24 FEBRUARY 1998. CALIFORNIA: CLIMATE (FLOODS)

Oscar Musibay of the The Associated Press reported two police dead at the Cuyama River near Santa Maria, one dead in Orange County, and two dead in Claremont, in the latest storm to hit California. Two tornadoes hit Huntington Beach and Long Beach, but did little damage. Hundreds of homes remain threatened by landslides.

Rainfall for February in Los Angeles is close to the February 1884 record of 13.37 inches. San Francisco had 38.61 inches, a hundred-year record. --Nando.net <http://www.nando.net>

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