A deadly series of storms across California spawned everything from tornadoes to avalanches, flooding freeways with steady rain and sending rivers of mud crashing through homes.
At least six deaths have been blamed on the storm, including a woman buried by an avalanche north of Lake Tahoe and others who were victims of landslides, traffic accidents, falling trees and flooding.
I had no idea that tornados were even possible in California. To date, I have lived most of my life in Northern California (although I now currently reside in St. Paul, MN) and I have never heard of such a thing.
Aaron Fulkerson 