California extreme weather -- in pictures

  • Dark clouds over the Golden Gate Bridge as storms approach San Francisco. Reuters
    Dark clouds over the Golden Gate Bridge as storms approach San Francisco. Reuters
  • Residents queue up for sandbags at a City of Oakland site before the storm. Bloomberg
    Residents queue up for sandbags at a City of Oakland site before the storm. Bloomberg
  • The next in a series of rain events is bearing down on the most populous US state. Bloomberg
    The next in a series of rain events is bearing down on the most populous US state. Bloomberg
  • Stormwater floods Discovery Park, where the Sacramento and American Rivers meet, in Sacramento, California. Reuters
    Stormwater floods Discovery Park, where the Sacramento and American Rivers meet, in Sacramento, California. Reuters
  • A tow truck pulls a car from a flooded junction in Mill Valley, California, on Wednesday. Getty
    A tow truck pulls a car from a flooded junction in Mill Valley, California, on Wednesday. Getty
  • A partially submerged boathouse on the Sacramento River on Tuesday. Reuters
    A partially submerged boathouse on the Sacramento River on Tuesday. Reuters
  • Men install a floodgate in front of Pink Onion, a pizza shop in the Mission District in San Francisco. San Francisco Chronicle / AP
    Men install a floodgate in front of Pink Onion, a pizza shop in the Mission District in San Francisco. San Francisco Chronicle / AP
  • Fernando Bizarro, left, collects sandbags from an emergency centre to prepare for the coming storm. San Francisco Chronicle / AP
    Fernando Bizarro, left, collects sandbags from an emergency centre to prepare for the coming storm. San Francisco Chronicle / AP
  • A satellite image of a storm system approaching the US West Coast. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration / AP
    A satellite image of a storm system approaching the US West Coast. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration / AP
  • Sandbags at the entrance to a business in the Mission District of San Francisco. Bloomberg
    Sandbags at the entrance to a business in the Mission District of San Francisco. Bloomberg
  • Workers build a flood protection barrier at the entrance of a business in the Mission District of San Francisco. Bloomberg
    Workers build a flood protection barrier at the entrance of a business in the Mission District of San Francisco. Bloomberg
  • California tries to clean up from floods and mudslides that killed at least one person over the weekend. Bloomberg
    California tries to clean up from floods and mudslides that killed at least one person over the weekend. Bloomberg
  • Residents pile protective sand bags around the entrance to their garage in the Mission District of San Francisco. Bloomberg
    Residents pile protective sand bags around the entrance to their garage in the Mission District of San Francisco. Bloomberg
  • The California snowpack is at a record high but the state's largest reservoirs are still down. EPA
    The California snowpack is at a record high but the state's largest reservoirs are still down. EPA
  • A mountain near the site of the first snow survey of the 2023 season, at Phillips Station in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. EPA
    A mountain near the site of the first snow survey of the 2023 season, at Phillips Station in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. EPA
  • San Francisco residents are preparing for large-scale flooding. Reuters
    San Francisco residents are preparing for large-scale flooding. Reuters
  • Upholstery was damaged in a recent flood at a business in the Mission District of San Francisco. Bloomberg
    Upholstery was damaged in a recent flood at a business in the Mission District of San Francisco. Bloomberg
  • Engineer Anthony Burdock, left, and forecasting chief Sean de Guzman on the measurement phase of the snow survey at Phillips Station. California Department of Water Resources / AP
    Engineer Anthony Burdock, left, and forecasting chief Sean de Guzman on the measurement phase of the snow survey at Phillips Station. California Department of Water Resources / AP
  • Dark clouds over the San Francisco skyline. Reuters
    Dark clouds over the San Francisco skyline. Reuters
  • A San Francisco Department of Public Works worker loads sandbags into a lorry. Getty / AFP
    A San Francisco Department of Public Works worker loads sandbags into a lorry. Getty / AFP
  • Crews at a sinkhole from recent storms in Daly City, California, as residents brace for more extreme weather. AP
    Crews at a sinkhole from recent storms in Daly City, California, as residents brace for more extreme weather. AP
  • Flooding from a New Year's Eve deluge killed one person, prompted more than 1,000 inmates to be moved from a county jail and washed away a section of a levee system that protects farmland. AP
    Flooding from a New Year's Eve deluge killed one person, prompted more than 1,000 inmates to be moved from a county jail and washed away a section of a levee system that protects farmland. AP