This Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023, photo released by Caltrans District 3, shows Sierra highway back open but chain controls remain in effect as crews clean up in South Lake Tahoe, Calif. California was drying out and digging out on New Year s Day after a powerful storm brought drenching rain or heavy snowfall to much of the state, snarling traffic and closing highways. AP

Sylvan Mishima Brackett, owner of Rintaro, points to where water levels neared during flooding on New Year s Day in San Francisco, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023. The Bay Area transitioned to cleaning mode after near-record rainfall hit San Francisco. AP

Vehicles travel along a snow-lined U.S. Route 50 the morning after a winter storm pelted the region with a large amount of snow, in South Lake Tahoe, Calif., Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023. AP

A coat of fresh snow is seen on a mountain the morning after a winter storm pelted the region with a large amount of snow, in South Lake Tahoe, Calif., Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023. AP

Bryon Wilson, right, helps Shobhit, last name withheld, left, remove snow accumulated on a vehicle at Tahoe Lakeshore Lodge Spa the morning after a winter storm pelted the region with a large amount of snow, in South Lake Tahoe, Calif., Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023. AP

A fallen tree blocks the street next to Fort Sutter Medical Complex in Sacramento, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023. California was drying out and digging out on New Year s Day after a powerful storm brought drenching rain or heavy snowfall to much of the state, snarling traffic and closing highways. AP

From left, Rintaro employees Aaron Linenberger and Akiko Mochizuki clean up from Saturday s floodwater at the restaurant on New Year s Day in San Francisco, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023. The Bay Area transitioned to cleaning mode after near-record rainfall hit San Francisco. The restaurant was flooded with several feet of water. AP

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