<p>Scott Taylor of Windsor Public Works opens a manhole to help drainage along Old Redwood Highway in Windsor, Calif. during flooding Thursday. A powerful storm churned down the West Coast Thursday, bringing strong gales and much-needed rain and snow.</p>
December 12, 2014
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December 12, 2014 8 p.m.
'Pineapple Express' pulverizes West Coast
SAN FRANCISCO - A powerful storm churned down the West Coast on Thursday, bringing strong gales and much-needed rain and snow that caused widespread blackouts in Northern California and whiteouts in the Sierra Nevada.