHTMIRE/THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER VIA AP

A road grader clears mud and debris along a closed E. Santiago Canyon Road at the intersection of Modjeska Canyon Road in eastern Orange County, Calif., as a winter storm brought heavy rain, high winds and flash flooding to Orange County and Southern California Tuesday, Dec. 14.
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MARK RIGHTMIRE/THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER VIA AP

A vehicle passes by a evacuation order sign for the canyons in eastern Orange County, Calif., along E. Santiago Canyon Road in Trabuco Canyon as a winter storm brought heavy rain, high winds and flash flooding to Orange County and Southern California, Tuesday, Dec. 14.
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ELIAS FUNEZ/THE UNION VIA AP

A resident removes a downed branch along Grove Street following a snow and rain storm, early Tuesday, Dec. 14, in Nevada City, Calif.
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A vehicle is seen in the Los Angeles River at the Washington Bridge near downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday, Dec. 14. Rain is drenching Southern California as a blustery storm charged down the state, triggering river rescue efforts and raising the threat of mudslides in areas scarred by wildfires.
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A Cadillac CTS is seen surrounded by floodwaters in Silverado Canyon, Calif., Tuesday, Dec. 14. In Orange County, south of Los Angeles, about 800 canyon homes were under evacuation orders Tuesday after a flash flood warning was issued and mudslides were reported in the area scorched by the Bond wildfire in 2020.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS

A local resident surveys the damage to a washed-out road in Silverado Canyon, Calif., Tuesday, Dec. 14. In Orange County, south of Los Angeles, about 800 canyon homes were under evacuation orders Tuesday after a flash flood warning was issued and mudslides were reported in the area scorched by the Bond wildfire in 2020.
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A homeless person shields themselves from the rain under a wet cover in downtown Los Angeles Tuesday, Dec. 14, in Los Angeles. A powerful storm slid south through California on Tuesday, drenching the drought-stricken state with desperately needed rain.

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