"Prayed-for Rains To Soak California Another Day"

"LOS ANGELES — A third-straight day of rains awaited California on Thursday, and the thirsty state will take it.

Two days of storms have proven to be what the dry state needed, adding to depleted reservoirs, quenching crops and even awakening picturesque waterfalls.

There was some flooding and evacuations in areas where hillsides were left barren by wildfires, but major damage was avoided despite some huge rainfall totals. One location, Yucaipa Ridge in the San Bernardino Mountains, received 9.8 inches of rain, the National Weather Service said.

Most other parts of the state received totals between 2 and 4 inches."

Christopher Weber reports for the Associated Press December 4, 2014.