People use kayaks and a canoe to make their way around a flooded parking lot at a shopping center on Thursday in Healdsburg, Calif. A powerful storm slammed Northern California after moving through Oregon and Washington state, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands, delaying air, rail, and road traffic, and creating havoc. The so-called Pineapple Express dumped nearly a foot of much-needed rain on the drought-stricken Golden State before moving toward Los Angeles on Friday.
A home was knocked off its foundation in Washaway Beach, Washington, as a Pacific winter storm slammed the West Coast.
A Pacific Gas & Electric utility crew removes power cables from a pole that struck a car during a storm in San Leandro, California. It was the largest storm to hit the region in five years.
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Commuter ML Mann struggles in the wind and rain to make her way to catch a ferry to San Francisco from Sausalito on Thursday.
The roof of a car protrudes above the floodwaters at the Ashby Avenue railroad bridge in Berkeley, California on Thursday.
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Vehicles make their way along eastbound Interstate 80 near Soda Springs, California, on Thursday.
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Residents place sandbags to protect their homes from mudslides in Glendora, California.
Another home sits off its foundation in Washaway Beach, Washington.
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A woman salvages an American flag and other items from a home that will soon be consumed by erosion in Washaway Beach.
