PHOTOS: Major storm causes flooding, mudslides in California
December 12, 2014
Ventura County Sheriffs deputies walk on piles of rocks and mud after debris flows smashed into homes as a powerful storm that has been lashing northern California moves southward on December 12, 2014 in Camarillo Springs neighborhood of Camarilla, California. About two dozen homes were severely damage in a heavy pre-dawn downpour. Although water from the storm lowers the risk of wildfires and offers some short-term relief from the record drought conditions that are menacing the state, weather experts say it amounts to only a very small step toward ending the drought. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) ( 460373634 )
Houses are damaged on San Como Lane after heavy rain triggered a mudslide following a storm in the Camarillo Springs area of Ventura County, California on December 12, 2014. The US Pacific coast's most ferocious storm in years moved south Friday, bringing hurricane force winds and heavy downpours to southern California one day after claiming two lives in the Northwest. AFP PHOTO/MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images ( 536122401 )
A home is filled with rocks and mud after debris flows smashed into homes as a powerful storm that has been lashing northern California moves southward on December 12, 2014 in Camarillo Springs neighborhood of Camarilla, California. About two dozen homes were severely damage in a heavy pre-dawn downpour. Although water from the storm lowers the risk of wildfires and offers some short-term relief from the record drought conditions that are menacing the state, weather experts say it amounts to only a very small step toward ending the drought. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) ( 460373646 )
Earth moving equipment is buried by debris in Camarillo Springs, Calif., about 50 miles northwest of Los Angeles on Friday, Dec. 12, 2014. The homeowners association hired a construction crew to move debris, but the muck buried one of the earth movers as a powerful storm moved through the area. (AP Photo/Raquel Dillion) ( APTOPIX California Storms )
Storm clouds move ashore near Seal Beach pier in Seal Beach, Calif., Friday, Dec. 12, 2014. The National Weather Service says wind-driven rain in Southern California fell at the rate of 1 to 2 inches an hour, triggering flash flooding. The main front followed with rain falling at rates of a tenth to about a third of an inch per hour. (AP Photo/Michael Blood) ( California Storms )
Houses damaged in San Como Lane after heavy rain triggered a mudslide following a storm in the Camarillo Springs area of Ventura County, California on December 12, 2014. The US Pacific coast's most ferocious storm in years moved south Friday, bringing hurricane force winds and heavy downpours to southern California one day after claiming two lives in the Northwest. AFP PHOTO/MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images ( 536122293 )
An RV sits underwater from the flooded Russian River Friday, Dec. 12, 2014, in Guerneville, Calif. While the sun rose Friday in a dry San Francisco sky, the storm's affects lingered in Northern California. In Sonoma County, the Russian River was approaching flood stage and was expected to crest several feet above it by early afternoon. Officials advised residents of about 300 homes to evacuate low-lying areas. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg) ( California Storms )
A sign warning of floods stands at the entrance to Silverado Canyon due to the potential for mud slides at a recent burn area Friday, Dec. 12, 2014 in Silverado Canyon, Calif. Silverado Canyon is under a evacuation order due to heavy rains. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson) ( California Storms )
Homes are covered with rocks and mud after debris flows smashed into houses as a powerful storm that has been lashing northern California moves southward on December 12, 2014 in Camarillo Springs neighborhood of Camarilla, California. About two dozen homes were severely damage in a heavy pre-dawn downpour. Although water from the storm lowers the risk of wildfires and offers some short-term relief from the record drought conditions that are menacing the state, weather experts say it amounts to only a very small step toward ending the drought. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) ( 460373750 )
Water from the Russian River floods an amusement park Friday, Dec. 12, 2014, in Guerneville, Calif. While the sun rose Friday in a dry San Francisco sky, the storm's affects lingered in Northern California. In Sonoma County, the Russian River was approaching flood stage and was expected to crest several feet above it by early afternoon. Officials advised residents of about 300 homes to evacuate low-lying areas. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg) ( California Storms )
A home is filled with rocks and mud after debris flows smashed into homes as a powerful storm that has been lashing northern California moves southward on December 12, 2014 in Camarillo Springs neighborhood of Camarilla, California. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) ( 460373912 )
Toy cars and trucks remain standing in a window of a home buried in rocks and mud after debris flows smashed into houses as a powerful storm that has been lashing northern California moves southward on December 12, 2014 in Camarillo Springs neighborhood of Camarilla, California. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) ( 460373916 )
Ventura County firefighters stand on a pile of rocks and mud after debris flows smashed into homes as a powerful storm that has been lashing northern California moves southward on December 12, 2014 in Camarillo Springs neighborhood of Camarilla, California. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) ( 460375384 )
Local resident Erwin Fodran surveys damage from atop a pile of rocks and mud after debris flows smashed into houses as a powerful storm that has been lashing northern California moves southward on December 12, 2014 in Camarillo Springs neighborhood of Camarilla, California. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) ( 460375390 )
Furniture is seen outside homes that were smashed by debris flows as a powerful storm that has been lashing northern California moves southward on December 12, 2014 in Camarillo Springs neighborhood of Camarilla, California. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) ( 460375404 )
Part of a large backhoe is exposed as workers retrieve the machine that was buried under rocks and mud during a attempt to save homes from debris flows overnight as a powerful storm that has been lashing northern California moves southward on December 12, 2014 in Camarillo Springs neighborhood of Camarilla, California. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) ( 460375580 )
