A flood warning sign is posted on a highway in Santa Cruz, Calif., Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009 during a heavy rain storm. A powerful fall storm packing strong winds, drenching rain and heavy snow has moved into Southern California where residents near fire-scarred hillsides braced for possible mudslides and debris flows.
Residents including Chris Wright, left, and Dennis Marcum, center, clear a storm drain as rain comes down in Ben Lomond, Calif., Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009. The storm prompted evacuation warnings earlier Tuesday near Santa Cruz and disrupted power across the state.
Ben Jones uses a table umbrella to shield himself from the rain in downtown Sacramento., Calif., Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009. The first major storm of the season swept through California with winds up to 40 miles an hour and as much as 2 inches of rain is expected in the Sacramento area.
Cars drive around a tree blown over, by high winds, into the traffic lanes in Sacramento., Calif., Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009. The first major storm of the season swept through California with winds up to 40 miles an hour and as much as 2 inches of rain expected in the Sacramento area.
A crossing guard helps a student cross the street in the rain and high winds of a storm in Santa Cruz, Calif., Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009. A powerful fall storm packing strong winds, drenching rain and heavy snow has moved into Southern California where residents near fire-scarred hillsides braced for possible mudslides and debris flows.
Daniel Eastwood, left, and Amanda English, of Mariposa, Calif., walk along a cliff next to high waves from a storm in Santa Cruz, Calif., Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009.
A woman and child struggle with umbrellas in the rain and high winds of a storm in Santa Cruz, Calif., Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009. The storm prompted evacuation warnings earlier Tuesday near Santa Cruz and disrupted power across the state.
A group of young pedestrians struggle with umbrellas in the rain and high winds of a storm in Santa Cruz, Calif., Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009.
A car drives through flooded highway in Santa Cruz, Calif., Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009 during a heavy rain storm. A powerful fall storm packing strong winds, drenching rain and heavy snow has moved into Southern California where residents near fire-scarred hillsides braced for possible mudslides and debris flows.
Laura Flores battles the rain as she walks to her job in Sacramento., Calif., Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009. The first major storm of the season swept through California with winds up to 40 miles an hour and as much as 2 inches of rain expected in the Sacramento area.
Mariam Lockhart, left, and Stephanie Castro share an umbrella as they battle the rain while walking to the Sacramento Center in Sacramento., Calif., Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009.
Eric Goddard uses an umbrella in Palo Alto, Calif., Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009 during a heavy rain storm.
Water splashes from a vehicle as it drives through flooded southbound Interstate 5 in downtown Sacramento., Calif. on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009. The first major storm of the season swept through California with winds up to 40 miles an hour and as much as 2 inches of rain expected in the Sacramento area.