Huge storm hits California with damaging winds, heavy rains


              A section of the Seacliff State Beach Pier is decimated from heavy storm surf, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023,  in Aptos, Calif. Damaging hurricane-force winds, surging surf and heavy rains from a powerful "atmospheric river" pounded California on Thursday, knocking out power to tens of thousands, causing flooding, and contributing to the deaths of at least two people. (Shmuel Thaler/The Santa Cruz Sentinel via AP)
            
              A support piece from the Capitola Wharf is seen inside the storm damaged Zelda's restaurant in Capitola, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Giant ocean swells pushed debris through the front wall and a window, filling the interior with several inches of seawater. Damaging hurricane-force winds, surging surf and heavy rains from a powerful "atmospheric river" pounded California on Thursday, knocking out power to tens of thousands, causing flooding, and contributing to the deaths of at least two people. (Shmuel Thaler/The Santa Cruz Sentinel via AP)
            
              Evan Sousa, left, gets help from Calvin Drake pushing water out of his flooded apartment on Palmetto Avenue in Pacifica, Calif., Thursday morning, Jan. 5, 2023. Damaging hurricane-force winds, surging surf and heavy rains from a powerful "atmospheric river" pounded California on Thursday, knocking out power to tens of thousands, causing flooding, and contributing to the deaths of at least two people. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group via AP)
            
              Work crews clear debris from a flooded Clarendon Road in Pacifica, Calif., on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Damaging hurricane-force winds, surging surf and heavy rains from a powerful "atmospheric river" pounded California on Thursday, knocking out power to tens of thousands, causing flooding, and contributing to the deaths of at least two people. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group via AP)
            
              Breakers crash behind motorists viewing the ocean at Rockaway Beach in Pacifica, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Damaging hurricane-force winds, surging surf and heavy rains from a powerful "atmospheric river" pounded California on Thursday, knocking out power to tens of thousands, causing flooding, and contributing to the deaths of at least two people. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group via AP)
            
              A tree toppled by high winds damaged wires and obstructs the southbound and northbound Caltrain train tracks in Burlingame, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Damaging winds and heavy rains from a powerful "atmospheric river" pounded California on Thursday. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
            
              A northbound lane of Highway 1 is closed due to a landslide, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023, in Pacifica, Calif. Damaging winds and heavy rains from a powerful "atmospheric river" pounded California on Thursday, knocking out power to tens of thousands, causing flash flooding, and contributing to the deaths of at least two people, including a child whose home was hit by a falling tree. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
            
              A bulldozer clears debris in Capitola, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Damaging hurricane-force winds, surging surf and heavy rains from a powerful “atmospheric river” pounded California on Thursday, knocking out power to tens of thousands, causing flooding, and contributing to the deaths of at least two people, including a child whose home was hit by a falling tree. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)
            
              Dominic King, owner of My Thai Beach, surveys storm damage that destroyed his restaurant in Capitola, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Damaging hurricane-force winds, surging surf and heavy rains from a powerful “atmospheric river” pounded California on Thursday, knocking out power to tens of thousands, causing flooding, and contributing to the deaths of at least two people, including a child whose home was hit by a falling tree. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)
            
              The Capitola Wharf is seen damaged from storm waves in Capitola, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Damaging hurricane-force winds, surging surf and heavy rains from a powerful “atmospheric river” pounded California on Thursday, knocking out power to tens of thousands, causing flooding, and contributing to the deaths of at least two people, including a child whose home was hit by a falling tree. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)
            
              A man removes debris from Zelda's on the Beach after the restaurant was damaged in a storm in Capitola, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Damaging hurricane-force winds, surging surf and heavy rains from a powerful “atmospheric river” pounded California on Thursday, knocking out power to tens of thousands, causing flooding, and contributing to the deaths of at least two people, including a child whose home was hit by a falling tree. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)
            
              Heavy waves crash over Capitola Wharf in Capitola, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)
            
              People walk along Cliff Drive to view the Capitola Wharf damaged by heavy storm waves in Capitola, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)
            
              A person crosses Grant Avenue in San Francisco, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Damaging winds and heavy rains from a powerful "atmospheric river" pounded California on Thursday, knocking out power to tens of thousands, causing flash flooding, and contributing to the deaths of at least two people, including a child whose home was hit by a falling tree. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
            