A garage is filled with rocks and mud after debris flows smashed into homes as a powerful storm that has been lashing northern California moves southward on December 12, 2014 in Camarillo Springs neighborhood of Camarilla, California. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) ( 460376190 )
A garage is filled with rocks and mud after debris flows smashed into homes as a powerful storm that has been lashing northern California moves southward on December 12, 2014 in Camarillo Springs neighborhood of Camarilla, California. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) ( 460376196 )
Rocks are piled against a window where homes are covered with rocks and mud after debris flows smashed into houses as a powerful storm that has been lashing northern California moves southward on December 12, 2014 in Camarillo Springs neighborhood of Camarilla, California. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) ( 460376390 )
Homes are covered with rocks and mud after debris flows smashed into houses as a powerful storm that has been lashing northern California moves southward on December 12, 2014 in Camarillo Springs neighborhood of Camarilla, California. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) ( 460376430 )
A Ventura County Sheriffs deputy walks through mud and passes an orange tree as a backhoe clears a pile of rocks and mud after debris flows smashed into homes as a powerful storm that has been lashing northern California moves southward on December 12, 2014 in Camarillo Springs neighborhood of Camarilla, California. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) ( 460376748 )
Houses damaged in San Como Lane after heavy rain triggered a mudslide following a storm in the Camarillo Springs area of Ventura County, California on December 12, 2014. The US Pacific coast's most ferocious storm in years moved south Friday, bringing hurricane force winds and heavy downpours to southern California one day after claiming two lives in the Northwest. AFP PHOTO/MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images ( 536122627 )
Firefighters carry the body of a possible victim killed in a storm Friday, Dec. 12, 2014, in Santa Clarita, Calif. A dangerous storm system that clobbered the Bay Area has pushed into Southern California, causing mudslides and evacuations. (AP Photo/The Santa Clarita Valley Signal, Katharine Lotze) ( California Storms )
Water from the Russian River floods an amusement park Friday, Dec. 12, 2014, in Guerneville, Calif. While the sun rose Friday in a dry San Francisco sky, the storm's affects lingered in Northern California. In Sonoma County, the Russian River was approaching flood stage and was expected to crest several feet above it by early afternoon. Officials advised residents of about 300 homes to evacuate low-lying areas. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg) ( California Storms )
Andrew Waxman-Wright makes his way through floodwaters at the Mirabel RV and trailer park where he lives Friday, Dec. 12, 2014, in Forestville, Calif. While the sun rose Friday in a dry San Francisco sky, the storm's affects lingered in Northern California. In Sonoma County, the Russian River was approaching flood stage and was expected to crest several feet above it by early afternoon. Officials advised residents of about 300 homes to evacuate low-lying areas. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg) ( California Storms )
Homeowner Amanda Heinlein stands on a mud landslide covering a basketball court near her house in Azusa, Calif., Friday, Dec. 12, 2014. A soaking storm swept into California, causing several mudslides, flooding streets and cutting power to tens of thousands Friday after lashing the rest of the state with much-needed rain. (AP Photo/Nick Ut) ( California Storms )
Toni Chauncy makes a call after discovering a large tree had fallen on her vehicle in her front yard on Friday, Dec. 12, 2014 in Bakersfield, Calif. Rain fell at the rate of 1 to 2 inches an hour, triggering flash flooding, the National Weather Service said. The main front followed with rain falling at rates of a tenth to about a third of an inch per hour.(AP photo/The Bakersfield Californian, Casey Christie) ( California Storms )
Houses damaged in San Como Lane after heavy rain triggered a mudslide following a storm in the Camarillo Springs area of Ventura County, California on December 12, 2014. The US Pacific coast's most ferocious storm in years moved south Friday, bringing hurricane force winds and heavy downpours to southern California one day after claiming two lives in the Northwest. AFP PHOTO/MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images ( 536122355 )
Houses are damaged on San Como Lane after heavy rain triggered a mudslide following a storm in the Camarillo Springs area of Ventura County, California on December 12, 2014. The US Pacific coast's most ferocious storm in years moved south Friday, bringing hurricane force winds and heavy downpours to southern California one day after claiming two lives in the Northwest. AFP PHOTO/MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images ( 536122441 )
Houses are damaged on San Como Lane after heavy rain triggered a mudslide following a storm in the Camarillo Springs area of Ventura County, California on December 12, 2014. The US Pacific coast's most ferocious storm in years moved south Friday, bringing hurricane force winds and heavy downpours to southern California one day after claiming two lives in the Northwest. AFP PHOTO/MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images ( 536122528 )
Houses damaged in San Como Lane after heavy rain triggered a mudslide following a storm in the Camarillo Springs area of Ventura County, California on December 12, 2014. The US Pacific coast's most ferocious storm in years moved south Friday, bringing hurricane force winds and heavy downpours to southern California one day after claiming two lives in the Northwest. AFP PHOTO/MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images ( 536122811 )
Residents clean up houses damaged in San Como Lane after heavy rain triggered a mudslide following a storm in the Camarillo Springs area of Ventura County, California on December 12, 2014. The US Pacific coast's most ferocious storm in years moved south Friday, bringing hurricane force winds and heavy downpours to southern California one day after claiming two lives in the Northwest. AFP PHOTO/MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images ( 536123012 )
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