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Marilyn Van Schenk clears a clogged storm drain in Sacramento, Calif. Heavy rain from a powerful Pacific storm swept through California, providing some relief from a three-year drought.
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![Marilyn Van Schenk stands in knee-deep water as she](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/dentonfracking/20141205213002im_/http://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/5db13dd44a54bb0a7fc6bd0b2ff75dc1d706fd2b/c=171-0-4555-3296&r=x513&c=680x510/local/-/media/USATODAY/USATODAY/2014/12/03/635532372710190263-AP-California-Storm.jpg)
Marilyn Van Schenk clears a clogged storm drain in Sacramento, Calif. Heavy rain from a powerful Pacific storm swept through California, providing some relief from a three-year drought. Rich Pedroncelli, AP
![Crews work around a sinkhole that formed in the Richmond](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/dentonfracking/20141205213002im_/http://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/9da2fcc6502760f35e069595df12a7cba7a0021d/c=15-0-1789-1334&r=x513&c=680x510/local/-/media/USATODAY/USATODAY/2014/12/03/635532372709440263-AP-California-Storm.1.jpg)
Crews work around a sinkhole that formed in the Richmond district after a night of heavy rains in San Francisco. Mike Koozmin, San Francisco Examiner, via AP
![TIBURON, CA - DECEMBER 03: A sign is posted in a flooded](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/dentonfracking/20141205213002im_/http://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/10be5961fca82fd4f07bddc680cae065549115b8/c=37-126-1717-1389&r=x513&c=680x510/local/-/media/USATODAY/USATODAY/2014/12/03/635532141516330263-GTY-459889114.jpg)
Motorists are warned to avoid a flooded road on Dec. 3 in Tiburon, Calif. Heavy overnight rain has triggered flooding, blocking several roads and causing severe traffic backups in the San Francisco Bay area. Justin Sullivan, Getty Images
![MILL VALLEY, CA - DECEMBER 03: A cyclist rides by](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/dentonfracking/20141205213002im_/http://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/3891eecd38c5b7871574584b35078c947148d427/c=29-0-1813-1341&r=x513&c=680x510/local/-/media/USATODAY/USATODAY/2014/12/03/635532141511980263-GTY-459889054.jpg)
A cyclist passes a police officer directing traffic on a flooded section of road in Mill Valley, Calif. Justin Sullivan, Getty Images
![MILL VALLEY, CA - DECEMBER 03: A worker wades through](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/dentonfracking/20141205213002im_/http://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/3f6347405500a87c25dc2edadb35317dfca807be/c=259-260-1705-1347&r=x513&c=680x510/local/-/media/USATODAY/USATODAY/2014/12/03/635532141445580263-GTY-459889106.jpg)
A worker wades through a flooded area at a Chevron gas station in Mill Valley, Calif. Justin Sullivan, Getty Images
![This photo provided by Janella Fox shows a large sinkhole](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/dentonfracking/20141205213002im_/http://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/18cd070dcb77dee1a69e726260976e2d01aeb4a4/c=627-381-2024-1432&r=x513&c=680x510/local/-/media/USATODAY/USATODAY/2014/12/03/635532141451930263-AP-California-Storm.jpg)
A large sinkhole opened at the intersection of 6th Avenue and Lake Street in the Richmond District of San Francisco. Janella Fox, AP
![Christy Virosteck and Brenton Shelkey, both of Long](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/dentonfracking/20141205213002im_/http://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/ad75112bd2eb70828f5f74e40fe9d327f70def3d/c=491-0-1842-1016&r=x513&c=680x510/local/-/media/USATODAY/USATODAY/2014/12/03/635531902209630263-cafirexDFGx001.jpg)
Christy Virosteck and Brenton Shelkey, both of Long Beach, Calif., share an umbrella as they walk on the pier in Seal Beach, Calif. on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014. Heavy rain from a powerful Pacific storm swept through California on Tuesday, providing some relief from a three-year drought. (AP Photo/Orange County Register, Michael Goulding) ORG XMIT: CAANR210 Michael Goulding, Orange County Register via AP
![People wait at a VTA bus stop in the rain in San Jose,](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/dentonfracking/20141205213002im_/http://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/d6cf29f051366d35e294a5b83d1a8bd3f4e05620/c=474-120-2048-1304&r=x513&c=680x510/local/-/media/USATODAY/USATODAY/2014/12/03/635531902230230263-cafirexDFGx002.jpg)
People wait at a bus stop in San Jose. LiPo Ching, San Jose Mercury News, via AP
![Paul Nieto, of LA County Public Works, clears debris](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/dentonfracking/20141205213002im_/http://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/7a6ad8644cea9e44c12425fc6c0a0f86e0180ddf/c=234-0-2048-1364&r=x513&c=680x510/local/-/media/USATODAY/USATODAY/2014/12/03/635531902212080263-cafirexDFGx003.jpg)
