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California declared a state of emergency Wednesday, authorizing state National Guard units to support disaster response as a massive storm pummeled much of its coastline.

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Evacuations ordered as California 'bomb cyclone' unleashes powerful winds, heavy rain; state of...

More than 8 million people who live in the San Francisco Bay Area should limit travel, the regional National Weather Service office warned. Updates

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The more than 8 million people who live in the San Francisco Bay Area should limit travel, the regional National Weather Service office said. Fire and rescue equipment and personnel have been prepositioned in areas deemed most likely to experience severe flooding and mudflows.

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"All told it's about a 30-hour event from start to finish," said Rick Canepa, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service's San Francisco office. "The rain won't be done until Thursday afternoon or early evening." But officials warn even then the danger isn't over.

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More than 122,000 homes and businesses were in the dark Wednesday night, according to PowerOutage.us. Most outages were reported on the north coast of the state. usatoday.com/story/news/202

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