19 FEBRUARY 1998 CALIFORNIA: STORMS

Associated Press reports yet another ENSO storm hit northern California on Thursday, causing numerous car accidents and leading to evacuation of almost 200 homes in Petaluma, north of San Francisco. One person died in Berkeley when a tree crashed into his car, bringing the California death toll to eleven. February rainfall of 12.57 inches broke a record set in 1878. California damage to date is $475 million.

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