Flood Watches, Evacuation Orders As Storm Hits California

Flood Watches, Evacuation Orders As Storm Hits California
A pedestrian makes their way across an overpass under a dramatic sunrise during the early morning commute in Los Angeles on , on Feb. 1, 2019. AP Photo/Richard Vogel
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SAN FRANCISCO—A powerful storm descending on California on Feb. 2, threatened flooding in the entire San Francisco Bay Area and areas stripped bare by devastating wildfires.

The storm that began moving in Friday night was expected to bring up to 4 inches of rain in some areas, winds gusting to 80 mph in the mountains, 10-foot waves and several feet of snow in the Sierra Nevada and other mountain ranges.