California Rains

Swaths of the US state of California were flooded on Monday and hundreds of thousands of people were without power after a dangerous storm brought heavy rains and prompted a state of emergency.

Heavy rains lashed California on Sunday as Tropical Storm Hilary raced in from Mexico, bringing warnings of potentially life-threatening flooding in the typically arid southwestern United States.

Hilary brought heavy rains to portions of Mexico's Baja California peninsula and the southwestern United States, as officials warned the powerful hurricane was likely to cause "catastrophic and life-threatening" flooding.

A storm that might bring about heavy rains and severe floods in several areas of the state was posing a threat to millions of Californians on Thursday.

Heavy snow fell in southern California on Friday, as the first blizzard in a generation pounded the hills around Los Angeles, with heavy rains threatening flooding in other places.

Near-record rainfall has battered California for weeks, sparking floods and landslides as the state struggles to cope with so much water.

The seventh consecutive atmospheric river since Christmas dumped more rain on Northern California on Wednesday, offering little relief for a state already battered by floods, gale force winds, power outages and evacuations of entire towns.

A major cyclone is set to hit the US state of California with up to seven inches (18 centimeters) of rain on Wednesday after tens of thousands of people were placed under evacuation orders due to a barrage of storm that killed at least 17 people.

Much of the northern two-thirds of California, the most populous state in the nation, is under flood.

After experiencing record-breaking rains just a month ago, California's Death Valley is about to bake in a dangerous heatwave.

The Carrico sisters were getting impatient. After days of heavy rain in Humboldt County, California, the sky was finally clear Friday afternoon. Leia, 8, and Caroline, 5, were eager to play outside and hike through the woods that border Richardson Grove State Park by their northern California home.

As the U.S. Midwest and East Coast thawed out from days of bitter, deadly cold, Californians on Friday battened down the hatches ahead of a fierce winter storm carrying heavy rains and high winds that could touch off urban flooding and mudslides.

A Southwest Airlines Co. jet rolled off the end of a California runway as it landed in the rain, skidding to a stop on a crushable concrete surface designed to hinder out-of-control aircraft.

Waymo's permit includes day and night testing on city streets, rural roads and highways with posted speed limits of up to 105 kmph. The company said its vehicles can safely handle fog and light rain, and testing in those conditions is allowed.

They sprouted up in abundance after heavy rains, poking up through California lawns and forests, appearing harmless to some of those who found them - as though they'd make a good meal.

Swaths of the US state of California were flooded on Monday and hundreds of thousands of people were without power after a dangerous storm brought heavy rains and prompted a state of emergency.

Heavy rains lashed California on Sunday as Tropical Storm Hilary raced in from Mexico, bringing warnings of potentially life-threatening flooding in the typically arid southwestern United States.

Hilary brought heavy rains to portions of Mexico's Baja California peninsula and the southwestern United States, as officials warned the powerful hurricane was likely to cause "catastrophic and life-threatening" flooding.

A storm that might bring about heavy rains and severe floods in several areas of the state was posing a threat to millions of Californians on Thursday.

Heavy snow fell in southern California on Friday, as the first blizzard in a generation pounded the hills around Los Angeles, with heavy rains threatening flooding in other places.

Near-record rainfall has battered California for weeks, sparking floods and landslides as the state struggles to cope with so much water.

The seventh consecutive atmospheric river since Christmas dumped more rain on Northern California on Wednesday, offering little relief for a state already battered by floods, gale force winds, power outages and evacuations of entire towns.

A major cyclone is set to hit the US state of California with up to seven inches (18 centimeters) of rain on Wednesday after tens of thousands of people were placed under evacuation orders due to a barrage of storm that killed at least 17 people.

Much of the northern two-thirds of California, the most populous state in the nation, is under flood.

After experiencing record-breaking rains just a month ago, California's Death Valley is about to bake in a dangerous heatwave.

The Carrico sisters were getting impatient. After days of heavy rain in Humboldt County, California, the sky was finally clear Friday afternoon. Leia, 8, and Caroline, 5, were eager to play outside and hike through the woods that border Richardson Grove State Park by their northern California home.

As the U.S. Midwest and East Coast thawed out from days of bitter, deadly cold, Californians on Friday battened down the hatches ahead of a fierce winter storm carrying heavy rains and high winds that could touch off urban flooding and mudslides.

A Southwest Airlines Co. jet rolled off the end of a California runway as it landed in the rain, skidding to a stop on a crushable concrete surface designed to hinder out-of-control aircraft.

Waymo's permit includes day and night testing on city streets, rural roads and highways with posted speed limits of up to 105 kmph. The company said its vehicles can safely handle fog and light rain, and testing in those conditions is allowed.

They sprouted up in abundance after heavy rains, poking up through California lawns and forests, appearing harmless to some of those who found them - as though they'd make a good meal.