The Latest: California resident evacuated twice in a month
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Latest on rain in California in regions scarred by wildfires (all times local):
4:25 p.m.
A Northern California man was forced to evacuate his home for the second time this month when a flash flood hit following a devastating wildfire.
Firmware engineer Dale Word of Chico said Thursday he waded out in thigh-high water until the rain receded enough for him to return. He said the water-related evacuation of a dozen homes in his neighborhood was brief.
The thunderstorm dumped up to 1½ inches (3.8 centimeters) of rain in an hour, toppling trees and trapping motorists in flooded roads.
Word was forced to evacuate his home after a Nov. 8 wildfire ripped through Butte County, decimating the nearby town of Paradise.