The seventh consecutive atmospheric river since Christmas dumped more rain on Northern California on Wednesday, offering little relief for a state already battered by floods, gale force winds, power outages and evacuations of entire towns.
Downtown San Francisco recorded a phenomenal 13.6 inches of rain from Dec. 26 until Wednesday morning, while San Francisco International Airport, the city of Oakland and the city of Stockton all recorded 16-day records over the same period, the National Weather Service said.
The state as a whole recorded 8.6 inches in that time, the weather service said, more than one-third of its annual average rainfall. Large stretches of central California received over half their normal annual rainfall since Dec. 26.
Dozens of roadways across the state were made impassable by mudslides and snow as the state's department of transportation on Wednesday strongly urged drivers to stay off the roads until crews could clear the way.The rain-swollen Sacramento River rises to the foundation level of homes along the river in West Sacramento, California, U.S. January 11, 2023. REUTERS/Fred Greaves
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