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California Storm: 19 Photos Show Brutal Flooding and Harsh Weather

California residents are still recovering from the weekend storm where massive flooding prompted evacuation warnings. See photos below.

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Three vehicles are submerged on Dillard Road west of Highway 99 in south Sacramento County in Wilton, California on Sunday, after heavy rains on New Year's Eve produced levee breaks.
Three vehicles are submerged on Dillard Road west of Highway 99 in south Sacramento County in Wilton, California on Sunday, after heavy rains on New Year's Eve produced levee breaks. (Hector Amezcua/The Sacramento Bee via AP)

CALIFORNIA — Another cycle of brutal storms is set to hit the Golden State, just days after the area experienced massive flooding as residents rang in the new year. The rainfall was so intense, that it washed away a 200 foot section of a 34 mile levee system in south Sacramento County. Crews are currently racing to repair the damage ahead of Wednesday's storm and if they can't, they will seal whatever progress they have made with plastic and sandbags, according to AP News.

The Sacramento region experienced around 5 inches of rain while the Sierra got a foot of snow.

See photos below showing the aftermath of the New Year's Eve storm in California below.

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Nurse Katie Leonard, left, hands a cup of hot tea to Patsy Costello, 88, as she sits trapped in her vehicle for over an hour on Astrid Drive in Pleasant Hill, California on Saturday. Costello drove her car on the flooded street thinking she could make it when it stalled in the two feet of water. After two hours the water had receded about a foot making it easier to rescue her. Police were called but stood by and watched after calling in a tow truck to help pull the car out of the water. Nurse Katie Leonard, of Pleasant Hill, lives down the block used her kayak to bring Costello hot tea, blankets, food and a phone to call a friend. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group via AP)
Nurse Katie Leonard, left, assists Scott Mathers, right, as they rescue Mathers' mother, Patsy Costello, 88, after being trapped in her vehicle for over an hour on Astrid Drive in Pleasant Hill, California on Saturday. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group via AP)
Pedestrians walk along a road as a snow plow works in South Lake Tahoe, California on Saturday. A winter storm warning has been issued for the greater Lake Tahoe area until Sunday. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
Traffic maneuvers around a fallen tree after a it was blown over by a passing storm in the Van Nuys section of Los Angeles on Sunday. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
This photo taken on Saturday by Caltrans District 3, shows California Department of Transportation crews clearing the road on Highway 50 over Echo Summit for avalanche control work in South Lake Tahoe, California. (Caltrans District 3 via AP)
This photo taken Saturday by Caltrans District 3 shows vehicles stranded for several hours waiting for Highway 50 to be cleared. It was closed from Sand Flat to Meyers due to weather conditions. This photo was taken in Pyramid Creek, California. (Caltrans District 3 via AP)
This image taken Saturday by California Highway Patrol Truckee, shows vehicles stranded along Interstate 80 at the Nevada State line at Colfax, California. Driving conditions were dangerous and treacherous, with travel not advised. There were dozens of vehicles stuck on the freeway and county roads, and officers responded to calls. (California Highway Patrol Truckee via AP)
This photo taken on Sunday was released by Caltrans District 3, showing Sierra highway back open but chain controls remain in effect as crews clean up in South Lake Tahoe, California. (Caltrans District 3 via AP)
In this photo provided by Caltrans District 3, several large boulders lie on Highway 50 just east of Kyburz during a storm in El Dorado National Forest, California on Sunday. Fortunately, no vehicles were hit. (Caltrans District 3 via AP)
Tree branches block a road in Sacramento, California on Sunday. California was drying out and digging out on New Year's Day after a powerful storm brought drenching rain or heavy snowfall to much of the state, snarling traffic and closing highways. (AP Photo/Kathleen Ronayne)
A fallen tree blocks the street next to Fort Sutter Medical Complex in Sacramento, California on Sunday. (AP Photo/Sophie Austin)
Angelo Coric points to where water levels rose after severe flooding on New Year's Eve in San Francisco. This photos was taken on Sunday. (Brontë Wittpenn/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
Jenny Wapner embraces Chef Mamiko Kobayashi at Rintaro on New Year's Day in San Francisco on Sunday. The Bay Area transitioned to cleaning mode after near-record rainfall hit San Francisco. The restaurant was flooded with several feet of water. (Brontë Wittpenn/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
Moored boats are seen in Lake Tahoe as a coat of fresh snow is seen on a mountain the morning after a winter storm pelted the region with a large amount of snow, in South Lake Tahoe, California on Sunday. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
Bryon Wilson, right, helps Shobhit, last name withheld, left, remove snow accumulated on a vehicle at Tahoe Lakeshore Lodge & Spa the morning after a winter storm pelted the region with a large amount of snow, in South Lake Tahoe, California on Sunday. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
Bryon Wilson, left, helps a customer remove snow accumulated on a vehicle at Tahoe Lakeshore Lodge & Spa the morning after a winter storm pelted the region with a large amount of snow, in South Lake Tahoe, California on Sunday. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
A snow plow works to clear snow on a road, the morning after a winter storm pelted the region with a large amount of snow, in South Lake Tahoe, California on Sunday. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
Vehicles travel along a snow-lined U.S. Route 50 the morning after a winter storm pelted the region with a large amount of snow, in South Lake Tahoe, California on Sunday. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)

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