Ahead of a storm system expected to bring heavy rain, wind and snow to California, the US' National Weather Service placed large parts of the north of the state on a flood warning. The storm is expected to drop 13 cm of rain in the San Francisco region next week, further saturating land that has received heavy rainfall since the start of the year. Reporting by Jon Herskovitz in Austin, Texas; A man walks through floodwaters at an intersection near his home in Santa Rosa, California October 11, 2015. California is especially susceptible to flooding because wildfires have left areas with burn scarred-hills, the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services said.
Ahead of a storm system expected to bring heavy rain, wind and snow to California, the US' National Weather Service placed large parts of the north of the state on a flood warning. The storm is expected to drop 13 cm of rain in the San Francisco region next week, further saturating land that has received heavy rainfall since the start of the year. A man walks through floodwaters at an intersection near his home in Santa Rosa, California October 11, 2015. California is especially susceptible to flooding because wildfires have left areas with burn scarred-hills, the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services said.