              Damage to an apartment building can be seen after a tree toppled over in Oakland, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
            
              Storm clouds blanket the Los Angeles skyline is seen at Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area following a rainstorm in Los Angeles, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
            
              Wind blows the palm trees in the background, a man stands on the storm surge protection dune during a rainstorm in Seal Beach, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
            
              Family friends remove items from the mobile home where 2-year-old Aeon Tocchini was killed by a fallen redwood tree in Occidental, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Damaging hurricane-force winds, surging surf and heavy rains from a powerful "atmospheric river" pounded California on Thursday, knocking out power to tens of thousands, causing flooding, and contributing to the deaths of at least two people. (AP Photo/Terry Chea)
            
              A California State Parks employee walks through a damaged road at Seacliff State Beach in Aptos, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)
            
              A parking lot at Seacliff State Beach is damaged by heavy storm surge, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023, in Aptos, Calif. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)
            
              Dominic King, owner of My Thai Beach, surveys storm damage that destroyed his restaurant in Capitola, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Damaging hurricane-force winds, surging surf and heavy rains from a powerful “atmospheric river” pounded California on Thursday, knocking out power to tens of thousands, causing flooding, and contributing to the deaths of at least two people, including a child whose home was hit by a falling tree. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)
            
              A section of the Seacliff State Beach Pier is decimated from heavy storm surf, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023,  in Aptos, Calif. Damaging hurricane-force winds, surging surf and heavy rains from a powerful "atmospheric river" pounded California on Thursday, knocking out power to tens of thousands, causing flooding, and contributing to the deaths of at least two people. (Shmuel Thaler/The Santa Cruz Sentinel via AP)
            
              A support piece from the Capitola Wharf is seen inside the storm damaged Zelda's restaurant in Capitola, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Giant ocean swells pushed debris through the front wall and a window, filling the interior with several inches of seawater. Damaging hurricane-force winds, surging surf and heavy rains from a powerful "atmospheric river" pounded California on Thursday, knocking out power to tens of thousands, causing flooding, and contributing to the deaths of at least two people. (Shmuel Thaler/The Santa Cruz Sentinel via AP)
            
              Evan Sousa, left, gets help from Calvin Drake pushing water out of his flooded apartment on Palmetto Avenue in Pacifica, Calif., Thursday morning, Jan. 5, 2023. Damaging hurricane-force winds, surging surf and heavy rains from a powerful "atmospheric river" pounded California on Thursday, knocking out power to tens of thousands, causing flooding, and contributing to the deaths of at least two people. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group via AP)
            
              Work crews clear debris from a flooded Clarendon Road in Pacifica, Calif., on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Damaging hurricane-force winds, surging surf and heavy rains from a powerful "atmospheric river" pounded California on Thursday, knocking out power to tens of thousands, causing flooding, and contributing to the deaths of at least two people. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group via AP)
            
              Breakers crash behind motorists viewing the ocean at Rockaway Beach in Pacifica, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Damaging hurricane-force winds, surging surf and heavy rains from a powerful "atmospheric river" pounded California on Thursday, knocking out power to tens of thousands, causing flooding, and contributing to the deaths of at least two people. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group via AP)
            
              A tree toppled by high winds damaged wires and obstructs the southbound and northbound Caltrain train tracks in Burlingame, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Damaging winds and heavy rains from a powerful "atmospheric river" pounded California on Thursday. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
            
              A northbound lane of Highway 1 is closed due to a landslide, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023, in Pacifica, Calif. Damaging winds and heavy rains from a powerful "atmospheric river" pounded California on Thursday, knocking out power to tens of thousands, causing flash flooding, and contributing to the deaths of at least two people, including a child whose home was hit by a falling tree. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
            
              A bulldozer clears debris in Captiola, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Damaging hurricane-force winds, surging surf and heavy rains from a powerful “atmospheric river” pounded California on Thursday, knocking out power to tens of thousands, causing flooding, and contributing to the deaths of at least two people, including a child whose home was hit by a falling tree. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)
            
              Dominic King, owner of My Thai Beach, surveys storm damage that destroyed his restaurant in Captiola, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Damaging hurricane-force winds, surging surf and heavy rains from a powerful “atmospheric river” pounded California on Thursday, knocking out power to tens of thousands, causing flooding, and contributing to the deaths of at least two people, including a child whose home was hit by a falling tree. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)
            
