California hit with series of El Niño-fueled rain storms causing flooding, mudslides

Of particular concern is mud flows that could hit areas recently ravaged by wildfires.

By Jayleen R. Heft | January 06, 2016 at 09:10 AM

Editor's note: Additional photos added 8 p.m. ET.

A series of El Niño-driven storms drenched California on Tuesday, the first wave of what could be weeks of precipitation that brings the threat of major flooding and other damage to the parched state.

The National Weather Service has issued flash flood watches for much of the coast from San Diego to San Francisco. Of particular concern is mud flows that could hit areas recently ravaged by wildfires.

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