New storm systems blow into California, bringing heavy flooding to already waterlogged regions, causing power outages and making travel dangerous
Floodwaters cover South Davis Rd. near Salinas in Monterey County as Salinas River in California overflows its banks.
The latest system on Saturday was expected to bring "heavy lower-elevation rain, significant mountain snow, and strong winds," with "another surge of Pacific moisture" expected on Monday, the National Weather Service said. An AFP news agency journalist saw the Salinas River overtopping its banks in many spots, at times covering farm fields for metres even as rain continued under leaden skies.
The NWS said an additional 5.0 to 7.5 centimetres of rain could cause new flooding and mudslides, with parts of the Sierra Nevada seeing three to six feet of snow, and heavy winds buffeting central and coastal California at up to 80 kph.Impassable roads
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