Storm hits California, evacuations ordered in mudslide area

LOS ANGELES (AP) " A major winter storm swept south through California on Thursday, bringing heavy snow and strong winds to mountains and steady rain elsewhere, while prompting mandatory evacuations for coastal areas to the south that were devastated by deadly mudslides in January.As many as 30,000 people were ordered to leave an area of Santa Barbara County before the storm arrived early Friday.Sheriff Bill Brown said forecasters weren't certain how intense the storm would be [...]


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