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Rob Weller shovels mud out onto Pacific Coast Highway from the entrance to the Laguna Cinemas in Laguna Beach on Wednesday.

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Cars stuck in a flooded area of Silverado Canyon on Wednesday. After days of relentless rain, Southern California on Wednesday was facing the most intense storm system yet, with hundreds of homes evacuated, roads covered with water and mud, and residents anxiously eyeing already saturated mountainsides denuded by wildfires.
Rob Weller shovels mud out onto Pacific Coast Highway from the entrance to the Laguna Cinemas in Laguna Beach on Wednesday.
Jerry Holcomb surveys the damage as crew work to repair and reinstall the holiday decorations after strong overnight winds toppled a Christmas tree on the pier on December 22, 2010 in Santa Barbara, California. Forecasters expected more rain across the state, in Southern California a monster storm was expected to bring torrential rain, thunderstorms, flooding, hail and possible tornadoes and water spouts.
A warning sign alerts motorists to a flooded road in the area of Silverado Canyon, Calif., Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2010. Storm runoff and mud has prompted the evacuation of about 30 people in the area. After days of relentless rain, Southern California on Wednesday was facing the most intense storm system yet, with hundreds of homes evacuated, roads covered with water and mud, and residents anxiously eyeing already saturated mountainsides denuded by wildfires.
Jason Foulds shovels mud and debris in a flooded area of Silverado Canyon, Calif., Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2010. Storm runoff and mud has prompted the evacuation of about 30 people in the area. After days of relentless rain, Southern California on Wednesday was facing the most intense storm system yet, with hundreds of homes evacuated, roads covered with water and mud, and residents anxiously eyeing already saturated mountainsides denuded by wildfires.
Raindrops frame a warning sign in area destroyed by Jesusita Fire last year on December 22, 2010 in Santa Barbara, California. Residents prepared for the worst in the Mission Canyon area of Santa Barbara as forecasters expected more rain across the state Wednesday, in Southern California a monster storm was expected to bring torrential rain, thunderstorms, flooding, hail and possible tornadoes and water spouts.
Pedestrians walk under the rain on the stars of the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood, California, on Wednesday. Downtown Los Angeles received one-third of its annual average rainfall in less than a week. As of mid-morning yesterday, the rain gauge at the University of Southern California campus recorded 5.77 inches.
Workers shovel mud out onto Pacific Coast Highway from the entrance to the Laguna Cinemas in Laguna Beach, Calif. Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2010. Downtown Laguna Beach was closed by up to 4 feet of storm runoff, which receded but left streets awash in mud. After days of relentless rain, Southern California on Wednesday was facing the most intense storm system yet, with hundreds of homes evacuated, roads covered with water and mud, and residents anxiously eyeing already saturated mountainsides denuded by...
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