When it rains, it pours. People across California were reminded of that saying as a series of severe storms battered the state in recent months.
Powerful storms soaked most of California in late December, leading to widespread flooding and power outages. More storms arrived in mid-February, leaving large parts of Southern California underwater. Meanwhile, more than 5 feet of snow fell on the Sierra Nevada mountains over just a few days. The storm triggered an avalanche that buried skiers under a thick mass of ice and snow. Sadly, at least eight people were killed.