![]() The rain was welcomed in drought-parched California, but much more precipitation is needed to make a significant difference. The Stockton Police Department posted photos of a flooded railroad underpass and a car that appeared stalled in more than a foot (30 centimeters) of water. The Mammoth Mountain Ski Area reported numerous lift closings, citing high winds, low visibility and ice. The Sacramento agency released a map of 24-hour precipitation through Saturday morning, showing a wide range of totals in the region, from less than an inch (2.54 centimeters) in some areas to more than 5 inches (12.7 centimeters) in the Sierra foothills. “We’re seeing a lot of flooding,” Carpenter said. One ski resort south of Lake Tahoe closed chair lifts because of flooding and operational problems, and posted a photo on Twitter showing one lift tower and its empty chairs surrounded by water. ![]() ![]() Weather service meteorologist Courtney Carpenter said the storm could drop over an inch of rain in the Sacramento area before moving south. Videos on Twitter showed mud-colored water streaming along San Francisco streets, and a staircase in Oakland turned into a veritable waterfall by heavy rains. 101 - one of the state’s main traffic arteries - was closed indefinitely south of San Francisco because of flooding. The California Highway Patrol said a section of U.S.
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