              The Capitola Wharf is seen damaged from storm waves in Captiola, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Damaging hurricane-force winds, surging surf and heavy rains from a powerful “atmospheric river” pounded California on Thursday, knocking out power to tens of thousands, causing flooding, and contributing to the deaths of at least two people, including a child whose home was hit by a falling tree. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)
            
              A man removes debris from Zelda's on the Beach after the restaurant was damaged in a storm in Captiola, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Damaging hurricane-force winds, surging surf and heavy rains from a powerful “atmospheric river” pounded California on Thursday, knocking out power to tens of thousands, causing flooding, and contributing to the deaths of at least two people, including a child whose home was hit by a falling tree. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)
            
              Heavy waves crash over Capitola Wharf in Capitola, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)
            
              People walk along Cliff Drive to view the Capitola Wharf damaged by heavy storm waves in Capitola, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)
            
              A person crosses Grant Avenue in San Francisco, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Damaging winds and heavy rains from a powerful "atmospheric river" pounded California on Thursday, knocking out power to tens of thousands, causing flash flooding, and contributing to the deaths of at least two people, including a child whose home was hit by a falling tree. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
            
              Damage to an apartment building can be seen after a tree toppled over in Oakland, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
            
              Storm clouds blanket the Los Angeles skyline is seen at Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area following a rainstorm in Los Angeles, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
            
              Wind blows the palm trees in the background, a man stands on the storm surge protection dune during a rainstorm in Seal Beach, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
            
              Family friends remove items from the mobile home where 2-year-old Aeon Tocchini was killed by a fallen redwood tree in Occidental, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Damaging hurricane-force winds, surging surf and heavy rains from a powerful "atmospheric river" pounded California on Thursday, knocking out power to tens of thousands, causing flooding, and contributing to the deaths of at least two people. (AP Photo/Terry Chea)
            
              A California State Parks employee walks through a damaged road at Seacliff State Beach in Aptos, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)
            
              A parking lot at Seacliff State Beach is damaged by heavy storm surge, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023, in Aptos, Calif. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)
            
              Dominic King, owner of My Thai Beach, surveys storm damage that destroyed his restaurant in Captiola, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Damaging hurricane-force winds, surging surf and heavy rains from a powerful “atmospheric river” pounded California on Thursday, knocking out power to tens of thousands, causing flooding, and contributing to the deaths of at least two people, including a child whose home was hit by a falling tree. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)
            
              A person crosses Grant Avenue in San Francisco, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Damaging winds and heavy rains from a powerful "atmospheric river" pounded California on Thursday, knocking out power to tens of thousands, causing flash flooding, and contributing to the deaths of at least two people, including a child whose home was hit by a falling tree. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
            
              Damage to an apartment building can be seen after a tree toppled over in Oakland, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
            
              Storm clouds blanket the Los Angeles skyline is seen at Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area following a rainstorm in Los Angeles, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
            
              Wind blows the palm trees in the background, a man stands on the storm surge protection dune during a rainstorm in Seal Beach, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
            
              Family friends remove items from the mobile home where 2-year-old Aeon Tocchini was killed by a fallen redwood tree in Occidental, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Damaging hurricane-force winds, surging surf and heavy rains from a powerful "atmospheric river" pounded California on Thursday, knocking out power to tens of thousands, causing flooding, and contributing to the deaths of at least two people. (AP Photo/Terry Chea)
            
              A California State Parks employee walks through a damaged road at Seacliff State Beach in Aptos, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)
            
              A parking lot at Seacliff State Beach is damaged by heavy storm surge, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023, in Aptos, Calif. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)
            
              Dominic King, owner of My Thai Beach, surveys storm damage that destroyed his restaurant in Captiola, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Damaging hurricane-force winds, surging surf and heavy rains from a powerful “atmospheric river” pounded California on Thursday, knocking out power to tens of thousands, causing flooding, and contributing to the deaths of at least two people, including a child whose home was hit by a falling tree. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)
            
              Thomas Heins crouches as a wave crashes into the seawall in Pacifica, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Damaging winds and heavy rains from a powerful "atmospheric river" pounded California on Thursday. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
            
              Thomas Heins is hit by a wave while standing at the seawall in Pacifica, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Damaging winds and heavy rains from a powerful "atmospheric river" pounded California on Thursday. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
            
