A bomb cyclone smashed into California, Wednesday, bringing powerful winds and torrential rain that was expected to cause flooding in areas already saturated by consecutive storms.
LOS ANGELES, United States – A bomb cyclone smashed into California Wednesday, bringing powerful winds and torrential rain that was expected to cause flooding in areas already saturated by consecutive storms.
Meteorologists at the National Weather Service said there could be “widespread flooding, roads washing out, hillside collapsing, trees down, widespread power outages, immediate disruption to commerce, and the worst of all, likely loss of human life.” California Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency “to support response and recovery efforts,” while San Francisco established an Emergency Operations Center.
“ just spent all day putting sandbags in front of the garage at every entering point and we’re just crossing our fingers and hoping we won’t have more damage. The downpours come on top of a series of storms that have brought near-record rainfall over recent weeks.
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