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LOS ANGELES — Recent rainstorms in the San Bernardino Mountains brought both reprieve, melting off much of the snow that had stranded some residents for weeks, and restlessness, setting off minor flooding and rockslides.

The Golden State has been hit by a string of powerful and damaging winter storms

An extraordinarily active winter season across California has been full of moisture-laden storms that have helped lessen a drought

As storms get warmer and wetter, the state's flood control system is struggling to keep up

California’s latest atmospheric rivers are sending rainfall higher into the mountains and onto the state’s crucial snowpack. The rain alone is a problem for low-lying areas already dealing with destructive flooding, but the prospect of rain on the deep mountain snow has triggered widespread flood warnings.

The town of Pajaro was flooded by the nearby river after repeated deluges, forcing residents to shelter at a fairground

LOS ANGELES — Surging rivers. Sliding rocks. Flooded towns.

California’s 11th atmospheric river of the winter is taking parting shots at southern counties as it moves out after walloping the storm-battered state

New rainfall records were set in Los Angeles and several other cities, according to preliminary NWS data.

California’s 11th atmospheric river storm of the season barreled through a beleaguered state Tuesday, dropping more rain and snow, sending thousands once again scrambling for higher ground and leaving more than 300,000 without power.

PAJARO, Calif. — Dora Alvarez stood on the balcony of her two-story apartment building Tuesday, holding a garden hose next to a rain gutter and steering the water toward recycling bins below for her family to use after boiling it.