The Bay Area was walloped by a storm over the weekend that produced mudslides and flooding, setting the stage for even more destruction. The storm approaching Wednesday is big and powerful in its own right.
that produced mudslides and flooding, setting the stage for even more destruction. The storm approaching Wednesday is big and powerful in its own right.
Trees, weakened from years of drought are now sitting in gooey soils. That raises worries about many more falling trees. "Now, we have saturated soil, and it's almost like they're sitting in porridge to some degree. So, now, when we put wind on it, we can more easily take three down, knock branches off," said the meteorologist. That means more power outages and danger to people, structures and roads below them. This also means more and worse water because of saturation.
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