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San Franciscos rain totals shows how historic the recent storms are.

The sixth storm to batter California since December is the latest to leave a path of death and destruction. A further three are expected in the next week.

The governor’s office in the US state has increased the death toll to 14, with a 5-year-old still missing in the floods.

Hundreds of homes in the Santa Cruz region were damaged by flooding and wind. Weary residents are steeling themselves for even worse conditions this week.

Despite La Niña’s reputation, not every year dominated by the climate pattern is a dry one in California, experts say.

Sundays dry spell helped the greater Bay Area briefly recover from a powerful storm on New Years weekend, but a Pineapple Express on the way will soak the region mid-week, National Weather Service forecasters said.

Authorities are warning that the pending storm scheduled to hit the Bay Area on Wednesday morning could cause some of the worst floods in recent years, disrupt local economies and

Sundays dry spell helped the greater Bay Area briefly recover from a powerful storm on New Years weekend, but a Pineapple Express on the way will soak the region midweek, forecasters said Monday.

Updated 7:19 p.m.: Heavy rains fell across the region on Saturday causing widespread flooding on the coast and beyond. Highways 1, 92 and 35 were all closed sporadically and emergency

Some big storms hit California, but what does it mean for the upcoming winter and the state's ongoing drought?