              A playground is filled with flood water at Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area following a rainstorm in Los Angeles, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
            
              Storm clouds blanket the Los Angeles skyline is seen at Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area following a rainstorm in Los Angeles, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
            
              Surfers ride storm waves at the mouth of the San Lorenzo River in Santa Cruz, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)
            
              A surfer paddles out at the mouth of the San Lorenzo River in Santa Cruz, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)
            
              People walk by debris that overflowed from San Lorenzo River in Santa Cruz, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)
            
              Damage to an apartment building can be seen after a tree toppled over in Oakland, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
            
              A crew works to remove a tree that fell on top of an apartment building in Oakland, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
            
              A tree toppled by high winds damaged wires and obstructs the southbound and northbound Caltrain train tracks in Burlingame, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Damaging winds and heavy rains from a powerful "atmospheric river" pounded California on Thursday. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
            
              A northbound lane of Highway 1 is closed due to a landslide, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023, in Pacifica, Calif. Damaging winds and heavy rains from a powerful "atmospheric river" pounded California on Thursday, knocking out power to tens of thousands, causing flash flooding, and contributing to the deaths of at least two people, including a child whose home was hit by a falling tree. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
            
              A flooded beach-side parking lot in front of beachfront homes is seen during a rainstorm in Seal Beach, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Damaging winds and heavy rains from a powerful “atmospheric river” pounded California on Thursday. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
            
              A woman walks with an umbrella during a rainstorm in Seal Beach, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Damaging winds and heavy rains from a powerful “atmospheric river” pounded California on Thursday. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
            
              People walk along Cliff Drive to view the Capitola Wharf damaged by heavy storm waves in Capitola, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)
            
              Heavy waves crash over Capitola Wharf in Capitola, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)
            
              A woman cycles along East Cliff Drive in Capitola, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Damaging winds and heavy rains from a powerful "atmospheric river" pounded California on Thursday. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)
            
              The Capitola Wharf is seen damaged by heavy storm waves in Capitola, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Damaging winds and heavy rains from a powerful "atmospheric river" pounded California on Thursday. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)
            
              Heavy storm waves crash along East Cliff Drive in Capitola, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Damaging winds and heavy rains from a powerful "atmospheric river" pounded California on Thursday. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)
            
              A man walks past the floodwater on a street following a rainstorm in downtown Los Angeles, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
            
              A crew works to remove fallen trees outside an entrance to the main public library in San Francisco, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Damaging winds and heavy rains in California have knocked out power to tens of thousands, caused flash flooding and contributed to the deaths of at least two people. (AP Photo/Olga Rodriguez)
            
              A tree toppled by high winds damaged wires and obstructs the southbound and northbound Caltrain train tracks in Burlingame, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Damaging winds and heavy rains from a powerful "atmospheric river" pounded California on Thursday. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
            
              A tree toppled by high winds damaged wires and obstructs the southbound and northbound Caltrain train tracks in Burlingame, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Damaging winds and heavy rains from a powerful "atmospheric river" pounded California on Thursday. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
            
              A flooded beach-side parking lot in front of beachfront homes is seen during a rainstorm in Seal Beach, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Damaging winds and heavy rains from a powerful “atmospheric river” pounded California on Thursday. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
            
              A woman walks with an umbrella during a rainstorm in Seal Beach, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Damaging winds and heavy rains from a powerful “atmospheric river” pounded California on Thursday. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
            
              A tree toppled by high winds damaged wires and obstructs the southbound and northbound Caltrain train tracks in Burlingame, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Damaging winds and heavy rains from a powerful "atmospheric river" pounded California on Thursday. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
            
              A tree toppled by high winds damaged wires and obstructs the southbound and northbound Caltrain train tracks in Burlingame, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Damaging winds and heavy rains from a powerful "atmospheric river" pounded California on Thursday. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
            
              A tree toppled by high winds damaged wires and obstructs the southbound and northbound Caltrain train tracks in Burlingame, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Damaging winds and heavy rains from a powerful "atmospheric river" pounded California on Thursday. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
            
              A tree toppled by high winds damaged wires and obstructs the southbound and northbound Caltrain train tracks in Burlingame, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Damaging winds and heavy rains from a powerful "atmospheric river" pounded California on Thursday. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
            
