You can’t just have run-of-the-mill-rain in ol’Californie, it’s gotta be a “Really Big Show”. Here’s a sampling of the recent local news:

• Southern California is being battered by an intense winter storm for the sixth day in a row
  
• closed Pacific Coast Highway...
  
• some mountains areas, which have received as much as 10 feet of snow...
  
• Mudslides on Monday trapped residents in their homes and forced others to flee.
  
• Hundreds of vehicles were stranded in the water, and traffic was backed up for five miles in both directions, remaining at a standstill in spots five hours later.
  
• Power outages were reported throughout Southern California.
  
• Hail pelted several areas and thunder rumbled across the region.
  
• About a dozen homes in Glendale and three homes in Pasadena were evacuated Monday...
  
• A Pacific storm that came ashore Saturday produced tornadoes...