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The Los Angeles County Fire Department patrols Melcanyon Road, lined with K-rails and other barriers in Duarte, Calif., in a threatened area below a San Gabriel Mountains burn area known as the Fish Fire, as a powerful storm moves into Southern California Friday, Feb. 17, 2017. The saturated state faces a new round of wet weather that could trigger flooding and debris flows. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
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K-rail, sand bags and other barriers are set up to block the flow of mud in a wash above Melcanyon Road in Duarte, Calif., in a threatened area below a San Gabriel Mountains burn area known as the Fish Fire, as a powerful storm moves into Southern California Friday, Feb. 17, 2017. The saturated state faces a new round of wet weather that could trigger flooding and debris flows. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
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Mud from earlier storms is seen in a wash above Melcanyon Road in Duarte, Calif., in a threatened area below a San Gabriel Mountains burn area known as the Fish Fire, as a powerful storm moves into Southern California Friday, Feb. 17, 2017. The saturated state faces a new round of wet weather that could trigger flooding and debris flows. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
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A semi-tractor lies on its side after it was was blown over by strong winds while traveling northbound along Highway 1, Friday, Feb. 17, 2017, in Marina, Calif. A powerful storm is beginning to move into California as the saturated state faces a new round of wet weather that could trigger flooding and debris flows around the northern region. (Vern Fisher/The Monterey County Herald via AP)
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With charred foliage seen in the foreground, Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies patrol a road lined with K-rail and other barriers in Duarte, Calif., in a threatened area below a burn area known as the Fish Fire, as a powerful storm moves into Southern California, Friday, Feb. 17, 2017. The saturated state faces a new round of wet weather that could trigger flooding and debris flows. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
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Several fallen eucalyptus trees block Castroville Blvd., Friday, Feb. 17, 2017, near Moss Landing, Calif. A powerful storm is beginning to move into California as the saturated state faces a new round of wet weather that could trigger flooding and debris flows around the northern region. (Vern Fisher/The Monterey County Herald via AP)
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Traffic makes its way in the rain over the Golden Gate Bridge Friday, Feb. 17, 2017, in San Francisco. A powerful storm is beginning to move into California as the saturated state faces a new round of wet weather that could trigger flooding and debris flows around the northern region. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
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FILE - In this July 1, 2013, file photo, commuters board a Caltrain train at the Caltrain and Bay Area Rapid Transit station in Millbrae, Calif. The Federal Transit Administration is delaying a decision on whether to approve a $650 million federal grant for electrification of a San Francisco Bay Area train system that would also help California's high-speed rail project. Congressional Republicans had pushed the administration to reject the application from Caltrain. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
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Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J. rushes down an escalator on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Feb. 17, 2017, after the final vote to confirm Scott Pruitt to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, followed by Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., walk to the Senate chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Feb. 17, 2017, for the final vote to confirm Scott Pruitt to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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In this Feb. 17, 2017 satellite image released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Satellite and Information Service's GOES-West, shows a powerful storm beginning to move into California as the saturated state faces a new round of wet weather that could trigger flooding and debris flows around the northern region. The brunt of the storm is expected to affect Southern California starting around midday Friday and into Saturday. Forecasters say rain will also spread into Central California and up to the San Francisco Bay Area. But the National Weather Service says only scattered light showers are occurring in the region north of Sacramento, where the damaged Oroville Dam continues to release water in advance of new storms. (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration via AP)
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In this Friday, Feb. 17, 2017 satellite image released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows a powerful storm beginning to move into California as the saturated state faces a new round of wet weather that could trigger flooding and debris flows around the northern region. The brunt of the storm is expected to affect Southern California starting around midday Friday and into Saturday. Forecasters say rain will also spread into Central California and up to the San Francisco Bay Area. But the National Weather Service says only scattered light showers are occurring in the region north of Sacramento, where the damaged Oroville Dam continues to release water in advance of new storms. (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration via AP)
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A woman struggles to hang onto her umbrella in the wind Friday, Feb. 17, 2017, in Sausalito, Calif. A powerful storm is beginning to move into California as the saturated state faces a new round of wet weather that could trigger flooding and debris flows around the northern region. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
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Storm debris covers a waterfront walkway Friday, Feb. 17, 2017, in Sausalito, Calif. A powerful storm is beginning to move into California as the saturated state faces a new round of wet weather that could trigger flooding and debris flows around the northern region. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
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Two women share an umbrella walking in the rain Friday, Feb. 17, 2017, in Sausalito, Calif. A powerful storm is beginning to move into California as the saturated state faces a new round of wet weather that could trigger flooding and debris flows around the northern region. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
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Head nursery keeper Dawn Strasser feeds newborn Malaysian tiger cubs at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Gardens, Monday, Feb. 13, 2017, in Cincinnati. Three cubs were born on Feb. 3 to 3-year-old Cinta, a first-time mother, in the zoo's captive breeding program. Zookeepers decided to intervene when Cinta failed to display her maternal instincts. "It's not uncommon for first-time tiger moms not to know what to do. They can be aggressive and even harm or kill the cubs," said Mike Dulaney, curator of mammals and vice coordinator of the Malayan Tiger Species Survival Plan (SSP). "Nursery staff is keeping them warm and feeding them every three hours." (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
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Newborn Malaysian tiger cubs rest in their nursery before they are fed at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Gardens, Monday, Feb. 13, 2017, in Cincinnati. Three cubs were born on Feb. 3 to 3-year-old Cinta, a first-time mother, in the zoo's captive breeding program. Zookeepers decided to intervene when Cinta failed to display her maternal instincts. "It's not uncommon for first-time tiger moms not to know what to do. They can be aggressive and even harm or kill the cubs," said Mike Dulaney, curator of mammals and vice coordinator of the Malayan Tiger Species Survival Plan (SSP). "Nursery staff is keeping them warm and feeding them every three hours." (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
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Palm trees are planted in a flowerbed in front of Milan's gothic-era Duomo Cathedral, Italy, Friday, Feb. 17, 2017. The appearance of a palm-filled oasis opposite the Duomo has spawned a vibrant public debate ranging from the ironic to the xenophobic. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
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Palm trees are planted in flowerbed in front of Milan's gothic-era Duomo Cathedral, Italy, Friday, Feb. 17, 2017. The appearance of a palm-filled oasis opposite the Duomo has spawned a vibrant public debate ranging from the ironic to the xenophobic. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