              A crew works to remove fallen trees outside an entrance to the main public library in San Francisco, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Damaging winds and heavy rains in California have knocked out power to tens of thousands, caused flash flooding and contributed to the deaths of at least two people. (AP Photo/Olga Rodriguez)
            
              A police officer blocks a street after some residents in the Seacliff neighborhood were evacuated due to possible landslides, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023, in Richmond, Calif. Another winter storm is expected to move into California on Wednesday, walloping the northern part of the state with more rain and snow. It's the second major storm of the week in the parched state. It follows storms that brought threats of flash flooding and severe thunderstorms across the southern U.S. and heavy snow in the upper Midwest. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
            
              A man loads the back of his car with sandbags, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023, in Pacifica, Calif. A major winter storm approached California on Wednesday causing crews to rush to clear storm drains in preparation for flooding and strong winds, as parts of the Midwest dealt with snow, ice or tornadoes, and the South recovered from strong overnight storms. (AP Photo/Haven Daley)
            
              A woman, who choses to remain anonymous, fills bags of sand offered at South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue in South Lake Tahoe, Calif. on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (Brontë Wittpenn/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
            
              Miles Gomez, 9, plays with his twin brother, Edison, after a series of storms blasted communities surrounding South Lake Tahoe, Calif. on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (Brontë Wittpenn/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
            
              Huge amounts of snow are seen after a series of storms blasted communities surrounding South Lake Tahoe, Calif. on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (Brontë Wittpenn/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
            
              In this photo provided by Caltrans District 1, crews work at removing multiple fallen trees blocking U.S. Highway 101 in Humboldt County near Trinidad, Calif., Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. A major winter storm approached California on Wednesday causing crews to rush to clear storm drains in preparation for flooding and strong winds, as parts of the Midwest dealt with snow, ice or tornadoes, and the South recovered from strong overnight storms. (Caltrans District 1 via AP)
            
              A person walks across California Street in San Francisco, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. Another winter storm moved into California on Wednesday, walloping the northern part of the state with more rain and snow. It's the second major storm of the week in the parched state. It follows storms that brought threats of flash flooding and severe thunderstorms across the southern U.S. and heavy snow in the upper Midwest. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
            
              The canopy of gas station, toppled by strong winds, rests at an angle, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023,  in South San Francisco. Another winter storm moved into California on Wednesday, walloping the northern part of the state with more rain and snow. It's the second major storm of the week in the parched state. It follows storms that brought threats of flash flooding and severe thunderstorms across the southern U.S. and heavy snow in the upper Midwest. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
            
              The canopy of gas station, toppled by strong winds, rests at an angle, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023,  in South San Francisco. Another winter storm moved into California on Wednesday, walloping the northern part of the state with more rain and snow. It's the second major storm of the week in the parched state. It follows storms that brought threats of flash flooding and severe thunderstorms across the southern U.S. and heavy snow in the upper Midwest. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
            
              People wearing rain ponchos walk across Kearny Street in San Francisco, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. Another winter storm moved into California on Wednesday, walloping the northern part of the state with more rain and snow. It's the second major storm of the week in the parched state. It follows storms that brought threats of flash flooding and severe thunderstorms across the southern U.S. and heavy snow in the upper Midwest. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
            
              An empty vehicle is surrounded by floodwaters on a road in Oakland, Calif., Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. Another winter storm moved into California on Wednesday, walloping the northern part of the state with more rain and snow. It's the second major storm of the week in the parched state. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
            
              The canopy of gas station, toppled by strong winds, rests at an angle, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023,  in South San Francisco. Another winter storm moved into California on Wednesday, walloping the northern part of the state with more rain and snow. It's the second major storm of the week in the parched state. It follows storms that brought threats of flash flooding and severe thunderstorms across the southern U.S. and heavy snow in the upper Midwest. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
            
              People walk across California Street in San Francisco, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. Another winter storm moved into California on Wednesday, walloping the northern part of the state with more rain and snow. It's the second major storm of the week in the parched state. It follows storms that brought threats of flash flooding and severe thunderstorms across the southern U.S. and heavy snow in the upper Midwest. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
            
              Fernando Bizarro, left, collects sandbags from an emergency distribution center to prepare for an upcoming storm, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023, in San Francisco. (Santiago Mejia/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
Huge storm hits California with damaging winds, heavy rains