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A woman was killed in Sacramento Saturday evening after being hit by a falling tree, officials said. A wind advisory is in effect for through Sunday afternoon as a new storm system rolls into the region.
The Sacramento region avoided widespread outages and flooding overnight into Thursday, though wet weather will remain in the forecast this weekend, meteorologists say. That could make flooding a concern over the next week.
Researchers say this storm could help boost water supplies for the summer, but also reveals weaknesses in the state’s flood-prevention infrastructure.