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Wesley Jones carries the obstacle that plugged a storm drain – a pumpkin – across 36th Street in east Sacramento on Sunday. Jones' garage was flooded, while other homes in the area had flooded basements and water beneath their raised foundations. -
JC Battaglia looks at damage Sunday from an oak tree that fell on a home and two cars in its driveway on Hillsdale Boulevard in Foothill Farms. By midday Sunday a powerful storm, the third of a quick-hitting series, had left the Sacramento region and the accounting of damage in its wake had begun. Officials said the area appeared to have held up reasonably well. -
Runners splash past a few spectators on Fair Oaks Boulevard, at the 10-mile mark of the California International Marathon amid Sunday's storminess. The bad weather cut down the usual number of spectators, organizers said. -
Layne Cooley uses a rake to unplug storm drains on 35th Street where he lives. Heavy rain early Sunday causes streets to flood in the area including east Sacramento where some residents worked to unplug clogged drains to keep their homes from flooding. Sunday, December 2, 2012. -
A large eucalyptus tree crushed the 1994 Southwind motor home of Scott and Jennifer Miller on Lynch Road, Friday, Nov. 30, 2012 in Sebastopol, Calif. The second in a series of storms slammed Northern California on Friday as heavy rain and strong winds knocked out power, tied up traffic and caused flooding along some stretches. -
Robert St. Andre pushes his flooded vehicle out of the water at Rohnert Park Expressway and Stony Point Road, Friday Nov. 30, 2012, in Rohnert Park, Calif. The second in a series of storms slammed Northern California on Friday as heavy rain and strong winds knocked out power, tied up traffic and caused flooding along some stretches. -
Motorists navigate Piner Road, Friday, Nov. 30, 2012 in Santa Rosa, Calif. The second in a series of storms slammed Northern California on Friday as heavy rain and strong winds knocked out power, tied up traffic and caused flooding along some stretches. -
A motorist rolls through a flooded intersection at Copeland Creek Apartments, Friday, Nov. 30, 2012 in Santa Rosa, Calif. The second in a series of storms slammed Northern California on Friday as heavy rain and strong winds knocked out power, tied up traffic and caused flooding along some stretches. -
A tractor sits at the ready on the back of a truck as birds frolic in the storm-swollen but still sealed mouth of the Carmel River at Carmel River State Beach in Carmel, Calif. on Friday November 30, 2012. The neighborhood nearby is prone to flooding. -
Vibeke Martin of Carmel tries to stay dry as she walks with her daughter Sage, 2, on Ocean Avenue as a storm rolls into Carmel, Calif. on Friday November 30, 2012. -
Heavy fog obscures the tops of buildings as pedestrians pass by in a rainstorm Friday Nov. 30, 2012 in Los Angeles. A series of storm systems will continue to move across southwestern Calif., through Monday morning. -
A combination of incoming storm and high tide combined for large waves at the Morro Bay breakwater as Jocelle Marukot, left and Jason Crone came to look at nature's force but rogue waves made getting close hazardous, Friday, Nov. 30, 2012. The National Weather Service issued a high surf advisory with 10-15 foot waves with local sets up to 20 feet on west facing beaches. -
A pedestrian passes by a mural showing iconic comedy team Charlie McCarthy and Edgar Bergan during a rainstorm in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles Friday, Nov. 30, 2012. A series of storm systems will continue to move across southwestern California through Monday morning. -
A crew from Vaccaro Tree Service removes a fallen tree along Hickory Road in Fairfax, Calif., Friday, Nov. 30, 2012. Weather officials are issuing flood warnings for much of Northern California as the second in a series of wet storms hits the state. The National Weather Service has issued a variety of warnings for heavy rain, snow, high winds and floods from the San Francisco Bay area to the Oregon border. -
Water splashes as a vehicle drives through a flooded street, Friday, Nov. 30, 2012, in Sacramento, Calif. The second in a series of storms slammed Northern California on Friday as heavy rain and strong winds knocked out power, tied up traffic and caused flooding along some stretches. -
Motorists make their way along streets in Sacramento, Calif., Friday, Nov. 30, 2012. The second in a series of storms slammed Northern California on Friday as heavy rain and strong winds knocked out power, tied up traffic and caused flooding along some stretches. -
Dee Harmon removes debris from a gutter on the roof of The Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints, during a break from the rain, Friday, Nov. 30, 2012, in Sacramento, Calif. -
A crew from Vaccaro Tree Service removes a fallen tree along Hickory Road in Fairfax, Calif., Friday, Nov. 30, 2012. Weather officials are issuing flood warnings for much of Northern California as the second in a series of wet storms hits the state. The National Weather Service has issued a variety of warnings for heavy rain, snow, high winds and floods from the San Francisco Bay area to the Oregon border. -
Pedestrians line up under the rain outside the Hollywood Wax museum in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles Friday, Nov. 30, 2012. A series of storm systems will continue to move across southwestern California through Monday morning. -
Bobbi Berg of Redding walks to her car in the parking structure after work Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012 in downtown Redding, Calif. The brunt of a winter storm struck Thursday afternoon with high winds and heavy rain. Rain is expected to continue to fall on the north state through Sunday. -
Women struggle with their umbrellas against strong winds in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. The first of a series of storms hit Northern California bringing high winds and rain. -
Vacaville, Calif., residents Yulia Panasevich, and her 19-month old daughter Marika Polanshek, take a stroll along Buck Avenue on a golden carpet of freshly fallen leaves knocked down by the first of three major storms passing through Solano County, Calif., Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. Forecasters expect the storms to bring 6 to 12 inches of rainfall, along with strong winds to the Northern California region by Sunday. A winter weather advisory has also been issued for the Western slopes of the Sierras. -
Resting on a raised nest, a snowy egret takes a break inside a private wildlife habitat North of Vacaville, Calif., Wednesday, November 28, 2012, as a rainstorm moves across Solano County. -
A Santa Rosa Junior College police officer puts out cones for motorists to avoid flooding in the right turn lane of Pacific Avenue at Mendocino Avenue in Santa Rosa Calif., Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. Several Pacific storms are forecast to drop more rain in some sections of Northern California through Sunday. -
Bob Rozett of the Occidental Fire Department pulls away branches from two downed fir trees across Occidental-Camp Meeker Road, in Sonoma County, Calif., Wednesday, Nov. 28 2012, that fell as a powerful storm came through parts of Northern California. -
Fog and clouds are shown over San Francisco from Bernal Heights Hill in San Francisco, Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012. Northern California residents are bracing for gusty winds, rain and snow at higher elevations, as a series of storms gets set to touch down. The rain and snow should begin falling Wednesday and continue through Sunday, according to the National Weather Service. -
A man walks along Bernal Heights Hill under fog and clouds in San Francisco, Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012. Northern California residents are bracing for gusty winds, rain and snow at higher elevations, as a series of storms gets set to touch down. The rain and snow should begin falling Wednesday and continue through Sunday, according to the National Weather Service.
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