California declared a state of emergency Wednesday, authorizing state National Guard units to support disaster response as a massive storm pummeled much of its coastline.
"Honestly, the biggest story right now is the winds," said Palmer. Coastal areas could be hit with winds in the 40 to 50 mph range, while some mountain areas could get gusts as high as 80 mph.
. Wednesday's storm was expected to knock down trees, cause widespread flooding, wash out roads, cause hillsides to collapse, slow airports and potentially lead to the"loss of human life," the National Weather Service said.Because the ground was already saturated with the more than 5 inches of rain that fell on New Year's Eve, Wednesday's storm could cause severe problems and damage in some areas.
“It literally sounded like there were a thousand baseball bats hitting the side of the house at the same time,” Penn said. Heavy rain in California not an end to drought in West "A lot of our trees are stressed after three years of intensive drought, the ground is saturated and there is a significant chance of downed trees that will create significant problems, potentially flooding problems, potentially power problems," she said.
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