Paul Nieto from the Los Angeles County Public Works department clears debris from a storm drain near Grand Avenue in Glendora. Watchara Phomicinda, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, via A
![Darren Travels gets sprayed near Highway 4 in Antioch,](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/dentonfracking/20141205213002im_/http://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/a4f1f60f2fd8ef7c607d6ceeac81f297695e1db0/c=117-0-1726-1210&r=x513&c=680x510/local/-/media/USATODAY/USATODAY/2014/12/03/635531902212430263-cafirexDFGx004.jpg)
Darren Travels gets sprayed by passing cars near Highway 4 in Antioch. Susan Tripp Pollard, Bay Area News Group, via AP
![A woman with an umbrella walks along the shoreline](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/dentonfracking/20141205213002im_/http://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/381bfd4f94fd6719f602e3ccf7b1cf1791f2e29a/c=286-61-1776-1182&r=x513&c=680x510/local/-/media/USATODAY/USATODAY/2014/12/03/635531902210780263-cafirexDFGx005.jpg)
A woman walks past stored lifeguard towers at La Jolla Shores in San Diego. Gregory Bull, AP
![A pedestrian makes her way down the street as it rains](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/dentonfracking/20141205213002im_/http://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/855828a9db60da2cbc2b599dc63d8e8539f255d4/c=227-0-2033-1358&r=x513&c=680x510/local/-/media/USATODAY/USATODAY/2014/12/03/635531902211330263-cafirexDFGx006.jpg)
A pedestrian walks along a street as it rains in San Jose. Patrick Tehan, Bay Area News Group, via AP
![A pedestrian steps over a puddle next to a curb on](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/dentonfracking/20141205213002im_/http://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/af365c167963b706d6fbbec0105622795d9339a2/c=0-0-2049-1541&r=x513&c=680x510/local/-/media/USATODAY/USATODAY/2014/12/03/635531902222030263-cafirexDFGx007.jpg)
A pedestrian steps over a puddle on La Paz Road in Victorville. James Quigg, Daily Press, via AP
John Gregorio, left, and Scott Jenkins, Glendora City workers, load sandbags into a truck. Robert Hanashiro, USA TODAY
![Rainbow Drive resident Spencer Lewis can only watch](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/dentonfracking/20141205213002im_/http://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/54041179196f2b571c75456d5c77fac9a52a8f0a/c=411-0-3787-2538&r=x513&c=680x510/local/-/media/USATODAY/USATODAY/2014/12/02/635531540288428303-A01-CALIFORNIArains-03.jpg)
Rainbow Drive resident Spencer Lewis can only watch as a steady stream of muddy water flows down the street in Glendora. Robert Hanashiro, USA TODAY
Derek Fredendall, left, and his uncle Dana Fredendall watch rain water running down Rainbow Drive in Glendora, Calif. Robert Hanashiro, USA TODAY
Derek Fredendall, left, and his uncle Dana Fredendall keep watch on water running down Rainbow Drive. Robert Hanashiro, USA TODAY
A resident on Rainbow Drive steps over a flooding street. Robert Hanashiro, USA TODAY
![Neighborhood resident Casey Tice uses a rake to help](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/dentonfracking/20141205213002im_/http://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/2d921d0475c7f2cb78069a2c94e18346536c45f3/c=203-0-3962-2826&r=x513&c=680x510/local/-/media/USATODAY/USATODAY/2014/12/02/635531556819708922-AFP-535838756.jpg)
Casey Tice uses a rake to help channel running water into a drain along Rainbow Drive. Frederic J. Brown, AFP/Getty Images
![A woman walks through a channel of running water flowing](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/dentonfracking/20141205213002im_/http://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/583c1c7e151c0912ab17891a2f958b7348c549a3/c=555-0-3549-2251&r=x513&c=680x510/local/-/media/USATODAY/USATODAY/2014/12/02/635531556806308654-AFP-535839114.jpg)
A woman walks through a channel of running water flowing down Rainbow Drive. Frederic J. Brown, AFP/Getty Images
![Raindrops on a vehicle's window in Arcadia, Calif.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/dentonfracking/20141205213002im_/http://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/94fac48d9ea6445b00f0adc25afb4c75a8fcc3af/c=189-0-4156-2983&r=x513&c=680x510/local/-/media/USATODAY/USATODAY/2014/12/02/635531556811058749-AFP-535840128.jpg)
Raindrops on a vehicle's window in Arcadia. Frederic J. Brown, AFP/Getty Images
![A man fills bags with sand from La Jolla Shores as](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/dentonfracking/20141205213002im_/http://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/beabe146752d9dc11b5970149bb1633360bb7217/c=229-0-4614-3297&r=x513&c=680x510/local/-/media/USATODAY/USATODAY/2014/12/02/635531556830559139-AP-California-Storm.jpg)
A man fills bags with sand from La Jolla Shores as the area braces for an approaching storm in San Diego. Gregory Bull, AP
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