2 FEBRUARY 1998. CALIFORNIA: CLIMATE (STORM)

Reuters reported that an ENSO-generated storm, the worst of the winter brought heavy rains, flooding and mudslides in northern California, with flood warnings for the Russian and Napa rivers. Rain are high winds are expected to continue through 3 February. San Francisco, already wet with a near-record January rainfall of 12.24 inches, faces an equally wet February, with a second storm due Thursday.