14 Images Of California's Powerful Storm: Flooding, Debris & More

CALIFORNIA — Bringing flooding and storms to the Bay Area, an atmospheric river hit California hard over the weekend, finally delivering much-needed rain to the state. At the base of Mount Tamalpais, the weather service reported a whopping 11 inches of rainfall— and in Downtown San Fransisco, residents saw 4 inches fall nearby.

“It looks like yesterday was the 4th wettest day ever for downtown SF where records go back to the Gold Rush years,” the weather service said.

See below for photos of the storms and ensuing aftermath.

Santa Rosa firefighters check for residents trapped by floodwaters on Neotomas Avenue in Santa Rosa, California, on Sunday, October 24, 2021.

A man walks his dog along Lighthouse Point as large waves brought in by a storm surge crash in Santa Cruz, California, Sunday, October 24, 2021.

Workers push water off a tarp covering the field from rain at Levi's Stadium before an NFL football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Indianapolis Colts in Santa Clara, California, Sunday, October 24, 2021. A powerful storm roared ashore Sunday in Northern California, flooding highways, toppling trees and causing mud flows as forecasters predict record-breaking rainfall.

A truck passes through floodwaters in Forestville, California, on Sunday, October 24, 2021.

People watch a storm surge approach Lighthouse Point in Santa Cruz, California, Sunday, October 24, 2021.

Caltrans maintenance supervisor Matt Martin surveys a landslide covering Highway 70 in the Dixie Fire zone on Sunday, October 24, 2021, in Plumas County, California. Heavy rains blanketing Northern California created slide and flood hazards in land scorched during last summer's wildfires.

Caltrans maintenance supervisor Matt Martin walks by a landslide covering Highway 70 in the Dixie Fire zone on Sunday, October 24, 2021, in Plumas County, California. Heavy rains blanketing Northern California created slide and flood hazards in land scorched during last summer's wildfires.

Rain falls in Boulder Creek, California, Sunday, Octobrt 24, 2021. A powerful storm roared ashore Sunday in Northern California, flooding highways, toppling trees and causing mud flows as forecasters predict record-breaking rainfall.

Santa Rosa firefighters check for residents trapped by floodwaters on Neotomas Avenue in Santa Rosa, California, on Sunday, October 24, 2021.

A Santa Rosa firefighter convinces a resident to evacuate after being trapped by floodwaters on Neotomas Ave., in Santa Rosa, California, on Sunday, October 24, 2021.

From right, Nathan Murray and Ruby Murray, 6, evacuate due to floodwater on Neotomas Avenue in Santa Rosa, California, on Sunday, October 24, 2021.

A person bikes through floodwaters in Mill Valley, California, on Sunday, October 24, 2021.

A child runs through floodwaters on Robin Road in Mill Valley, Calif., on Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021.

“It's been a memorable past 24 hours for the Bay Area as the long talked-about atmospheric river rolled through the region,” said the local weather office. “We literally have gone from fire/drought conditions to flooding in one storm cycle.”

The Associated Press contributed reporting to this story.