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Elizabeth Hamilton, a Resident of Sycamore Court Apartments, keeps an eye on floodwaters as she and another resident ask others if they need a lift out of the floodwaters in Guerneville, Calif., Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017. About 2,000 people in a rural California community near Sacramento were asked to leave their homes Tuesday as a river swollen by days of heavy rain threatened to flood, while north of San Francisco thousands more were urged to seek higher ground. (Kent Porter/The Press Democrat via AP)
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In this Monday, Jan. 9, 2017 photo, South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley speaks to a reporter in Columbia, S.C. Haley says dealing with lawmakers and serving as the state's healer-in-chief through deadly natural disasters, a shooting massacre and other crises has equipped her for the role of United Nations ambassador. (AP Photo/Seanna M. Adcox)
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In this Monday, Jan. 9, 2017 photo, South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley speaks to a reporter in Columbia, S.C. Haley says dealing with lawmakers and serving as the state's healer-in-chief through deadly natural disasters, a shooting massacre and other crises has equipped her for the role of United Nations ambassador. (AP Photo/Seanna M. Adcox)
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Carolina Hurricanes' Jay McClement (18) is blocked by Columbus Blue Jackets goalie Anton Forsberg (31), of Sweden, during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
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Columbus Blue Jackets' Cam Atkinson shoots and scores against Carolina Hurricanes goalie Cam Ward (30) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017. Hurricanes' Teuvo Teravainen (86), of Finland, watches at rear. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
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Truck driver Mike Segelke tightens up chains on his semi-truck at a station along westbound Interstate 70 at Georgetown, Colo., Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017. Portions of I-70 as well mountain passes on other highways are being periodically closed so crews can trigger avalanches to prevent surprise slides, leaving drivers to wait it out. (Andy Cross/The Denver Post via AP)
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Truck driver Dave Christian, left, gets help from fellow driver Tom Hoage, right, to put on chains as they and other big rigs and cars wait and hope for Monarch Pass to reopen on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, near Poncha Springs, Colo. Portions of Interstate 70 as well mountain passes on other highways are being periodically closed so crews can trigger avalanches to prevent surprise slides, leaving drivers to wait it out. (Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post via AP)
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Semi-trucks, top, turn across Interstate 70 to head back towards Denver as I-70 westbound was closed from Georgetown, Colo., to Silverthorne due to avalanche reduction work Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017. All cars and trucks had to turn around. Portions of I-70 as well mountain passes on other highways are being periodically closed so crews can trigger avalanches to prevent surprise slides, leaving drivers to wait it out. (Andy Cross/The Denver Post via AP)
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In this photo provided by the Colorado State Patrol, removal equipment works to clear snow from Interstate 70 on Vail Pass as a winter storm packing high winds and heavy snow pummels the high mountains of Colorado early on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017. An avalanche dumped up to 15 feet of snow on the interstate over the pass, which is just one of nuemerous stretches of roadway periodically being closed in the region. (Colorado State Patrol via AP)
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In this photo provided by the Colorado State Patrol, removal equipment works to clear snow from Interstate 70 on Vail Pass as a winter storm packing high winds and heavy snow pummels the high mountains of Colorado early on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017. An avalanche dumped up to 15 feet of snow on the interstate over the pass, which is just one of numerous stretches of roadway periodically being closed in the region. (Colorado State Patrol via AP)
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FILE _ In this Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017 file photo, a large pine tree fell early in the morning on blocking both lanes of Mountain Boulevard near Ascot Street in Oakland, Calif. California trees endured five thirsty years of drought capped off by a beetle attack that killed millions, and this winter's soaking rain storms are now knocking over scores, landing on homes, cars and killing two people recently. (Laura A. Oda/Bay Area News Group via the AP)
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The Russian River floods the River Bend RV park Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, in Forestville, Calif. The latest in an onslaught of winter storms comes with blizzard warnings for the Sierra Nevada and a new round of flooding for Northern California river towns where thousands of people remained under evacuation advisory Tuesday. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
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A man stops to take a picture of the Russian River as it floods Johnson's Beach Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, in Guerneville, Calif. The latest in an onslaught of winter storms comes with blizzard warnings for the Sierra Nevada and a new round of flooding for Northern California river towns where thousands of people remained under evacuation advisory Tuesday. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
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A vineyard at Korbel Champagne Cellars is flooded Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, in Guerneville, Calif. The latest in an onslaught of winter storms comes with blizzard warnings for the Sierra Nevada and a new round of flooding for Northern California river towns where thousands of people remained under evacuation advisory Tuesday. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
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A pair of ducks make their way along a flooded road Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, in Monte Rio, Calif. The latest in an onslaught of winter storms comes with blizzard warnings for the Sierra Nevada and a new round of flooding for Northern California river towns where thousands of people remained under evacuation advisory Tuesday. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
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A woman crosses the Truckee River on a bridge in downtown Reno, Nev., in the rain on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017. Flooding sent water over the banks Sunday night and Monday, temporarily closing all downtown bridges. Rain was expected to turn to snow late Tuesday or Wednedsay. (AP Photo/Scott Sonner)
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City crews clear tree branches and debris from the Truckee River in downtown Reno, Nev., Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, after flooding sent water over the banks and caused to close all downtown bridges the day before. (AP Photo/Scott Sonner)
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A vineyard is flooded in the Russian River Valley on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, in Windsor, Calif. The latest in an onslaught of winter storms comes with blizzard warnings for the Sierra Nevada and a new round of flooding for Northern California river towns where thousands of people remained under evacuation advisory Tuesday. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
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Pedestrians walk with umbrellas as they cross an intersection in San Francisco, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017. Days of back-to-back storms have brought the heaviest rain in a decade to parts of Northern California and Nevada, flooding homes, roads and vineyards.(AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
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Flooding surrounds an arcade and miniature golf course Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, in Guerneville, Calif. The latest in an onslaught of winter storms comes with blizzard warnings for the Sierra Nevada and a new round of flooding for Northern California river towns where thousands of people remained under evacuation advisory Tuesday. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
