LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- A slow-rolling series of storms that battered much of the West this week had more punishment in store for California, where weather-weary residents have already endured lashing rain, heavy snowfall and a destructive tornado.
Since the wild weather began slogging ashore Monday, five deaths in California and two in Colorado have been blamed on storms. Two canoers were missing in Arizona.
Authorities began assessing damage from mudslides and swollen creeks in northern Arizona, where a dozen Sedona-area neighborhoods were evacuated as flooding took hold Wednesday. Large recreational vehicles could be seen floating down a swollen creek in Page Springs.
Authorities in Prescott were still searching for two missing students whose canoe capsized in flooded Granite Creek. A third student had gotten out of the water to look for help.
California has been taking the brunt of the Pacific barrage. Scattered showers were forecast in southern areas Thursday after two days of downpours in Los Angeles and Ventura counties amounted to between 2 inches and 12 inches. More rain was expected across Northern California by Thursday night.
A tornado struck the Los Angeles suburbs of Inglewood and Ladera Heights on Wednesday, snapping trees and damaging cars, but causing no injuries. Power outages hit more than 140,000 customers across five counties and portions of several highways were closed due to flooding, mud or snow.
The bad conditions turned Southern California freeways into a virtual demolition derby. The California Highway Patrol logged 220 crashes between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning -- more than three times the normal amount.
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