More rain is due to drench the waterlogged state, forecasters said.
FELTON, Calif., Jan 14 - A new weather system packing rain, snow and strong winds moved into storm-lashed California on Saturday, the latest in a parade of atmospheric rivers that have wreaked havoc across the state in recent weeks.
More than 24,000 utility customers were without power as of Saturday afternoon, according to PowerOutage.us. A neighborhood in the Santa Cruz County community of Felton in central California flooded for the second time in a week and the third time since the turn of the year. Sacramento county issued an evacuation order for Wilton and other areas that had suffered severe flooding during a New Year's Eve storm.
California Governor Gavin Newsom told reporters on Saturday he expected President Joe Biden to sign a major disaster declaration to help the state respond to the emergency.
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