New storm hits California with heavy rainfall, flood warnings

LOS ANGELES, March 10 (Xinhua) -- A new storm is hitting much of western U.S. state California on Friday, bringing significant rainfall amid flood warnings.

The winter storm will produce copious amounts of heavy snow to the high terrain of northern and central California and significant rainfall and flood threats across much of the state, as well as into far western Nevada, according to forecast by the U.S. National Weather Service (NWS).